Humaniti in Montreal, Canada by Lemay

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Function

Montreal’s first “smart vertical community,” this thoroughly modern, mixed-use megaproject features a luxury hotel, condo and rental units, offices, restaurants, boutiques and large public spaces linked to a major park. In harmony with its pluralistic context, it offers varying degrees of permeability with its surroundings, creating spatial moments based on elevation and building depth.

On a pedestrian scale, Humaniti will frame a new public plaza and Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, whose iconic art centers a new urban room. On a district scale, there is powerful dialogue with the complex’s four distinct neighborhoods: Old Montreal, Downtown, the International Quarter and Quartier des spectacles. On a metropolitan scale, upper levels define a wider urban room framed by Humaniti, Mount Royal and the St. Lawrence River.

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• Architects: Lemay
• Project: Humaniti
• Location: Montreal, Canada

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Form

The form is defined by three elements:

The “Crust” defines the continuous surface framing the most intimate room. It embraces the public plaza as a ground treatment, stretching into hotel and boutiques; the restaurant and residences’ ceiling and soffit; and upward onto the facade.

On the larger of two towers, “Hive” is an architectural gesture reinforcing the vertical city concept. Its human scale and well-defined groupings of condos and apartments evoke a smaller, community feel while accommodating hundreds of dwellings. Many units share balconies, promoting interaction and dialogue.

The “Blades” combine honed and polished granite panels, tinted vision panels and reflective-transparent vision glass. They define the urban elevation facing the old city, with three blade-like elements floating above pedestrian level.

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Innovation

As LEED certification becomes the norm, Humaniti is Quebec’s first residential building registered for WELL certification, which targets users’ health and well-being. Humaniti’s design and materials thereby meet stringent air and water quality criteria; prefer smart, anti-glare lighting systems; promote healthy eating and physical activity; and incorporate inspiring design features and works of art.

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Tags: Canada, Montreal

Categories: Boutique, Hotel, Mixed use, Office Building, office Complex, Office space, Offices, Plaza, public spaces, Rental Office, Restaurant, Skyscrapers

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