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House for David L. Lewis

File consists of architectural drawings for urban house (detached, basement, 2 floors, attic, 3 bedrooms, 2 servants' rooms; brick and stone; wall bearing), including:
1 survey drawing: topographical site plan
9 working drawings: floor plans, elevations, section

Additions and Alterations to House of R.T. Heneker

File consists of architectural drawings for country house (addition: workroom, kitchen, 2 servants' rooms; roughcast), including:
9 development drawings: floor plans, elevations, perspective
7 working drawings: floor plans, roof plans, elevations
4 detail drawings: exterior details, fireplaces

Thesis 1960 and Assorted University Projects

  • CA CAC 58-1-90
  • Subseries
  • between 1958 and 1961
  • Part of Moshe Safdie

Moshe Safdie's undergraduate thesis, "A Three-Dimensional Modular Building System," contains all of the concepts that would be realized in Habitat '67 at the World Exposition in Montreal. Officially titled "A Case for City Living," the thesis outlines Safdie's central premise: how can high-density urban housing include the amenities found in low-density suburban housing developments?

The building system developed in the thesis combines three distinct concepts: an integrated three-dimensional urban structure, a construction system based on three-dimensional modules or boxes, and a system adaptable to a wide range of site conditions. The thesis explores three possible construction systems, applied to a community of 5000, each with its own structural system and geometry. In the first system (single repetitive module), a structural frame supports non-load-bearing, factory-produced modular units. In the second system (bearing-wall construction), the same modules are assembled in a load-bearing arrangement. In the third system (load-bearing module), prefabricated walls are arranged in a crisscross pattern.

Overall the systems allow for flexibility, identity, privacy, community, and individual outdoor space. The modules may be stacked in many configurations to create a variety of housing types. The flexible arrangement allows for a complex in which no two dwellings are exactly alike and each can be recognized from the exterior. Because the modules are stacked on top of one another, walls and ceilings are doubled up, providing sound attenuation and privacy not achievable in conventional city-apartment high-rise construction. Modules are arranged in a staggered form, stepping back and allowing each roof to become an outdoor terrace for another dwelling. Pedestrian streets and vertical elevator and stair cores form the primary circulation systems. Finally, the modules are manufactured in a factory, lowering the individual-unit cost and allowing for relatively quick construction.

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City for Palestinian Refugees

The city of Giza was a theoretical study for a high-density city, amidst the existing ancient pyramids, which could accommodate the resettlement of 250,000 Palestinian refugees. Giza illustrated a number of concepts which Moshe Safdie had been exploring prior to Habitat '67 such as workable high-density environments, three-dimensional reorganization of urban land uses, the organization of individual dwellings as spatial groupings, the hierarchical organization of transportation networks, and the utilization of mass-production construction techniques.

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Marina Ville Marie, Sales and Services Building

File consists of 14 structural, mechanical and electrical drawings, 3 location drawings, 1 rendering, 11 working drawings for sales and service building, 8 preliminary design drawings, 4 preliminary master plans, 23 design development sketches, and 1 project file (specifications, estimates, tenders, correspondence).

Children's Village

FIle consists of 35 drawings, including 3 site plan analysis drawings (circulation, natural features, existing land use and circulation), 5 preliminary master plans, 2 preliminary site plans, 17 concept drawings, 5 preliminary drawings, 3 site sections. Also includes 1 project file (correspondence).

Cité des Iles

Cité des Iles was a study proposed to the City of Montreal by Moshe Safdie following the close of Expo '67. The overall idea behind the study was to transform the temporary Expo exhibition site including structures, parks, and transit lines into permanent amenities for the city. The study was well received by many city officials, but did not proceed because of anticipated review complications between the various levels of provincial, federal, and municipal agencies.

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Cowansville Residence

Files for an unbuilt project in Cowansville, Québec, Canada.

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Battery Park City

Located along the Hudson River not far from the former World Trade Center, the project was envisioned to solve the city's housing shortage. The master plan accommodated affordable housing for approximately 400,000 people. Safdie's proposal included 14,100 apartments, several schools, a library, a hospital, and other amenities covering 91 36.4 ha. The prefabricated modular construction system was also explored for this project.

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