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| location = [[Westmount, Quebec]], Canada
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| owner = Creccal Investments Ltd.
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| public_transit = {{rint|montreal|metro}} {{rint|montreal|metro|1}} at [[Atwater station|Atwater]] <br> {{rint|montreal|bus}} [[Atwater station#Connecting bus routes|Terminus Atwater]] <br> {{rint|montreal|bus}} [[List of Montreal bus routes|STM Bus]] 24, 63, 90, 104, 138, 144, 356 and 360
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| architect = [[Mies van der Rohe|Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]], Greenspoon, Freedlander, Dunne, Plachta & Kryton
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| references = <ref>{{skyscraperpage|2293|name=Westmount Square Office Building}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112438 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001212558/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112438 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |title=1 Westmount Square |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
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| public_transit = {{rint|montreal|metro}} {{rint|montreal|metro|1}} at [[Atwater station|Atwater]] <br> {{rint|montreal|bus}} [[Atwater station#Connecting bus routes|Terminus Atwater]] <br> {{rint|montreal|bus}} [[List of Montreal bus routes|STM Bus]] 24, 63, 90, 104, 138, 144, 356 and 360
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| references = <ref>{{skyscraperpage|2293|name=Westmount Square Office Building}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112438 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001212558/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112438 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |title=1 Westmount Square |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
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'''Westmount Square''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Carré Westmount'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notre histoire – Carré Westmount |url=https://westmount-square.ca/history/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>is a residential and office complex located in [[Westmount, Quebec]], [[Canada]]. There are two residential apartment buildings and two office buildings. These towers sit atop an underground shopping centre consisting of thirty-five shops. It is located between [[Sainte Catherine Street]] and [[De Maisonneuve Boulevard]] and between Wood Avenue and [[Greene Avenue]]. It is connected to [[Place Alexis Nihon]], [[Dawson College]], and the [[Atwater (Montreal Metro)|Atwater Metro station]] by a tunnel.
'''Westmount Square''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Carré Westmount'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notre histoire – Carré Westmount |url=https://westmount-square.ca/history/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> is a residential and office complex located in [[Westmount, Quebec]], [[Canada]]. There are two residential apartment buildings and two office buildings. These towers sit atop an underground shopping centre consisting of thirty-five shops. It is located between [[Sainte Catherine Street]] and [[De Maisonneuve Boulevard]] and between Wood Avenue and [[Greene Avenue]]. It is connected to [[Place Alexis Nihon]], [[Dawson College]], and the [[Atwater (Montreal Metro)|Atwater Metro station]] by a tunnel.


The complex was designed by [[architecture|architect]] [[Mies van der Rohe|Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] in the [[International style (architecture)|International style]].<ref name="Cohen1996">{{cite book|author=Jean-Louis Cohen|title=Mies Van Der Rohe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c6ALj_lw9IUC&pg=PA118|year=1996|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-419-20330-8|pages=118–}}</ref><ref name="SchulzeWindhorst2012">{{cite book|author1=Franz Schulze|author2=Edward Windhorst|title=Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CO05VeT5_Q0C&pg=PA348|date=1 November 2012|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-75602-8|pages=348–}}</ref> Construction began in 1964 and the complex opened on December 13, 1967. The exterior facade features [[curtain wall (architecture)|curtain walls]],<ref>{{IMTL|784|name=Westmount Square (south tower)}}</ref> and is made of black [[anodized aluminum]] and [[smoked glass]] windows. It was modeled on [[860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments|Lake Shore Drive Apartments]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112436 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022444/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112436 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=2 Westmount Square |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref name="Almy2007">{{cite book|author=Dean Almy|title=On Landscape Urbanism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1IxMAAAAYAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Center for American Architecture and Design, University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture|isbn=978-0-934951-07-4}}</ref>
The complex was designed by [[architecture|architect]] [[Mies van der Rohe|Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] in the [[International style (architecture)|International style]].<ref name="Cohen1996">{{cite book|author=Jean-Louis Cohen|title=Mies Van Der Rohe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c6ALj_lw9IUC&pg=PA118|year=1996|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-419-20330-8|pages=118–}}</ref><ref name="SchulzeWindhorst2012">{{cite book|author1=Franz Schulze|author2=Edward Windhorst|title=Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CO05VeT5_Q0C&pg=PA348|date=1 November 2012|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-75602-8|pages=348–}}</ref> Construction began in 1964 and the complex opened on December 13, 1967. The exterior facade features [[curtain wall (architecture)|curtain walls]],<ref>{{IMTL|784|name=Westmount Square (south tower)}}</ref> and is made of black [[anodized aluminum]] and [[smoked glass]] windows. It was modeled on [[860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments|Lake Shore Drive Apartments]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112436 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022444/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/112436 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=2 Westmount Square |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref name="Almy2007">{{cite book|author=Dean Almy|title=On Landscape Urbanism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1IxMAAAAYAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Center for American Architecture and Design, University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture|isbn=978-0-934951-07-4}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:28, 20 October 2024

Not to be confused with Westmount Centre or Westmount Mall.
Westmount Square
Carré Westmount
Map
General information
TypeOffice and Residential
LocationWestmount, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°29′14.12″N 73°35′15.82″W / 45.4872556°N 73.5877278°W / 45.4872556; -73.5877278
Completed1967
OwnerCreccal Investments Ltd.
Height
Roof83 m (272 ft)
Technical details
Floor count22
Floor area30,658 m2 (330,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Greenspoon, Freedlander, Dunne, Plachta & Kryton
Other information
Public transit access at Atwater
Terminus Atwater
STM Bus 24, 63, 90, 104, 138, 144, 356 and 360
Website
westmount-square.ca
References
[1][2]

Westmount Square (French: Carré Westmount)[3] is a residential and office complex located in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. There are two residential apartment buildings and two office buildings. These towers sit atop an underground shopping centre consisting of thirty-five shops. It is located between Sainte Catherine Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard and between Wood Avenue and Greene Avenue. It is connected to Place Alexis Nihon, Dawson College, and the Atwater Metro station by a tunnel.

The complex was designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the International style.[4][5] Construction began in 1964 and the complex opened on December 13, 1967. The exterior facade features curtain walls,[6] and is made of black anodized aluminum and smoked glass windows. It was modeled on Lake Shore Drive Apartments in Chicago.[7][8]

The office building, also known as Tower 1, has 22 floors and stands 83 metres (272 ft) tall. The other office building has 2 floors and is known as the Tower 4 Pavilion; it was formerly the Eastern Airlines Building. The two residential towers each have 21 floors, and stand 69 metres (226 ft) tall.[9]

Westmount Square's shopping concourse houses boutiques and art galleries, with about one-third of the space reserved for private for-profit health clinics.[10] Skylights were installed on the roof of the shopping concourse in 1990, which led to criticism among architectural preservationists.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Westmount Square Office Building". SkyscraperPage.
  2. ^ "1 Westmount Square". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Notre histoire – Carré Westmount" (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  4. ^ Jean-Louis Cohen (1996). Mies Van Der Rohe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-419-20330-8.
  5. ^ Franz Schulze; Edward Windhorst (1 November 2012). Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition. University of Chicago Press. pp. 348–. ISBN 978-0-226-75602-8.
  6. ^ Westmount Square (south tower) at IMTL.org
  7. ^ "2 Westmount Square". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Dean Almy (2007). On Landscape Urbanism. Center for American Architecture and Design, University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. ISBN 978-0-934951-07-4.
  9. ^ "3 Westmount Square". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Two-tiered Westmount Square". The Gazette (Montreal). 2005-02-16. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Westmount Square". Fodor's. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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