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http://www.operationpatrimoine.com/ http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=5798,42657625&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&id=19577&ret=http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/url/page/prt_vdm_fr/rep_annonces_ville/rep_communiques/communiques 22e Opération patrimoine architectural de Montréal : Une trentaine d'activités patrimoniales gratuites 20 septembre 2012 Montréal, le 20 septembre 2012 - La 22e édition de l'Opération patrimoine architectural de Montréal (OPAM) débutera dans quelques jours! Durant cette quinzaine (28 septembre au 14 octobre), les Montréalais et les visiteurs amateurs d'histoire auront la possibilité de prendre part à une trentaine d'activités patrimoniales gratuites : animations dans les musées, les bibliothèques et les églises, conférences, circuits de découverte à pied ou en autobus, etc. L'occasion pour toute la famille de se divertir de manière intelligente, enrichissante et entièrement gratuite! Le grand public sera aussi appelé à voter pour La maison coup de cœur 2012 parmi cinq des propriétés résidentielles primées le 12 octobre prochain (lamaisoncoupdecoeur.com). Toutes les activités offertes sont répertoriées sur le site de l'OPAM (operationpatrimoine.com). « Chaque année, les activités offertes dans le cadre de l'OPAM offrent une belle occasion pour les Montréalais et les visiteurs de se laisser inspirer par le riche patrimoine architectural qui définit le paysage de la métropole. Par une programmation gratuite et diverse, cette 22e édition est l'occasion parfaite de découvrir l'histoire de Montréal en parcourant les divers quartiers de la ville et en explorant des bâtiments et lieux historiques qui témoignent de son passé. J'invite donc les Montréalais à répondre en grand nombre à cette invitation et à découvrir la grande richesse architecturale de leur métropole », de déclarer Mme Helen Fotopulos, responsable de la culture, du patrimoine, du design et de la condition féminine au comité exécutif de la Ville de Montréal. Voici un échantillon des activités culturelles gratuites proposées par l'OPAM 2012 : • Maisonneuve, cité modèle (circuit de découverte en autobus) Visite commentée de l'ancienne cité de Maisonneuve, jadis considérée comme la Pittsburgh du Canada. La visite inclut notamment le Musée du Château Dufresne et le Studio Nincheri, le plus ancien studio de vitrail du Québec encore en activité. Le dimanche 30 septembre 2012 de 13 h 30 à 16 h 30 (en français). Réservations obligatoires (places limitées) : 514 259-9201 (http://www.chateaudufresne.com). • Visite extérieure de l'ensemble conventuel des Sœurs de Sainte-Anne à Lachine Accompagnés d'un guide, les participants découvriront l'histoire du développement des bâtiments abritant le Collège Sainte-Anne et le Centre historique des Sœurs de Sainte-Anne. Situé aux abords du Canal de Lachine, l'ensemble conventuel est un point d'intérêt majeur de l'arrondissement de Lachine. Il témoigne de l'héritage important laissé par la Congrégation des Sœurs de Sainte-Anne aux plans religieux, éducatif et culturel. Les samedi 29 et dimanche 30 septembre 2012 à 10 h (en français). Réservations (places limitées) : 514 637-4616, poste 212 (http://www.ssacong.org/musee). • Une petite promenade dans le village de De Lorimier (circuit de découverte à pied) Au fil d'une promenade tranquille commentée par Gabriel Deschambault, architecte et urbaniste, on découvrira quelques anecdotes et petits secrets de l'ancien Village de De Lorimier. De Papineau à Iberville, on fera connaissance avec quelques lieux particuliers aujourd'hui disparus, comme le couvent Mont-Royal ou encore les grands abattoirs de l'Est. Ce sera aussi l'occasion de parler de l'architecture et du patrimoine de ce secteur du Plateau-Mont-Royal. Le dimanche 14 octobre 2012 de 14 h à 15 h 30 (en français). Réservations à compter du 2 octobre 2012 (places limitées) : 514 527-6702. • Visite architecturale de la Maison LeBer-LeMoyne Magnifique exemple d'architecture française du 17e siècle, la Maison LeBer-LeMoyne fait la fierté du Musée de Lachine. Cette maison et sa dépendance ont été construites entre 1669 et 1671 pour la traite des fourrures. Accompagné d'un guide chevronné, on visitera ces bâtiments considérés comme les plus anciens de l'île de Montréal. Les samedi 29 et dimanche 30 septembre ainsi que les 6-7 et 13-14 octobre 2012 à 14 h (en français et en anglais). Réservations : 514 634-3478 (http://www.museedelachine.com). • Visite architecturale de Pointe-à-Callière Pointe-à-Callière invite le public à participer à un parcours guidé inédit du Musée. Les visiteurs pourront découvrir les défis relevés par les architectes, les archéologues et les muséologues lors de la construction du Musée sur des vestiges archéologiques. Les samedi 29 et dimanche 30 septembre 2012 à 13 h 30 (en anglais) et à 15 h 30 (en français). Réservations : 514 872-9150 (http://www.pacmusee.qc.ca). • Visite guidée du village de Pointe-Claire Les origines de Pointe-Claire remontent au temps de la colonie française. La visite guidée fera découvrir l'histoire du moulin à vent fortifié de 1710 et de l'église Saint-Joachim, de style néo-gothique, ainsi que la vie des premiers habitants. De l'information sera également donnée sur les anciennes maisons, témoins de différentes époques. Les dimanches 30 septembre, 7 et 14 octobre 2012 de 13 h à 15 h (en français et en anglais). Renseignements : 514 693-9114. La 22e édition de l'Opération patrimoine architectural de Montréal est réalisée par la Ville de Montréal, en collaboration avec le Ministère de la culture, des communications et de la condition féminine du Québec et Héritage Montréal. Surveillez la remise des Prix émérites du patrimoine 2012 et le lancement du Concours La maison coup de cœur le 12 octobre prochain!

Nom: 1200 McGill College Hauteur en étages: 24 Hauteur en mètres: 84 Bonjour à tous! Je suis un lecteur d'MtlUrb depuis un an maintenant. J'adore la passion que tout le monde ici a pour l'architecture à Montréal, même si elle est négative parfois! Je suis bilingue, mais je préfère écrire en anglais, donc vous pouvez me répondre en anglais ou en français. Merci! La Tour Rogers in the state that it is today is a disgrace to McGill College, one of the most beautiful streets in Montreal. If you are not familiar with the rusted and faded building, here it is: Bellow is my vision to refresh 1200 McGill College. The renders were created in Revit 2017, I'm studying to be architectural technologist and making these renders are a part of the job. The renderings that usually come with a proposal are created by a team with very powerful computers. I made these renders on my laptop at home in my free time, I still think it turned out well: In my vision, the bronze aluminum sections of the elevations would be replaced by a silver aluminum. This finish would be nearly identical to the finish on Place ville Marie, I think that would be a noteworthy integration. The windows would be replaced with black reflective windows, like the ones being installed on the new Holiday Inn on R.L. For the brick section, I would replace the brick with black prefab concrete slabs like the ones on Tour Des Canadiens. I also chose to add a billboard that would be used to advertise CityTv and Breakfast Television Montreal (I wanted to put a screen under the billboard, but didn't). This is done on the CityTv building in Toronto: I know some of you hate prefab and billboards, but I think in this situation they add character to a TV studio building. I did not do any design work on the commercial section facing St Catherines, so in the render it is just a glass box. If you have any ideas for the vision, let me know! If I have free time, maybe I will add some suggestions and post new renders. Thank you!

http://www.mondev.ca/condo-for-sale-montreal/Plateau-Mont-Royal/QUARTIER+ST-DENIS-+28+NEW+CONDOS+IN+THE+PLATEAU/ - St-Denis and Ste-Gregoire, 3 floors. - 28-unit condos and lofts. - Ready: Fall 2015 Yet another project by Mondev, plate plate plate, yawwwwwwwn, if these guys were to be just a tiny bit more creative, with some minimal architectural effort, something distinctive!!! They could change the face of Montréal with the amount of construction they have at the moment, but as long as it sells, they will keep that recipe. That's unfortunate.

http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/good-architecture-pays-french-expert <header class="entry-header" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; font-family: BentonSans-Regular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The good, the bad and the ugly: French expert assesses Montreal architecture MARIAN SCOTT, MONTREAL GAZETTE More from Marian Scott, Montreal Gazette Published on: April 13, 2016 | Last Updated: April 13, 2016 7:00 AM EDT </header><figure class="align-none wp-caption post-img" id="post-783124media-783124" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemid="http://wpmedia.montrealgazette.com/2016/04/montreal-que-april-6-2016-emmanuel-caille-is-an-edito.jpeg?quality=55&strip=all&w=840&h=630&crop=1" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="margin: 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" itemprop="description" style="margin: -1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1; text-align: right; background: rgb(12, 12, 12);"> Emmanuel Calle, editor of the French architecture magazine "d'a", at the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Caille shared his thoughts on Montreal's architecture. MARIE-FRANCE COALLIER </figcaption></figure>SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT What would an international expert think of Montreal’s recent architecture? To find out, the Montreal Gazette took French architecture critic Emmanuel Caille on a walking tour of downtown and Griffintown. He also visited the $52.6-million indoor soccer stadium that opened last year in the St-Michel district. Caille, the editor of the Paris-based architecture magazine “d’a”, was in town to take part in a panel discussion last week on architectural criticism, organized by the Maison de l’architecture du Québec and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Caille’s verdict on our fair city ranged from a thumbs-up for the pricey new soccer stadium to shocked incredulity over a new hotel annex to the Mount Stephen Club, a historic mansion at 1440 Drummond St. <figure id="attachment_783141" class="wp-caption post-img size_this_image_test align-center" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemid="photo url" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="margin: 0px auto 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text wp-caption" style="margin: -1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1; text-align: right; background: rgb(12, 12, 12);"> The Mount Stephen Club. DARIO AYALA / MONTREAL GAZETTE </figcaption></figure>Built from 1880-83 for Lord Mount Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, it has been in the news recently after suffering structural damage during construction of the annex. Caille, an architect as well as an editor, did not comment on the structural problems, but he did give a visual assessment of the hotel addition, an 11-storey cement-panel structure tucked behind the mansion. “It’s quite brutal in the city,” he said. From de Maisonneuve Blvd., the hotel addition presents a view of three blank walls with a shed-style roof. “It’s astonishing. It’s bizarre,” he said. Caille was also perplexed by the front façade, dotted with small windows of different sizes. “What is not obvious is what relationship there is between this building and the mansion. I don’t see any,” he added. The hotel addition shows why projects should not be conceived in isolation, Caille said. City planners should have put forward a vision for the entire block, which includes an outdoor parking lot on de la Montagne St. that would have made a better site for a high rise, he said. Interesting alleyways and outdoor spaces could have been included, he said. “Everybody is turning their back to one another,” he said of how the different properties on the block don’t relate to each other. At the Ritz-Carlton hotel on Sherbrooke St., Caille said a glass condo addition completed in 2013 is a good example of how to update a historic building for modern use. But he criticized white PVC windows on the hotel’s Sherbrooke St. façade for their thick frames and mullions, which don’t suit the building. “That’s horrible,” he said. “Windows are the eyes of a building. When women use an eye pencil to emphasize their eyes, it changes everything.” <figure id="attachment_783158" class="wp-caption post-img size_this_image_test align-center" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemid="photo url" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="margin: 0px auto 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; max-width: 100%; width: 997px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text wp-caption" style="margin: -1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1; text-align: right; background: rgb(12, 12, 12);"> Construction workers work on the District Griffin condo project in Griffintown. DARIO AYALA / MONTREAL GAZETTE </figcaption></figure>In Griffintown, Caille was unimpressed by the banal architecture of condo towers that have sprouted in recent years in the former industrial district, which is undergoing rapid transformation. But the former Dow Planetarium at 1000 St-Jacques St. W. caught his eye. Built in 1966, it closed in 2011. The city turned it over to the Université du Québec’s École de technologie supérieure in 2013. ÉTS announced it would transform the building into a “creativity hub” but so far the building has sat vacant. Caille said the domed landmark has great potential to be recycled for a new vocation. “When a building is dirty and dilapidated, people don’t see its beauty. You have to see the beauty underneath the neglect,” he said. Today there is a consensus that older heritage buildings should be preserved but it’s still difficult to rally public opinion behind buildings from more recent eras, like the 1960s, Caille said. <figure id="attachment_783147" class="wp-caption post-img size_this_image_test align-center" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemid="photo url" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="margin: 0px auto 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text wp-caption" style="margin: -1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1; text-align: right; background: rgb(12, 12, 12);"> The 26-storey Deloitte Tower between Windsor Station and the Bell Centre. DARIO AYALA / MONTREAL GAZETTE </figcaption></figure>The Deloitte Tower, a new 26-storey glass office tower between the Bell Centre and Windsor Station, is nothing to write home about, in Caille’s opinion. “It’s developer architecture,” he said. “There’s nothing interesting about it.” Built by developer Cadillac Fairview, it is part of the $2-billion, nine-tower Quad Windsor project. That includes the 50-storey Tour des Canadiens, which will be Montreal’s tallest condo tower for about a year, until the even taller nearby L’Avenue tower is completed. Most people don’t notice the difference between good and bad architecture when a building is new, Caille said. But over time, the defects of bad buildings grow increasingly obvious, while the good ones become beloved monuments, he said. “People go to New York to see the architecture of the 1920s and 30s,” he said, referring to landmarks like the 1931 Empire State Building and 1928 Chrysler Building. “Good architecture always pays off in the long term.” Unfortunately, much development is driven by short-term considerations, he said. While a developer can walk away from a mediocre building once it’s sold, city-dwellers are stuck with it, he said. “For him, it’s no problem. But for the city, it’s a tragedy,” he said. “Today’s architecture is tomorrow’s heritage,” he noted. Caille is a strong proponent of architectural competitions, which he sees as a way to seek out the best talents and ideas. “It forces people to think and it shows that for every problem, there are many solutions. It’s a way of accessing brainpower,” he said. <figure id="attachment_783196" class="wp-caption post-img size_this_image_test align-center" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemid="photo url" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" style="margin: 0px auto 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; max-width: 100%; width: 1000px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text wp-caption" style="margin: -1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1; text-align: right; background: rgb(12, 12, 12);"> Kids arrive at the the new soccer complex at the Complexe environnemental St-Michel. PHIL CARPENTER /MONTREAL GAZETTE </figcaption></figure>The St-Michel soccer stadium has been criticized for its high price tag but Caille hailed it as an example of excellent design. The ecological building designed by Saucier & Perrotte has three glass walls overlooking a park in the St-Michel environmental complex. Caille said the stadium could be a catalyst for improvements in the hardscrabble north-end neighbourhood. During Tuesday’s panel discussion, Paul Goldberger, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former architecture critic for the New York Times and the New Yorker, said that unlike other types of journalists, architectural critics rarely have an immediate impact on public opinion. “Architectural criticism must take a very long view,” he said. “One learns to think of one’s influence as more gradual, as shifting tastes and judgment over time.” Goldberger, author of books including Why Architecture Matters, published in 2009, has written that the critic’s job is not to push for a particular architectural style, but rather to advocate for the best work possible. He said the time in his career when architectural criticism enjoyed greatest prominence was following Sept. 11, 2001, during discussions over the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. “It was a time when architectural criticism really was, I think, front and centre in the public discourse,” he said. “There it was so clear that an issue of architecture was intimately connected to significant world affairs and one did not have to struggle to help people understand the connection between architecture and the rest of the world,” said Goldberger, who now writes for Vanity Fair and teaches at The New School in New York. In a 2011 review of the new World Trade Center for the New Yorker, Goldberger said the design by architect Daniel Libeskind “struck a careful balance between commemorating the lives lost and reestablishing the life of the site itself.” The panel discussion followed the awarding of two $1,000 prizes to young writers for architectural writing on the topic of libraries. The winning entries by Marie-Pier Bourret-Lafleur and Kristen Smith will be published respectively in Argus and Canadian Architect magazines. mascot@montrealgazette.com Twitter.com/JMarianScott

Avis de la Ville de Montreal http://applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca/som-fr/pdf_avis/pdfav10283.pdf The location and picture of the pukey building that will fall to the demo ball!!Yeah go to google maps and put in 1221 Hôtel de Ville, Montreal and see the building that is there now beurk!! The architectural firm is the following: I cannot find any renderings ..the site just seems to run a spool of the same images over and over... http://www.ateliervap.com/1/index.html :goodvibes:

DESCRIPTION DE CE PROJET Occupation Septembre 2011 Cet immeuble de 5 unités construit dans les années 30 sera entièrement rénové en conservant son cachet architectural. L'immeuble sera intégré au nouveau projet adjacent le ''Papineau et St-Grégoire'' Près de la rue Laurier http://www.idevco.ca/fr/5505-5513-papineau.html

Espace MV - L'art de ne rien perdre Le Devoir Marie-Ève Maheu Édition du samedi 07 et du dimanche 08 mars 2009 Mots clés : Espace MV, Patrimoine architectural, Groupe Cardinal Hardy, Québec (province) Le Groupe Cardinal Hardy recycle un patrimoine architectural Un des éléments les plus intéressants du site est la rotonde, soit un pavillon circulaire en verre suspendu au-dessus d'un plan d'eau, qui servait autrefois de cafétéria aux employés de Ciba. Le clou de ce trésor architectural est une grande murale du peintre Jean-Paul Mousseau et du céramiste Claude Vermette, connus pour leurs œuvres exposés dans le métro de Montréal. Après le recyclage de l'ancienne raffinerie Redpath, la mise en valeur de l'îlot Anderson dans le faubourg Saint-Laurent, le réaménagement du Vieux-Port de Montréal et du secteur des écluses du canal de Lachine, le Groupe Cardinal Hardy se lance dans un nouveau projet d'envergure à Dorval. Avec Espace MV, Aurèle Cardinal, architecte et urbaniste qui a fait sa marque dans le domaine en remettant en valeur des bijoux du patrimoine industriel de Montréal, s'attaque maintenant à un patrimoine plus contemporain. Il s'est lancé un défi: recycler l'ancien siège social de l'entreprise pharmaceutique Ciba, construit au tournant des années 1960. Le projet Espace MV proposera 290 lofts, condos et maisons de ville, à moins de 15 minutes du centre-ville de Montréal, en bordure de l'autoroute 20. Le projet a été inspiré par la richesse du patrimoine architectural, raconte Aurèle Cardinal. «La multinationale Ciba y a créé un lieu de travail exemplaire. Quand on regarde l'intérieur, on comprend tout de suite que ce n'était pas juste une entreprise qui s'installait. Elle a engagé l'architecte Percy Booth, qui s'est inspiré de ce qui se faisait à Chicago et à New York. Il a aussi intégré des oeuvres artistiques à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'immeuble.» Lorsque le Groupe Cardinal Hardy s'en est porté acquéreur, l'immeuble était à l'abandon depuis cinq ans. «Tout le monde regardait ce bâtiment comme un édifice à bureaux et le considérait comme un obstacle au développement. Pour nous, c'est tout le contraire. On voulait en tirer parti pour faire quelque chose de différent.» Un des éléments les plus intéressants du site est la rotonde, soit un pavillon circulaire en verre suspendu au-dessus d'un plan d'eau, qui servait autrefois de cafétéria aux employés de Ciba. Le clou de ce trésor architectural est une grande murale du peintre Jean-Paul Mousseau et du céramiste Claude Vermette, connus pour leurs oeuvres exposées dans le métro de Montréal. C'est d'ailleurs à ces deux artistes qu'on doit le nom du projet: Espace MV, pour Mousseau et Vermette. On a ainsi voulu souligner la richesse patrimoniale du lieu. Projet d'envergure «On va transformer ce qui était un lieu de travail exceptionnel en un milieu de vie exceptionnel», explique Aurèle Cardinal, responsable du projet. Le campus résidentiel sera divisé en deux secteurs. Le siège social de Ciba -- un grand édifice de briques, de verre et d'acier -- sera transformé en 75 lofts. Deux sections en forme de «L» de 95 condos s'ajouteront à l'arrière du bâtiment rectangulaire, de façon à créer une cour intérieure avec, au milieu, la rotonde. L'ancienne salle à manger servira de lieu communautaire pour tous les résidants d'Espace MV, afin de rester fidèle à son ancienne fonction. Une salle d'entraînement sera aménagée dans la première moitié, et dans l'autre on trouvera un bar avec billard et soccer sur tables. Dans l'autre secteur du site, le Groupe Cardinal Hardy prévoit construire 78 maisons de ville de deux ou trois étages ainsi que 42 condominiums. Trésors recyclés Il n'y a pas que la coquille de l'ancien siège social de Ciba qui sera conservée. Humà Design, qui s'occupe notamment de l'aménagement intérieur, s'est affairé à récupérer tout ce qui était réutilisable à l'intérieur de l'édifice: vitres, poignées, portes, panneaux de bois en teck, etc. Un grand entrepôt, qui sera pour sa part démoli, a aussi été vidé de ses trésors. «C'est hallucinant qu'on ait eu la chance de pouvoir faire ça, parce que c'est coûteux, mais ça ajoute beaucoup de cachet et c'est très écologique comme démarche», dit Stéphanie Cardinal, présidente d'Humà Design. Construction verte Justement, Espace MV veut prendre le virage du développement durable. Il y a bien sûr l'importante récupération de matériaux. Ensuite, les logements seront construits de façon à assurer une bonne efficacité énergétique. De plus, le projet est situé à proximité de deux lignes d'autobus et d'une ligne de train, ce qui facilite les déplacements en transport en commun. Finalement, ce ne sont pas les espaces verts qui manquent sur le site, avec ses grands arbres matures et le ruisseau qui longe le terrain. Il faut dire que la propriété a déjà abrité un terrain de golf, le plus ancien club en Amérique, durant la première moitié des années 1900. Une partie de cette végétation est toujours intacte et le Groupe Hardy prévoit conserver 20 % d'espaces verts. «C'est un projet novateur qui propose un équilibre entre nature et design, en plus d'une philosophie de développement durable», résume Aurèle Cardinal. Intérieur sur mesure L'intérieur des unités a fait l'objet d'une longue réflexion pour coller à l'âme du projet. Pour les lofts, les nouveaux propriétaires devront faire le choix entre quatre styles bien différents. Connection Nature offre un environnement épuré avec un mélange de bois naturel et de matériaux bruts dans des blancs, des beiges et des gris pâle. Pour un look plus classique qui mêle le noir et le blanc, mieux vaut opter pour Connection Club, en référence à l'ancien club de golf aménagé sur le terrain. Le style Vintage, qu'on peut voir dans l'unité modèle, rappelle quant à lui l'époque des années 1960 avec des armoires en teck récupérées. Finalement, pour les plus audacieux, il y a le style MV avec des armoires rouges, bleues ou jaunes et un plancher de bois très foncé. Pour les maisons de ville et les condos, l'offre sera plus diversifiée, précise Stéphanie Cardinal. La construction débutera ce printemps. Dès l'automne prochain, les nouveaux propriétaires pourront commencer à s'installer. Malgré la crise économique, les acheteurs semblent être au rendez-vous. Avant même l'ouverture officielle du bureau des ventes, le 25 février dernier, 15 unités avaient déjà été vendues. *** Collaboratrice du Devoir http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/03/07/237702.html (8/3/2009 15H37 )

On parle ici d'une maison à Westmount, qui est qualifiée de "Number one home in Canada" dans un article du Architectural Digest. Je vous en recommande fortement la lecture. L'article dans Architectural Digest. La firme d'architectes: http://www.ericjsmitharchitect.com Designer d'intérieurs: http://www.davideastoninc.com/

En lisant cet article d'aujourd'hui dans La Presse j'ai découvert le Art Gallery of Alberta, inauguré récemment. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/voyage/canada/201009/10/01-4314487-edmonton-la-ville-qui-fait-boom.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B2_voyage_264_accueil_POS1 Penser que les gens à Edmonton ont plus d'audace architectural qu'à Montréal...soupir.

Step aside Toronto, the next housing boom is in Montreal Karen Mazurkewich, Financial Post Published: Friday, January 11, 2008 Gordon Beck/Canwest News Service What sets Montreal apart from other urban centers is the fact that it has retained its neighbourhood mosaic. When Montreal architect Henri Cleinge purchased an old wine depot in Montreal's Little Italy district in 2002, he transformed it into a contemporary three-unit condo with polished wood and concrete floors, iron staircases and stainless steel kitchens. He then flipped two of the units for seven times the original investment of $200,000. Mr. Cleinge had a few sleepless nights wondering whether the units would sell. He didn't have to worry. In Montreal, there's big demand for contemporary-design living. Much has been made about Toronto's big museum projects and condo lineups, but Montreal is also changing its shape. Toronto housing prices have experienced 58% growth since 2000. The island of Montreal, however, has seen housing sales jump 50%, but the city itself has gone up 94%. In addition, a new concert hall and 28-storey condo tower is being erected atop Place des Arts metro, two mega hospitals are under construction and Sotheby's International Realty recently entered the market. As well, the largest private real estate investment in decades, involving 4,000 dwellings and a shopping plaza, is scheduled to get a green light from city hall. Montreal's mojo is back. But its not the big urban projects that are redefining this city. What makes Montreal distinct from other urban centres is the fact it has retained its neighbourhood mosaic. The most famous is the northeastern district known as Plateau-Mont-Royal. The Plateau has become the most expensive address in the city, with its average housing price jumping 105% in the past seven years. It's also one of the reasons Montreal consistently ranks among the top 25 cities in the world for quality of life. Like Greenwich Village in New York or Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco, the Plateau is where culture and haute couture intersect. In the 1980s, the Plateau was a string of shabby row houses. Owners lived on the main floor and rented the walk-ups. But the working-class enclave changed dramatically in the 1990s, when new legislation made it possible to subdivide duplexes and triplexes into condo apartments. "Instead of a single owner, who would rent one or two of the other floors, now each apartment is owned individually and people are now willing to invest," says Susan Bronson, a Montreal heritage conservationist. The artists and architects that moved into the area with nothing in their pockets can now afford to invest. The hood became hip because it maintained "high bohemian index," she says. Montreal's Mile End, a subsection within the Plateau immortalized by Canadian author Mordecai Richler, has seen the greatest upheaval. Gone are the icons: the discount grocery store Warshaw's, Simcha's Fruit Market and St. Laurent Bakery have closed. Instead, a slew of new high-concept design stores, including Interversion and Latitude Nord, have staked out Boulevard Saint-Laurent, turning it into the new fashion Mecca. Even the old rag-trade factories, religious buildings and empty lots have received a radical facelift. Architect Eric Gauthier, who created the landmark Espace Go on Saint-Laurent, is currently constructing the all-new Théâtre de Quat'Sous on formerly grungy Avenue Pins. The firm Lepointe Magne has also made its mark on the Plateau, redesigning the public swimming pool Bain Lévesque and converting an old fire hall into the high concept Théâtre Espace Libre. In Plateau's housing, one of the first innovations was Atelier Big City's 1989 Sept-Plex condominium project on Clark Street, which made creative use of the narrow street fronts and back lanes. Atelier Build reinvented the notion of infill with its 2004 "thin house" project along Avenue L'Hotel-du-ville. When she started her architectural company with partner Michael Carroll 12 years ago, Danita Rooyakkers of Atelier Build, says few others were betting on the Plateau. Political instability in the province was a deterrent for developers, but it was the perfect time for a young architect with modest means and big dreams. Ms. Rooyakkers biked around Plateau in search of cheap empty lots and made her mark by eschewing the traditional walk-ups, where every family gets a floor, and subdivided the property so each owner has a front door, backyard and terraces. By opening up the walls and adding skylights, the architectural firm created a vertical loft. It won awards because it offered another prototype for high-density Montreal living, she says. The design aesthetic in Montreal has been tempered by activism. The Plateau is not only governed by a planning advisory committee stacked with architects and landscapers, it has community watchdogs galore, including the Mile End Citizens Committee and Urban Ecology. Every architect working here has had to face fierce town hall forums before building begins. "As educated local residents, we have both a sense of entitlement and empowerment," says Owen Rose, an architect and head of the Urban Ecology group, which focuses on urban green spaces. "It's easy to get involved in issues because we are constantly bumping into each other on the street in this urban village," he says, adding that community involvement has permeated the local culture. As one of the first architects to help reshape the plateau, Mr. Gauthier was frequently forced to marry old facades with his slick contemporary style to meet the borough's strict guidelines. With Théâtre de Quat'Sous, he's been given an exemption: the historic synagogue in which the theater is currently housed didn't meet safety codes so it will be replaced by a showy new architectural structure. Mr. Gauthier is concerned about a public outcry, but he's excited about the new design. "If you want to keep the city alive, you need to add new buildings and new layers." While the strict development guidelines built a "cohesive" neighbourhood, he says, "we've passed the point where conservation should now trump freedom." Mr. Cleinge, the architect, is trying to exercise that freedom. In recent years he has revamped in his sleek industrial design look a microbrewery on Duluth Street as well as the Les Chocolats de Chloe of Roy Street East. He avoids wood stairs and plastered ceilings, preferring concrete and steel for urban living spaces. The look reflects the city's history, he says. "Montreal is an industrial city with a large garment industry so it's appropriate language to use in a residential context," he says. Luckily for him, clients such as Stéphane Dion and Éloïse Corbeil, typical Plateau dwellers, are looking to restyle their 1880s duplex. Ms. Corbeil's father purchased the building on Christophe Columb Street in 1996 when she and her brother needed a place to live while they attended university. Ms. Corbeil's brother has since moved to the United States, but the 33-year-old writer-filmmaker and her lawyer husband still love the mixed neighbourhood. They looked in the swank neighbourhoods of Westmount and Outremont after the birth of their two children, but decided to stay put. "We didn't want to go to the suburbs because we like the diversity here," says Ms. Corbeil. Conscious of their limitations but eager for a contemporary style, they hired Mr. Cleinge after seeing his work in a magazine. His mandate was to keep a portion of the "stacked wood" interior shell of the house, but rebuild the place from top bottom. He proposed a mezzanine open-style approach to filter more light into the home and create more space. Concrete floors and iron railings are part of the new plan. For most young buyers, the Plateau is now untouchable - meaning overpriced. Its evolution, however, has created a ripple effect across the city and intensive gentrification is happening in the shabby districts of Point St. Charles and the Jean Talon market area. "The Plateau has matured," says Mr. Cleinge. But the condoization of Montreal has only begun. Financial Post kmazurkewich@nationalpost.com http://www.financialpost.com/magazine/family_finance/story.html?id=231679

Construction: 2006 (Delayed, started in 2007) Completion: 2007 The actual billboard for the project has "Le Keg Steakhouse", guess they backed out or was just a rendition. Looks like a great complexe, its weird I move out of the West Island and they start building this thing