Arbora – Phases II & III

Arbora is an ecoresponsible housing development located on a former industrial site.

The site is bound by William, de la Montagne, Eleanor and Ottawa streets, in the Griffintown neighbourhood of Montreal’s Le Sud-Ouest borough. The project contributes to the revitalization of the neighbourhood and to shaping a new urban residential area that is sustainable, innovative, diverse and lively.


Electromechanical

Bouthillette Parizeau

Photography

Adrien Williams

Structure

Concrete structure: Les Consultants LGL / Wood structure: Nordic

Acoustic

MJM Conseillers en Acoustique

Other Collaborators

Building envelope consultants : PTVD / LEED Consultants: Eco-Habitation

Certification

LEED Platinum Home

Country

Canada


City

Montréal


Client

Arbora


Year

2019


Sustainable Development

Ecological considerations are an important component of the project, which employs a number of sustainable development strategies.

The planned landscaping privileges the use of drought-resistant indigenous plants in order to minimize water consumption in the outdoor spaces. It also makes minimal use of turf, a medium not conducive to biodiversity. Finally, the project mitigates heat islands through the use of high-SRI surfaces, which makes it possible to meet the minimum 20% ratio of vegetated outdoor space.

Commemoration

Two principles of heritage interpretation have been privileged to commemorate the site’s former occupation and, more broadly, the history of the neighbourhood in which the project is integrated: evocation and information.

The composition of the architecture and landscape integrates elements that characterize the site’s historical high points, evoking for users a sense of the area’s past, while information about the site’s history is conveyed to residents and visitors in a more didactic manner.

Distinctions

2021
Cecobois, Bâtiment multirésidentiel