This discreet project that we teach you today hides singularities that make this house a pleasant and contrasted space to live. The architect Henri Cleinge uses concrete as a main material and finished, adding luxury materials, generating a great contrast, in the filled spaces of natural light. The house is generated from a square modular plan which is superimposed in height to respond to the programme.

Memory of project

Inspired to create a home to be experienced by all five senses, the Beaumont concrete house evolved as an exploration project. The design, understated, is situated in a mixed use neighborhood where residential duplexes coexist with small to midsize industrial buildings. Despite the project’s integration, a number of features distinguish the project from other buildings in the area. In contrast to the superimposed typology of apartment units located on the ground floor and second floor, the Beaumont house challenges this spatial composition by creating a modular square plan where one unit is situated on the ground and second floor, and a second unit is located on the second and third floor. This spatial tour de force is a response to the program and sun movement, allowing each unit exposure to three orientations rather than two and to take full advantage of southern sunlight.

The house most noticeable feature, however, is the fact that nearly all exterior walls are built out of concrete exposed to the interior and the outside, with insulation in the middle. Combining rich primary materials to large modular square volumes filled with an abundance of natural light, the house contains a series of framed experiences. The central space is the largest volume where a double height living room is defined by concrete and wood surfaces which foil off each other. The softness of the walnut cabinetry and the cedar ceiling contrast the hard textured concrete walls. The pallet of materials is reduced and disciplined. Cedar ceilings and concrete floors are used throughout. Secondary elements such as Walnut furniture with black granite surfaces are also featured.

Text: Henri Cleinge.

 

CREDITS.-

Main architect.- Henri Cleinge.
Team collaborators.- Michel Lefebvre, César Zelaya (Structural engineer).
Client.- Henri Cleinge.
General Contractor.- Bâtitu.
Date.- 2011.
Project.- Beaumont House.
Surface.- 3200 ft². 297.29m².
Site.- Montreal, Quebec Canada.

Graphic information courtesy of v2com.

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Henri Cleinge (arquitecto) se gradúo en Carleton University en 1989 y estableció su práctica en 1998. La firma prioriza el proceso de exploración de diseño y la expresión personal, en estrecha colaboración con los artesanos que hacen a mano materiales juntos en composiciones personales.

La práctica de Henri Cleinge intenta crear una arquitectura elemental y de experiencia, respetando la sencillez y la esencia. Su enfoque pone énfasis en la luz y el espacio definido por las materias primas como la madera, el acero y el hormigón. Los proyectos de la firma incluyen, en Montreal, la casa Beaumont (2011), la casa Christophe-Colomb (2008), el proyecto de vivienda contemporánea 6747 à 6759 rue Saint-Urbain (2005), así como una serie de espacios comerciales, tales como el restaurante SoupeSoup en Wellington street y el restaurante La Salle à Manger.

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Published on: March 19, 2013
Cite: "Beaumont House in Montreal" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/beaumont-house-montreal> ISSN 1139-6415
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