This Montreal residential building by local studio Naturehumaine features a simple brick facade punctuated with square windows and a rear parking area topped by a steel canopy.

Called the Marquette Residence, the multi-family building is located in central Montreal's Rosemont-Petite-Patrie district and faces a busy commercial street.

The 7,200-square-foot (670-square-metre) project consists of six units, each with two levels and private access. The units range from 1,100 to 1,300 square feet (100 to 120 square metres).

The building is "characterised by its simple volume," said Naturehumaine ? a Montreal studio founded by Stéphane Rasselet and Marc-André Plasse, known for its Modernist buildings and interiors.
Other examples of Naturehumaine's work in its home city include an angular zinc-clad addition to a historic dwelling and a home renovated to include a gymnastics apparatus.
The front of the rectangular building features a stripped-down brick facade, with square windows that are framed with copper-coloured aluminium.

A small stair with black metal banisters leads to each unit's entrance, which is raised five feet (1.5 metres) off the ground.

The first level is elevated in order to bring natural light into below-grade areas.

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