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Monument Apartments in Montreal
Modern Real Estate development, QC, Canada – design by Blouin Tardif Architectes
29 Oct 2018
Monument Apartments
Architect: Blouin Tardif Architectes
Location: Montreal, Canada
Monument Apartments
Located in the heart of the Plateau Mont-Royal district in Montreal, the Monument project explores an architectural orientation that allows the design of bright and open residential spaces in a structure formerly dedicated to manufacturing and warehousing; while ensuring the conservation of the urban heritage in the conversion process.

The original building was built in 1905 at the corner of Colonial Avenue and Demers Street to host the manufacture for ?The Saint Louis Preserving Company?. The former, whose architectural details are reduced to a brick decor imitating machicolations at the cornice and window coping of segmented arches, is brick-clad. In 1912, the manufacture was enlarged by the addition of a new wing. The company, which remained active until 1924, mainly produced jams, jellies, marmalades, pickles, hot sauces and syrup extract.
In 1927, the lingerie company ?Grenier? took over to install its manufacture and an important addition is built in 1933. This was carried out according to the plans of the architect Joseph-Zéphirin Gauthier, which unify the different parts of the building in a new façade. The latter, in brick masonry, is punctuate...