Archinect - News 2024-05-08T18:24:31-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150416531/montreal-home-becomes-a-playhouse-for-kids-and-adults-by-indee-design Montreal home becomes a ‘playhouse for kids and adults’ by Indee Design Niall Patrick Walsh 2024-02-14T11:47:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83b4875d2359be2517c9005ca1c3ad12.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8869/montreal" target="_blank">Montreal</a>-based interior designers <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150416593/indee-design" target="_blank">Indee Design</a> have completed what the studio describes as &ldquo;a playhouse for kids (and adults!)&rdquo; in the city. Named Atelier Chabot, the scheme saw the transformation of an existing duplex into a single-family <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/460574/residential-architecture" target="_blank">home</a> featuring curated furnishings themed around <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/45213/play" target="_blank">play</a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1b51ddd5e60c37aec576c912d37bf59.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1b51ddd5e60c37aec576c912d37bf59.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Caroline Thibault</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f658aacad0e988ea89df511c844fc2ac.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f658aacad0e988ea89df511c844fc2ac.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Caroline Thibault</figcaption></figure></figure><p>&ldquo;On a mission looking to change the lives of their family, the owners were trying to decide whether to take a trip around the world by sea or to purchase a home,&rdquo; the team explains. &ldquo;This project combines both of those dreams, which seemed to oppose one another. For these great travelers, the notion of travel became the common thread of this project, which inspired the idea of creating a space where the inner child can awaken within.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d901c5298811265ee7c66b6114f6f0c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d901c5298811265ee7c66b6114f6f0c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Caroline Thibault</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5efcf39b136d3423a8118c5c9feb6f09.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5efcf39b136d3423a8118c5c9feb6f09.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Caroline Thibault</figcaption></figure></figure><p>While the beams and brick walls of the original duplex were preserved, the unit was otherwise <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/6765/renovation" target="_blank">overhauled</a> to remove overly-confining partiti...</p>