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INTERVENTION

The 307 apartments of Saint-Martin Blocks, are arranged around 6 courtyards. This representation of one of the 6 shows how it is particularly isolated. Perched on a concrete pedestal, seemingly inaccessible from the street level, the South-West courtyard is a common area where residents must pass through to get to the entrance doors. At the crossroad of countless pedestrian paths, there is an incredible potential for the set up of a fun outdoor program that could benefit the residents. In the end, it is their only backyard, and it is not being used to its full potential. If workshops were happening, they could give residents spatial agency and help them reflect on this question:

What is the future program of those blocks & how can it be designed in accordance with the users’ interests ?

Credit: portrait de quartier︎︎︎

SITE 1

YOLANDE-BRETON COMMUNITY CENTER

AN ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE SOCIAL HOUSING COMPLEX UPSTAIRS.
ITS CONCRETE COVERED OUTDOOR PASSAGE NEEDS A BETTER DESIGN TO INVITE PASSERSBY IN THE CENTER.

HOW CAN DESIGN PROCESSES INCLUDE THIS EXISTING NETWORK AND HELP POWER LOCAL PROJECTS FROM THE BOTTOM-UP?

PAST

FUTURE

SITE 2

OSCAR-PETERSON PARK PAVILION

SITUATED BETWEEN THE SUBWAY AND THE SAINT-MARTIN HOUSING COMPLEX, THIS PARK IS THE LIVELIEST AREA OF LITTLE BURGUNDY. IT IS A SITE OF GREAT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: THE INSTITUTIONS NEARBY SUCH AS THE "NEGRO COMMUNITY CENTER" WERE THE CORE OF MONTREAL'S FIRST BLACK COMMUNITY IN THE EARLY 1900's. TODAY, IT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT A DIVERSIFIED CROWD AND IS A PLATFORM FOR SOCIETAL CLAIMS.