公园扩展区是一个历史悠久的希腊社区，有许多独特的小型独立住宅，这些住宅往往是由居住在其中的人亲手建造的。该地区是一个奇怪的郊区飞地，在城市结构中，密度大得多，绿色少得多。在夏天，鸟叫声和树叶的沙沙声会让你困惑地认为你仍然在蒙特利尔。

Park Extension is a historically Greek neighborhood that has many small unique detached homes that were often built by the hands of the people who lived in them. The area is a strange suburban enclave amidst an urban fabric that is far denser and less green. In the summer the sound of the birds and the rustling of the leaves can leave you confused to think that you are still in Montreal.

对我们来说，公园延伸部分的折衷性质才是真正值得保留的，尽管这些房屋都是单户住宅，但它们与蒙特利尔典型的城市结构有很大的不同，在材料和风格上也有很大的差异。我们还注意到使用廉价的轻型包层材料，这在一个砖块包层最常见的城市中是很罕见的，因此也是城市规划者所必须的。对我们来说，重要的是，新项目要让人感觉到它与过去的东西是连在一起的，几乎就像它是从那里长出来的。

For us the eclectic nature of that little segment of park extension was what was really worth preserving, although the homes are all single-family dwellings, they vary greatly with the typical urban fabric in Montreal and from one another in their materials and style. The use of inexpensive light cladding materials is also something we noticed, which is rare in a city where brick cladding is most common and consequently obliged by city planners. For us, it was important that the new project felt like it was in continuity with what used to be there, almost like it grew out of it.

客户想在房子上加一层，而我们想确保在郁郁葱葱的绿地中保持那栋折衷主义的白色房子的形象；这一点通过保持窗户的比例来实现，用白色垂直波纹钢覆盖层取代白色水平护墙板来强调项目的新垂直度，并通过在房子的一侧保持一个角度来向房子原来的斜面屋顶致敬。对我们来说，使用简单、便宜的覆层是很重要的，但要精心设计细节；我们非常喜欢使用便宜的材料和精致的细节的想法。城市规划师通常会优先考虑使用砖等高贵的材料，但对我们来说，在城市的这一部分，使用简单和廉价的材料是这个地方建筑遗产的一个组成部分，我们认为必须将其继承下去。

The client wanted to add a storey to the house and we wanted to make sure to maintain that image of that eclectic white house in the middle of lush greenery; this was carried out by maintaining the proportions of the windows, replacing the white horizontal siding with a white vertical corrugated steel cladding to accentuate the project’s new verticality and paying homage to the original pitched roof of the home, by maintaining an angle on one side of the house. It was important for us to use a simple, inexpensive cladding, but to detail it with great care; we really liked the idea of using a cheap material with refined details. Town planners can often prioritize the use of noble materials like brick, but for us, in this part of town, the use of simple and cheap materials is an integral part of the built heritage of this place which we think is important to carry on.

考虑到房子25英尺x25英尺的小面积，客户很勇敢地允许我们牺牲一部分底层和第二层的地板，以便产生两个空隙，一个在底层，另一个在第二层的厨房上方；允许光线深入到地下室，同时在一个相对较小的空间里创造一种宏伟的感觉。

Considering the small 25ftx25ft footprint of the house, the client was brave enough to allow us to sacrifice a proportion of the ground floor and the second storey floor in order to generate 2 voids, one on the ground floor and another over the kitchen on the second story; allowing for light to reach deep into the basement while creating a sense of grandeur in a relatively small space.

这种策略也为三个沟通的楼层之间发生许多有趣的互动提供了可能；每个空间都有独特的空间品质，旨在为居民提供多样化的体验。双层高度也有助于在相对较小的占地面积内产生一种宏伟的感觉。

This strategy also generates the possibility for many interesting interactions to take place between the three communicating stories; each space has unique spatial qualities which aim to offer a diverse experience to the inhabitants. The double heights also help generate a sense of grandeur, in a relatively small footprint.

这个项目是我们从建筑学校毕业后的第一年所做的第一个建筑作品。我们非常感动，因为我们有机会为创造我们希望成为该地区新的参考点做出贡献。

This project was our first built work that we undertook in the first year after our graduation from architecture school. We are incredibly touched to have had the opportunity to contribute to creating what we hope will become a new point of reference in the neighborhood.

Architects: Joel Lortie, Nicholas Francoeur
Area: 230 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Raphael Thibodeau
Manufacturers: Adurra, Vicest
Lead Architects: Nicholas Francoeur (intern) and Joel Lortie (intern)
City:Montreal
Country:Canada