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Progress on L'Avenue, a 50-storey condominium in Montreal by Broccolini, has been steady heading into the new year. Most of the contrasting blue and black curtain wall glazing has been installed, with the tower's pointy crown bringing the sloping elevations to an appropriate conclusion. As the building's interior readies for its opening this year, Montreal's tallest residential tower is getting some love from residents and outsiders alike.
Designed by IBI Group, the sixth largest architecture firm in the world and the largest in Canada, L'Avenue was recently bestowed an INOVA Award from the Quebec Urban Design Institute. Winning in the Multi-Use Residential (over $50 million CAD) category, the development was credited with revitalizing an advantageous lot in the downtown core.
"The stepped form of the tower ensures that most units in the building have a view either of the St. Lawrence River to the south or of Mount Royal," said IBI Group Director Mansoor Kazerouni, who led the design process. "The towering L'Avenue is a fine example of intelligent urban densification — bringing dynamism and youth to a part of downtown Montreal that has long been neglected," said an INOVA briefing.
Upon opening, the mixed-use building will present 304 condominiums, a supermarket, and four floors of office space tucked into the elongated podium. The tower, a modern interpretation of the setback-rich classical skyscrapers of Manhattan, tapers as the volume rises. Its skewed south facade and canted surfaces have brought an instantly distinguishable silhouette to a growing Montreal skyline, which is experiencing rapid vertical growth following years of highrise stagnation.
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| Related Companies: | Arcadis, Baker Real Estate Incorporated, Broccolini |
