Located a few hundred meters from the Richelieu River, Maison Prévert is the reconstruction of a 1958 mid-century residence, honouring its history through the preservation of its original footprint and volume.

Its H-shaped plan, siting, and close relationship with the landscape reflect a modernist design approach. The reconstruction project seeks to preserve its essential qualities while allowing the house to evolve without compromising the elements that define its character.

The reconstruction retains the geometry and footprint of the original house while reconfiguring its spaces and volumes. The ceilings are raised to create a greater sense of spaciousness, while the existing large glazed opening in the living room is enhanced to strengthen the connection with the lush garden.

Natural light and sightlines are thus amplified, while preserving the legibility of the principles that give the house its identity.

A helical staircase made of expanded metal becomes one of the project's central organizing elements. Its materiality extends into the floor surrounding it, whose perforated surface allows light to reach the basement, now converted into habitable space.

On the exterior, new hemlock cladding preserves the principle of the original wood envelope, while hardy plant species extend the house's material simplicity into the landscape.

The reconstruction also relies on the systematic reuse of materials that can be salvaged. The original California redwood is dismantled, restored, and reintroduced into the house, along with the bricks dating from 1958, which are recovered and reused in the project.

In the interior garden, Orbite, a work by artist Julie Robert created specifically for the site, extends this attention to what endures. It embeds in the project the collective memory of a house once frequented by several prominent figures in Québec cinema.