Happiness is in the countryside
"It is individuals and communities that shape their environment." Équiterre
Last year, the city of Montreal lost some 20,000 of its residents to other cities. If we are to believe the exodus of young families to the suburbs, this means that the single-family home paradigm is still attractive. This competition seems too good an opportunity to simply repeat the typologies that no longer seem to satisfy its clientele.
By definition, cities require some form of social compromise. We therefore propose to take advantage of the voluntary grouping of individuals into communities to improve the fundamental aspects of their lives: food, transportation, housing, work, gardening, consumption, etc.
Our proposal, far from being utopian, thus recovers the advantages of suburban housing: living space, functional space, and representational space, condensing them into a shared complex, acquired and managed collectively. The building would therefore consist of dwellings of various sizes: s, m, l, xl; in front of which would be installed a double skin of green and porous walkways; a place for representation. On each floor, a large area would be dedicated to community gardening, play, and rest; a place for function. Finally, as the province is renowned for its SMEs, we believe it is essential to reserve individual office spaces with shared services for self-employed workers on each floor.
It goes without saying that the addition of these value-added spaces (gardens, green walkways, play areas, offices, etc.) should not cause prices to skyrocket. That is why the creation of these living spaces in the heart of the Latin Quarter and entertainment district allows for the construction of underground parking lots, generating profits that can be used to reduce the cost of purchasing homes.
Finally, we believe that the city must be designed and shaped by its inhabitants, with a view to sustainable development, so that families can rediscover the pleasure of living in the heart of their metropolis.
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