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Terrasse VF in Montreal
Four Levels of Spatial Variation in Montreal, Canada – design by Martine Brisson
4 Mar 2017
Terrasse VF
Design: Martine Brisson
Location: Montreal, Canada
Terrasse VF – Four Levels of Spatial Variation

Interior designer Martine Brisson has designed a spacious, versatile back deck for an 1887 heritage home in Montreal?s Plateau district, now occupied by a single family.

 

Built in a consortium with landscape architect Roxanne Miller, the project won an award for best residential patio and landscape design for a private residence at Quebec?s 2017 Grands Prix du Design awards.

 

Four interconnected levels
The challenge was to create an inviting setting with ease of movement between the house and garage, which do not have connecting entrances and are not on the same level. The garage is a modern, detached structure added about a decade ago. It covers a large portion of the lot. The goal was therefore to use the roofs of the two garages, which have different heights, and build a new level at the door to the house. The net result: the house would be connected to both the new deck and the garage.

 

To achieve these goals, the space was planned on four levels: the garage entrance, the living room/lounge corner (on the same level as the house), the garden/traffic area, and the cooking/dining area (on the garage roof). The different zones enable the sep...