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Queen Mary Residence in Hampstead
20 Oct 2021
Design: Atelier Barda architecture
Location: Hampstead, Quebec, Canada

Queen Mary Residence, Hampstead Quebec
Atelier Barda completed the Queen Mary Residence, a rear extension project of a historic home in Montreal?s Hampstead district. The project involved the renovation of a Tudor-style home, built in 1927, to render it more suitable to the needs of a large family.

Within the context of a very restrictive regulatory framework designed to preserve the district?s historic qualities, Atelier Barda embraced the challenge of striking a delicate balance between historicism and purposeful use. The common spaces of the existing home?s interior, while once well-suited to its era and its external surroundings, were small and overly-partitioned, thus restricting open movement and limiting penetration of natural light. Additionally, the existing configuration fell short of accommodating the number of bedrooms required by the family.
?The neighborhood is characterized by homes that were built in a variety of traditional architectural styles,? explain the architects. ?It is located in a residential area that is devoid of industrial and commercial installations, and removed from the high-density of Montreal?s downtown core.?

Transitioning from the past

Atelier Barda proposed a concept to preserve the historic ...