Grand Quay Montreal Building Project, Canadian Architecture Development Images
The Port of Montreal?s Grand Quay
Marine Building and Landscape Development, QC, Canada – design by Provencher_Roy
25 Jun 2019
Grand Quay Port of Montreal
Architects: Provencher_Roy
Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Provencher_Roy and the Port of Montreal have moved forward with the restoration of the Grand Quay site and cruise terminal.

Visitors and tourists can now walk along all of the green spaces on the site and contemplate wonderful views of the city. Thanks to this new, privileged access to the river, Montrealers have reconnected with these grounds.

Public promenades

Located along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal?s Old Port, the Grand Quay is the first stop on the itinerary of cruise passengers: their first point of contact with the city. Since the public opening in 2018, pedestrians have been free to stroll along Promenade d?Iberville, a landscaped esplanade located on the roof of the cruise terminal and featuring a vast wooden terrace and over 30,000 flowering and aromatic plants. Wide steps and a staircase, all in wood, have been built to grant pedestrians access to the upper pathway made of fire-resistant red cedar. The large wooden staircase at one end of the garden roof leads the public to Commencement Square, a green meadow that gently slopes down toward the river. This vast plain, located at the tip of the Grand Quay, is a place for reflection, gat...