TBA adds pale brick volume to traditional Montreal "shoebox" home - This Is What We Are Reading For You
Tom Balaban Architect (TBA) designed the extension for the house to both connect and contrast with the original structure, which is known as a shoebox home.
These dwellings were erected in Montreal in the early the 20th century in tandem with the development of the tramway system, but over the decades they have been replaced with low-rise, multi-unit apartment buildings.
Recently, however, regulations have been put in place to retain such homes and TBA"s project joins this