In terms of design, Montreal punches way above its weight. Here, Dezeen selects nine projects from its inaugural design week, from conceptual reuse projects to stylistic experimentations. More about Nine of the best projects from the inaugural Montreal Design Week
Montreal-based studio Atelier Carle has completed a mountainside house with wood and board-formed concrete finishes in Quebec. More about Atelier Carle creates "unconventional layout" for hemlock-clad Quebec house
Culinary studio Menu Extra and local interior design studio Atelier Zébulon Perron have created a temporary bar outfitted with a custom chandelier for festival-goers at Montreal Design Week. More about Bar Extra forms stylish social centrepiece for Montreal Design Week
Students at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, have converted the Kevlar fabric used for the infamous Montreal Olympic Stadium into furniture for an exhibition held during Montreal Design Week. More about Montreal students convert Olympic Stadium roof into design objects
Canadian studio Ravi Handa Architect has completed a cedar-clad house that fits into its wooded setting on the shores of a lake in Quebec. More about Ravi Handa Architect "mirrors the discovery" of woodland walks in Quebec house
The interiors of vintage limousines informed this Montreal bar and restaurant, in which locally based Ivy Studio has combined red velvet and dark wood panelling. More about Ivy Studio designs "bold and glamorous" Montreal restaurant
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a woodland house in Quebec clad in wood shingles. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Commenters ask "what's not to like?" in this week's Dezeen Debate
Canadian studios Oyama and Julia Manaças Architecte have designed Waterhouse, a woodland house clad in wood shingles that blends into a natural clearing in Sutton, Quebec. More about Shingled Canadian house blends forms into fluid composition
Putting-green hues and burgundy accents enliven the concrete interior of this indoor golf club in Montreal, designed by Ivy Studio. More about Ivy Studio references golf materials and textures in Montreal club
Architecture studio Naturehumaine has used brick facades with minimal openings to shelter this home from an adjacent, noisy road in Québec, Canada. More about Naturehumaine designs discrete lakeside home to "maximize views over the water"
Local studio Ménard Dworkind has outfitted an irregularly shaped Vietnamese restaurant interior with blue and white mosaic tile and yellow accents in Montreal. More about Ménard Dworkind combines bold yellows with muted tones in Montreal restaurant
White-painted wooden planks and matching-coloured metal roof panels make up the monochrome exterior of Selenite, a retreat nestled into a forested site in Québec, completed by Canadian studio Naturehumaine. More about Naturehumaine completes Quebec retreat for "well-being and rejuvenation"
Canadian interior design studio Perron has revamped an early 20th-century building in Québec City to house its studio and showroom alongside the home of founder Nathalie Perron. More about Perron squeezes all its "colourful operations" under one roof in three-storey Québec building
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has expanded a thermal spa and baths complex in Quebec, adding a concrete plinth that houses an outdoor swimming pool and a hidden relaxation room. More about MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa
Montreal-based architecture office Future Simple Studio has designed minimalist interiors with white oak and textured concrete for a sushi restaurant in Quebec City. More about Future Simple Studio creates "brutalist and serene" sushi restaurant in Canada
A rugged stone wall lines the front of a long, linear house in Québec, Canada, by architectural studio LAMAS, which was designed to capitalise on views while minimising disruption to the landscape. More about Rural structures in Québec inform Virgin Vineyard House by LAMAS
Montreal architect Diandra Maselli has overhauled a century-old house in the city for herself and her family, modernising the residence while retaining some historic character. More about Diandra Maselli Architect renovates historic red-brick home in Montreal
Canadian architecture studio Lemay has designed a chalet prototype with a sloped roof and extensive glazing using mass timber in Quebec. More about Lemay creates mass-timber chalet with sloped green roof in Quebec
Canadian studio Atelier Échelle has overhauled an orthodontic clinic in Montreal to create a "warm and inviting residential atmosphere" with medical equipment positioned among light wood features. More about Atelier Échelle reimagines Montreal dental clinic with residential vibe
Bright yellow accents stand out against concrete and metal surfaces within this "creative laboratory" that architect Jean Verville has created for himself inside a residential tower in Quebec City. More about Studio Jean Verville Architectes adds "graphic dimension" to brutalist apartment