sw westmount oct
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VICTORIA VILLAGE
URBAN ANALYSIS
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Study area
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Historical evolution
Analysis of the urban fabric
Existing by-laws
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 1875 - 1910 - 1950 - 2010 plan of 1834
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1. Subdivision of farm land, first streets plan of 1879
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1. Subdivision of farm land
Hurtubise farmhouse, 1739
Côte-St-Antoine & Victoria
Decaris farmhouse, c1700
Côte St-Antoine and Vendôme
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2. Development of a neighbourhood near the train station plan of 1907
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2. Development of a neighbourhood near the train station
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3. Development of the urban environment plan of 1949
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3. Development of the urban environment
Dent Harrison & Sons’ bakery on Prince-Albert, in the 1920s
The Pickwick Arms, 1926
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4. Transformation of the urban environment plan of 2011
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4. Transformation of the urban environment
Housing on the site of the bakery, 1981
Château Maisonneuve, 1965
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ANALYSIS OF THE URBAN FABRIC
1. Streets
2. Building lots
3. Buildings
4. Open spaces
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1. Streets
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Main street
Sherbrooke - 20m
Main street
Victoria - 18m
Local street - 9m
Closed perspective
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Lane - 4m
Two-way bike path
De Maisonneuve
Curb + lane divider
St Catherine
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2. Building lots
Ocre : typical lots
Blue : replotting
Green : subdivisions
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Rhythm of 7m lots corresponds to pedestrian scale
and to commercial vitality
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Typical sequence above vs sequence lost
Sequence applied for vehicles rather than for pedestrians
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3. Buildings Building types Building uses
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Building types Free-standing house : four exterior walls Semi-detached house : one party-wall and three exterior walls Row-house : two party-walls and two exterior walls Apartment block : Common entrance to all housing units High-rise apartment / office building : Common entrance and various amenities in high-rise
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Building types Mixed use : commercial ground floor with housing units or offices above Commercial : commercial activities on all floors Office building : offices on all floors Office high-rise : offices on all floors of a high-rise Train station : CP beginning 1900s
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Building uses
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Building types vs building uses
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Green streetscapes /yards
(trees and grass)
Mineral streetscapes / yards
(concrete and asphalt )
Parking lots
Parks and squares
Open space
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Green streetscapes (grass and leafy front yards) Mineral streetscapes (concrete or asphalt pavements)
Open space : streets
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Open space : streets
Vehicles vs pedestrian comfort : road width and street furniture (streetlamps, pavement, trees, etc)
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Open space : parking areas (back yards & parking lots)
Back of commercial lots on Victoria Supermarket parking lot on Victoria
Back of commercial lots on Sherbrooke Municipal parking lot on St Catherine
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Open space : public spaces (squares, parks and play areas)
Public square in front of train station Small park on York & St Catherine
Somerville children’s play area Future public square, Sherbrooke & Prince-Albert
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1. Esso gas station
2. Metro supermarket
3. 4898, De Maisonneuve
4. 21-25, Somerville
5. Old train station
6. York parking area
7. St Catherine Street
Sites to redevelop
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ESSO STATION
Gas station use is forbidden in this area
Commercial corner lot : Sherbrooke and Grosvenor
Close to residential area
FAR 1 - 3 : Max height 4 stories or 45ft (13,7m)
Provisions for site coverage - minimum setbacks
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Visibility on two commercial streets : Sherbrooke and Victoria
Very large site in commercial zone, close to residential back yards
FAR 1 - 3 : Max height 4 stories or 45ft (13,7m)
Provisions for site coverage – minimum setbacks
METRO SUPERMARKET
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Lot in residential zone with building to renovate or replace
Very close to Vendôme metro station
FAR 1 - 4, 40% site coverage, max height 35ft (10,6 m)
4898, De MAISONNEUVE
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Buildings with porte cochère passage leading to a very deep lot , unique in the area
Residential zone next to commercial area of Victoria Street (along with next door restaurant & shop)
FAR 1-4, 40% site coverage, max height 35ft (10,6m)
21 - 25 SOMERVILLE
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Mews-like intimate scale of backyard enclosure Neighbouring Visual Arts Center : Centerpiece of the village
but with opaque street frontage on Somerville
21 - 25 SOMERVILLE
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OLD TRAIN STATION
Architect W.S. Painter, 1907, heritage building, property of Westmount
Located in front of a public square, at very southern end of Victoria Street
Public parking nearby
HP zone : public square or park and exhibition centre, heritage interpretation center
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Commercial + residential lot of the Château Maisonneuve , built to zoning capacity
Parked cars are visible from York Street and beyond
Mineral environment, very little landscaping
YORK STREET PARKING LOT
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Residential street designed like a throughway : width, concrete lane divider, oversized lamp posts, few trees
ST CATHERINE STREET
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Multiple backyards and a municipal parking lot face the northern side of the street
ST CATHERINE STREET
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EXISTING BY-LAWS
1. Planning Programme
2. Zoning by-law (by-law 1303)
3. Site Planning and Architectural Integration Programme (by-law 1305)
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Planning Programme (2008) Development policies , such as - Maintain vitality and village character of
commercial and business areas largely attributable to architectural heritage
- Conserve the quality of the built environment Urban planning issues, such as - Limit expansion of commercial zones - Improve conditions for pedestrian traffic
Land use
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Zoning by-law
Shows permitted types of buildings and
uses in specific areas
R = residential
C = commercial
P = park
HP = exhibition center + park - Interruption of commercial areas on Victoria - Commercial type changes along De
Maisonneuve ( offices ) - Gas station is not permitted according to
zoning - Number of restaurants is limited in area - Commercial floor areas are limited - Conversion of housing to commercial use is
also limited
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Site Planning + Architectural Integration Programme (1995) 4 character areas ( 20, 27, 28, 39 ) Aims to preserve architectural and urban features of
significant buildings and areas Contains criteria and guidelines to ensure quality of
transformations, additions, new buildings Review committee
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