Côte-Sainte-Catherine Residence

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Description

Major interior renovations in the kitchen and master suite and replacement of windows and exterior staircase to retain the original style of the house

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Construction Albert Jean

SERVICES PROVIDED:

  • Meetings with the city and permit application process
  • Interior design with Léonie-Emmanuelle Duperré
  • Demolition and construction drawings
  • Coordination of engineers and other participants
  • Work supervision, shop drawing revision and weekly site visits

SCOPE OF WORK:

  • Replacement of the original windows with historical reproductions
  • New staircase with wooden steps, a steel structure on concrete walls and stainless steel handrails
  • Opening of the back façade on the garden with huge windows and doors and restoration of moldings and woodwork
  • Design of a large master suite upstairs with a generous walk in closet and a bathroom overlooking the chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
  • Open concept kitchen with its drum-shaped suspended mudroom, relocation of the ground floor powder room and demolition of the service staircase to the basement
  • Dehumidifying the stone walls in the basement
  • Updating of the heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems

MAIN CHALLENGE:

Finding the balance between the historic integrity of a 1920s home and its newly remodelled contemporary elements

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