La Crête Métallique adds to a tiny 52-square-metre house from 1885, with an interior that exposes and celebrates raw materials from the original construction. Photo by Maxime Brouillet
A third-generation Montrealer, Alexandre Bernier cites the city and its architecture as his most prominent influences. Guided by a sense of care and stewardship for the place he calls home, Bernier?s portfolio is anchored by residential projects that blend modern aesthetics with Montreal?s architectural heritage?and are seamlessly integrated into the urban fabric.
Bernier studied environmental design at the Université de Québec à Montréal, whose program spans from the industrial design of objects to the planning of cities. After learning about Atelier Pierre Thibault?s Abbaye Val Notre Dame, Bernier recalls deciding he ?wanted to do that?wanted to do architecture.? After interning at Thibault?s studio in Quebec City, he went on to study architecture at the Université de Montréal. He also worked with architect Alain Carle before founding his eponymous practice in 2015. Thibault and Carle are part of a generation of Quebec architects who, says, Bernier, shaped a culture of architecture in Montreal. La Crête Métallique adds to a tiny 52-square-metre house from 1885, with an interior that exposes and celebrates raw materials from the original construction. Photo by Maxime Brouillet
CaTHOUSE is the transformation of an 1885 duplex in Montreal?s St. Henri neighbourhood. Its copper claddin...