More than three years of planning and back-and-forth with the municipality of Ile Bizard/Ste-Geneviève led to this magnificent final result. A superb concept designed by "YHS architects" that both preserves the original building's "4 squares" heritage character and proposes a residential construction project that will blend in with the immediate surrounding neighborhood and showcases architectural qualities that respect its historical context. The rear volume, for its part, is essentially a rectangular outlet that has been cut away to make way for the traditional building. This intentional gesture highlights the existing portion, restores the rhythm of the urban fabric, and introduces a sense of silence that creates the recessed main entrance, made entirely of glass. The rear volume incorporates certain elements of the main volume, reinterpreting it in a more contemporary way, thus uniting the two wings of the building. The facade of the rear volume, composed of its rectangular windows arranged symmetrically, recalls the architectural characteristics of the existing volume and its neighboring buildings. The materiality of the third floor of this volume, imitating the appearance of a roof, discreetly blends into the surrounding existing architecture. These symbolic elements echo the aesthetics and scale of traditional buildings in height and linearity, materiality and color.
This building will offer quality spaces, views, and sunlight to future residents. The location is ideal for future tenants, who will be within walking distance of Cégep Gerald Godin, the village of Ste. Genevieve, and all the services offered nearby, not to mention public transportation, which is directly across the street from the property.