Passerelle

By: Magda Barrera, James Di Paolo, Claudia Pace and Colin Stewart

McGill University School of Urban Planning

Studio 2

Winter 2013

Passerelles is a proposal for a new residential and mixed-use development along the former Wellington Basin, forming a bridge between the site’s industrial history and its present as a vibrant, fast-growing destination for Montrealers.

Passerelles’ main feature is the use of the Wellington Basin as a structuring element that creates a distinctive image for the project and pays tribute to the area’s industrial past. The project will be characterized by a combination of residential areas and mixed-use areas. The buildings along the streets will have podiums with a maximum height of 6 stories, creating a human-scale neighborhood. Mid-rise and high-rise buildings will provide views of downtown Montreal. Streets will be designed to maximize the views of the basin and the Lachine Canal. For example, Passerelles Street, which serves as the entrance to the project from Bridge Street, will form a visual axis, with the basin and the park to the Lachine Canal.

Concept Plan

Master Plan

Mixed-use along Passerelles Street

Condominiums along the Wellington Basin

Summary

Build residences around interesting public spaces, including an extended Wellington basin, a widened Peel Basin pathway, and a large public park
Capitalize on Bridge St traffic and existing Costco by building more large-format retail, albeit in an urban style with concealed parking and residences on top of the shops
Provide a range of housing types, including social & affordable housing, family townhouses, and luxury condos
Create buffers between undesirable elements (railway, Bridge Street, Bonaventure) and residences with strategically located single-loaded buildings, service lanes, retail space, and parks