This project, specific to one site but adaptable to several others, replaces the old Voyageur terminal, which was obsolete and vacant. It redevelops the end of the block with a facade overlooking Émilie-Gamelin Park and contrasts with the large, single-purpose buildings nearby with its exuberant vertical multifunctionality. It reconnects the underground city with life above ground, while densifying the urban space. It fits into new green and narrative pathways in an integrated master plan. It brings housing back to the heart of the Latin Quarter, complementing the "knowledge" and "entertainment" hubs.
Recognizing Montreal's "plex" heritage, the complex offers an innovative typology of modular spaces: housing, offices, classrooms, or shops. This typology is adaptable to various urban contexts and buildings of different heights: loft studios, 4½ apartments, two-level maisonettes, and even single-family homes. This functional flexibility increases the complex's sustainability.
At ground level, local shops (convenience stores, florists, dry cleaners, etc.) and restaurants or bistros with terraces enhance the urban atmosphere and safety of pedestrian routes.
Halfway up, art galleries, classrooms, and offices create a low-noise buffer zone.
At the top, the space becomes private, and housing in all its forms attracts a diverse clientele, complementing the functional and social mix of the project.
The overall design of the project includes historical, social, economic, regulatory, and ecological analysis, based on the "Whole System Design" approach. approach. Each apartment or house includes a "green buffer zone" (loggia and private garden) that serves as an acoustic and visual filter. Sunlight is optimized by the orientation and openness of the facades. Green roofs, which offer the possibility of urban agriculture, reduce the thermal balance.
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