{"id":1059,"date":"2013-06-24T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T21:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naccarato.org\/sthenri\/?page_id=1059"},"modified":"2013-06-25T05:56:47","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T10:56:47","slug":"lowney-sur-ville","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naccarato.org\/sthenri\/lowney-sur-ville\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowney Sur Ville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Image: Untitled (air series #01)\u00a0| 2008-\u00a02013 | John Naccarato<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Image:<\/strong>\u00a0A reworking of an image from the Air Series<\/em> created in 2008. At the time the Montreal skyline seemed clear and open to possibilities. Now it’s gotten much dirtier and clogged up by the onslaught of condo towers and influx of thousands of vehicles.<\/p>\n

AR Intervention Geo Co-ordinates of Image:<\/strong>\u00a0latitude: 45.49452\u00a0|\u00a0longitude:\u00a0-73.55758<\/p>\n

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AR Intervention Site: <\/strong>Pr\u00e9vel<\/a>‘s\u00a0condo development Phases 1 to 11 at the Lowney’s Chocolate Factory (1905) called\u00a0Lowney Sur Ville. According to Pr\u00e9vel the condos will be\u00a0located between Ann, Shannon and Ottawa streets, and the project will total over 500 units spread over 4 buildings, including two towers that are 20 storeys high and two that are 8 storeys high.<\/p>\n

About the Developer:<\/strong>\u00a0Part of Pr\u00e9vel<\/a>‘s pitch on their site states that: “Lowney Sur Ville\u00a0represents a new kind of vertical city block. The modern architectural layout of the building allows residents to enjoy unmatched, panoramic views of the city of Montreal.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Gotta love that phrase “a new kind of vertical city block.” <\/em>\u00a0Jeffrey Dungen\u00a0for the Committee for the Sustainable\u00a0Redevelopment of Griffintown had a lot to say about\u00a0Pr\u00e9vel’s approach to architecture and condo development…<\/p>\n

The site of future Lowney phases 8 through 11 is immediately bordered by three historically significant\u00a0buildings:<\/p>\n

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  1. Gault Brothers co.: Garment factory built in 1901, now recycled as the first phase of the Lowney condo developments<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Walter M. Lowney co.: Chocolate factory built in 1905, now recycled as the second phase of the\u00a0Lowney condo developments<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Dow Brewery Garage: Garage for beer trucks built in 1929, now recycled for use by the \u00c9cole\u00a0de Technologie Sup\u00e9rieure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These buildings were constructed during an era when external appearances conveyed the strength of the\u00a0contained enterprise. As a result, each is of superior architectural quality and detail which would\u00a0ideally be complemented and enhanced by any adjacent development.\u00a0It is unusual to find a cluster of three such examples in an outstanding state of preservation within a\u00a0sector still reeling from the demolitions of Expo 67.\u00a0This raises the following questions:<\/p>\n