Terrasse VF: Four Levels of
Spatial Variation
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Martine Brisson
nterior designer Martine
Brisson has designed a
spacious, versatile back
deck for an 1887 heritage
home in Montreal’s Plateau
district, now occupied by a
single family.
Built in a consortium with
landscape architect Roxanne
Miller, the project won an award
for best residential patio and
landscape design for a private
residence at Quebec’s 2017
Grands Prix du Design awards.
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Four interconnected levels
The challenge was to create
an inviting setting with ease of
movement between the house
and garage, which do not have
connecting entrances and are
not on the same level.
The garage is a modern, de-
tached structure added about
a decade ago. It covers a large
portion of the lot. The goal was
therefore to use the roofs of the
two garages, which have dif-
ferent heights, and build a new
level at the door to the house.
The net result: the house would
be connected to both the new
deck and the garage.
To achieve these goals, the
space was planned on four
levels: the garage entrance, the
living room/lounge corner (on
the same level as the house),
the garden/traffic area, and