Montreal architect Louis Beliveau of La Firme studio has overhauled a decrepit barn in Quebec by turning its hollow core into a holiday home for two city dwellers.

La Firme's Louis Beliveau worked with architect Michel Lemieux on the project, which involved disassembling an old shed and moving it to a new location on a farmhouse property in Mansonville, Quebec.
The old hemlock structure was then reassembled to its existing layout.

"Because the foundations had to be reworked, every salvageable piece of the original hemlock construction was numbered and carefully stored," said La Firme.
Beliveau and Lemieux then updated the barn with local hemlock spruce cladding outside and in, along with several windows and a new metal roof.
"The goal was to preserve its rustic character without compromising modern comfort," said La Firme."The redesigned space separations followed the existing wooden structure."
"We avoided vertical elements in order to preserve the eye-line to the view."

White, light-filled spaces feature inside with white oak floors, white-washed wood walls and exposed wood beams and pillars.

The home is nestled into a hillside and accessed from a footbridge, leading into the main part of the home on the middle floor. A basement and a first floor complete the three-storey property

The entry enclosed in glass ad accesses a double-height dining room with a 35-foot (10.6-metre) glass wall. Wishbone Chairs by Hans Wegner in blackÂ...