Architects:ACDF Architecture

Area :150000 ft²

Year :2022

Photographs :Adrien Williams

General Contractor :Presti Demeures et Développements

Structural Engineer :GeniMac Experts-conseils

Mechanical and Electrical Engineers :Équipe SP inc.

Landscape Archictect :BC2

Project Manager :Presti

Client : Presti Demeures et Développements

Architectural Project Team : Maxime-Alexis Frappier, Joan Renaud, Étienne Laplante-Courchesne, Pierre- Olivier Jacques, Laurent Bélisle, Alain Desforges, Pierre-Louis Béneche, Bruno Landry

City : Montreal

Country : Canada

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In order to breathe new life into a former railyard and industrial sector in Montreal’s Outremont neighborhood, ACDF was commissioned to design the 8-story apartment complex to help set a new tone for the neighborhood and to contribute to a new residential community emerging around the new campus of Université de Montréal.

Vivre is one of the first structures to be built along Thérèse Lavoie-Roux Street, paved across the old train yard and tracks to connect the neighborhood with the new campus, as well as to Montreal’s historic Park Avenue. As one of the first projects to emerge in the rethought district, ACDF embraced the opportunity to set the bar high in terms of delivering an inspiring architecture for future builds.