Westmount (heritage) greenhouses

Adjacent to the Westmount Library and the Victoria Hall Community Center, the heritage greenhouses, located in Westmount Park, represent an iconic place for citizens. Closed in 2015 for security reasons, they have been completely restored in order to preserve their historic character while meeting contemporary uses.

Customer

Ville de Westmount

Date

2022

Works
Required

The interior layout played a central role in this project. The concept highlights a discovery path integrated with a floating ramp that overlooks the plantations, allowing an immersive exploration of the interior landscape. This design promotes diverse perspectives while creating a universally accessible connection between the library and the community center. Elements such as low walls, water features, and distinct areas for permanent or seasonal plants enrich the user experience.

Results obtained

The layout program has been redesigned to accommodate a variety of uses — meetings, musical events, musical events, botanical interpretation or even ceremonies such as weddings — while maintaining the main purpose of greenhouses as a plant exhibition space. Meeting high environmental standards, the project integrates energy-efficient solutions that reconcile heritage and sustainability. All of these interventions reaffirm greenhouses as a vibrant, multifunctional place that is rooted in the social and cultural fabric of the community.

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Collaboration:

Project manager: Myke Hodgins; Tracey Hesse
Collaborators: Affleck de la Riva Arch.; NBL Arch; NBL Arch; NBL Arch; HBGC; MRA; Girard-Hébert

Main results:

2023 Finalist - Award of Excellence in Architecture, OAQ
Gold certification - Grand Prix du Design (16th edition)
Platinum Winner - Grand Prix du Design 2023

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‍Of the customer

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