Michael Godmer designs “completely balanced” Montreal townhouse Elmwood Residence

Montreal inside designer Michael Godmer has expanded and revitalised a neighborhood townhouse by preserving authentic woodwork and including modern particulars.

Elmwood Residence is a two-storey Victorian townhouse in Montreal’s Outremont neighbourhood.

Having beforehand redesigned the consumer’s chalet about an hour drive outdoors of town, inside designers Godmer and Manon d’Alençon had been tasked to remodel their 2,970-square-foot (276 square-metre) semi-detached home.

The overhaul of the home, which was constructed within the 1920s, targeted on retaining the unique allure, whereas including in new fixtures and furnishings.

The renovation concerned preserving sure rooms intimate and opening up different areas and including new home windows.Trim, moulding and partitions are painted white to maintain areas vivid all through.

“The refinement of the challenge is discovered within the particulars, all of which create a wonderfully balanced concord between modernity and authenticity,” mentioned Godmer.

“The brand new design creates a dialogue between these architectural parts and a big modern opening to the courtyard,” he added. “The result’s a daring distinction with the previously austere, darkish and cloisonné house.”

Referred to as Elmwood Residence, the property has a brand new, enlarged open-plan kitchen and eating room with giant home windows overlooking the backyard.

Wooden flooring meet a mosaic tile –  a nod to the purchasers’ fond journey reminiscences –  whereas cupboards and counters are white.

There may be additionally a built-in cupboard comprised of an previous wardrobe within the eating space, which is painted white and positioned in between two mirrors to create an optical phantasm of double doorways.

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A standard white wood eating desk is accompanied by darkish Gubi chairs and a black three-arm ceiling lamp by Serge Mouille overhead. This pairing units the tone of the Elmwood Residence’s fusion of previous and new.

“With greater than 20 years of life stored inside the partitions of their residence, it was vital for the purchasers to perpetuate and harmonise its household heritage into the brand new decor,” mentioned Godmer.

The present wood staircase and plaster mouldings are additionally restored, whereas modern items embody furnishings, lighting fixtures and paintings.

White-painted sliding lead into the dwelling the place the juxtaposition could be seen within the distinction of particulars like the unique wooden moulding and fashionable furnishings.

“Meticulous care was given to the restoration of the unique architectural parts discovered within the room; the grand central hearth attests the genuine look of the house,” Godmer mentioned.

Upstairs was reorganised with the addition for just a few smaller rooms, together with two kids’s bedrooms and a toilet.

Additionally on this stage is the main bedroom with a big wardrobe hid behind a inexperienced velvet curtain and an ensuite.

Elmwood Residence is full with a renovated basement that was previously unused and now serves as a second entrance to the house with slate flooring, a wash space and built-in storage.

Along with this challenge, different houses in Montreal’s Outremont space are Du Rocher Residence by Appareil Structure and a up to date dwelling by Naturehumaine.

Pictures is by Maxime Brouillet.

Undertaking credit:

Design staff: Michael Godmer and Manon d’Alençon
Building and cabinetry: Éco-Ébénisterie