MXMA Architecture & Design is inspired by the foliage of Montreal?s Lafontaine Park in this metamorphosis of a duplex interior to create an innovative living space with abundant wood surfaces.

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Architects: MXMA Architecture & Design

Location: Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, QC, Canada

Architect In Charge: Maxime Moreau

Area: 104.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Adrien Williams

Construction: Catlin Stothers

Design: Susan Bronson

© Adrien Williams

From the architect. MXMA Architecture & Design is inspired by the foliage of Montreal?s Lafontaine Park in this metamorphosis of a duplex interior to create an innovative living space with abundant wood surfaces.
© Adrien Williams

Located in the heart of Montreal?s Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough, facing Lafontaine Park, this turn-of-the-20th-century duplex recently underwent a major interior transformation. The project, realized by MXMA Architecture and Design, was inspired by the park?s abundant foliage. As we enter the home, at the second floor level, we discover a vast wooded area that gradually unfolds as you look into to the inner reaches of the space, resembling the character of a branch. Composed of solid planks of wh...