Cross Section

客户的首要任务是最大限度地利用他们在蒙特利尔Mile-Ex区新建的生活/工作场所的自然光线。这是充满挑战的东西方向的填充地。然而，我们的设计甚至充满了房子的核心，通过实施一个2层的轻型水井，它运行在房子的南侧长度。额外的光被反射到这个光线第二层的空间也得益于光井的亮度；它旁边的墙壁是全玻璃的，从地板到天花板的一块磨砂玻璃为浴室带来了非常柔和的光线。

The client's priority was to maximize the natural light in their new live/work house in Montreal’s Mile-Ex district. This was made challenging by the east-west orientation of the infill lot. However, our design fills even the core of the house with light through the implementation of a 2 storey light-well which runs the length of the southern side of the house. Additional light is reflected into this light-well by the client's office space - a white volume that sits atop the northern edge light-well. Spaces on the second storey also benefit from the light well's luminosity; the walls adjacent to it are fully glazed and a floor to ceiling piece of frosted glass brings a very soft light into the bathroom.

屋背表现力的立面是由浮动钢箱的角度几何图形来定义的。然而，正面主要由砖块组成，以符合邻里的传统特征。两个分隔开的缝隙打破了砖的外墙，用铝线衬里。由于只有一面砖是玻璃，随机混合的前向和向后面砖，以创造一个更有活力的外观。

The expressive back facade of the house is defined by the angular geometry of the floating steel box. The front facade, however, is composed primarily of bricks to conform with the heritage character of the neighbourhood. Two disjuncted apertures break up the brick façade and are lined in aluminum. As only one side of the brick was glazed, a random mix of forward and backward facing bricks were laid to create a more dynamic façade.