• Commander's house
  • Commander's house
  • Commander's house

Commander's house

Ville de Québec

Category

Residential


Client

Ville de Québec


Location

Quebec (Québec) / Canada

Date

2018


Budget

-

Area

-


Credits

Photos © ABCP architecture


Description

The project consisted in building a new structure on the site of a house dating from 1935, located in Quebec City's historic district, to house eight (8) residential units and underground parking. The objective was to create an example of sensitive integration in terms of urban densification, while preserving and enhancing the inherited heritage (house and surroundings).

 

The main challenges were to maintain the integrity of the house and to locate the new construction within a constructible space hyper-limited by municipal regulations. Establishing a structural grid compatible with the layout of the dwellings and providing an underground parking area accessible via an existing alleyway were also major challenges.

 

Last but not least, the project's acceptability had to be ensured through optimum mitigation of the effects of densification on immediate neighbors.