Mc Gill 120

Design

La Firme

Construction & Contractor

Pastel Sutdio & Atelier Niconova

Production

2018

Photos

Ulysse Lemerise

Awards

Annual Fantini Design Awards 2018

An entertaining enterprise

For this project, an entire floor of 120 McGill, a 19th century heritage building in Old Montreal, was reconceived as a luxury residence for a client who loves to cook and entertain. The former industrial space had been previously converted into two equal-sized apartments.

Everything added in the remodeling was gutted with the intent of unearthing the space’s original character and exploiting the textures of its materials. The floors, however, were mostly unsalvageable, so a heated concrete slab was laid in. The raw brick walls were painted, and other textures were preserved and rendered warmer. Part of the space became a secondary apartment.

Because of the building’s heritage status, the thick walls and exterior openings could not be modified, a floorplan was devised to optimize available light sources. The layout of the master bedroom and the office/guest room with its Murphy bed and discreet bathroom, exemplify this aspect of the approach. The result is open and lofty yet preserves a sense of privacy.

The kitchen is the project’s centerpiece, obviously designed to feed into the client’s love of entertaining. It features an 18-foot island topped with hardwood planks reclaimed from the floor, and, with the exception of the gas range, commercial-grade appliances.

This project won La Firme the Annual Fantini Design Award 2018.

Reclaimed wooden kitchen island with minimalist stools and custom lights. The work surface is aligned with the countertop surface in stainless steel. The kitchen appliances are Wolf.

The walls are white painted brick and the floor is polished concrete. The sofa is Togo with Retailles La Firme coffee table. The cabinet is in black MDF and white oak.

The chairs are Togo with Retailles Firme coffee table. The floor is polished concrete The walls are white painted brick and black painted brick. Fenestrated space and well lit.

Concrete floor and white ceiling with exposed mechanical ducts. An open space that turns into a room with a wall bed type Murphy. The space closes with two cabinet panels.

The bedroom and the bathroom are related. the shower is ceramic Daltile 2 x2 white. The sanitary block is in white oak, and the floor in polished concrete.

Minimalist loft in Old Montreal. Reclaimed kitchen island with custom lights. The cabinetry that divides the spaces is in MDF and white oak.

Spacious shower in white Daltile ceramic. The customized bed is white oak. Wall is white painted brick and the floor is polished concrete. The ceiling is white with visible mechanical ducts. The faucet is from Fantini.

The bedroom is minimalist with built-in shelves. The walls are white Oak and white painted bricks. The custom bed is white oak. Minimalist bathroom with countertop and molded monobloc sink in white Corian.

The minimalist and spacious shower is in white ceramic 2x2 Daltile. The faucet is from Fantini. The shower is open to the bedroom with a simple glass partition.

View of the bedroom towards the sanitary block of the bathroom connected in white oak. the floor is polished concrete. the private area opens onto the kitchen and living room.

Exterior view of the heritage building where the loft is located. This facade of Old Montreal is in brick and Saint-Marc stone.

The walls are white painted brick and the floor is polished concrete. The sofa is Togo with Retailles La Firme coffee table. The cabinetry that divides the spaces is in MDF and white oak.