Exterior view photograph. Chatelaine House (lot C-449) exterior. The Chatelaine House was an exhition themed "Man in the Home". It was the winnning submission in a Canada wide competition sponsored by the Canadian Lumber association. It's ground floor was for recreational and work areas while the second floor was composed of living areas and a kitchen. Bedrooms and bathrooms could be found on the third floor. Visitors had the opportunity to actually win the house and its contents. A separate one storey exhibition pavilion featured an adjoining swimming pool. Rectangular volumes. Wood studs, vertical wood siding (S: 41' x 27' (house), 20' x 25' (pavilion) --- A: 1,930 sq. ft. (house), 1,000 sq. ft. (pavilion) --- H: 25' (house), 11' (pavilion))
Exterior view photograph. Canadian Pacific-Cominco Pavilion exterior (lot C-478). The Coninco-Pacific Pavilion featured two separated buildings connected by bridge. The first building housed a 545 seat multiscreened movie amphitheatre and VIP factilities. Films included a segment showing the roles of the sponsoring companies in Canadian life. The second housed the exhibition area themed "Five Plus One" which featured exhibits about the five senses. An expansive landscaped area boasted lagoons and fountains intermingled with outdoor exhibition space. 12-sided circular structure and rectangular structure connected by covered bridge. Structural steel. Baked enamel gavanized steel, sandwich panels and exposed bush hammered concrete. (S: 100' diameter (theatre), 40' x 180' (exhibition building) --- A: 16,700 sq. ft. --- H: 40' (theatre), 25' (exhibition building))
Exterior view photograph. Habitat '67 exterior (lot A-245). Habitat '67 was a radical housing solution for the 1960's. It was a high density alternative to the suburbs; an apartment structure (158 individual houses made up of one, two or three boxes) to service Expo '67 and then become low cost housing for the City of Montreal. An instant icon, the design of Habitat '67 embodied a strong vernacular influence as the expression of its parts formed a striking whole. 354 interwoven rectangular boxes comprising an elongated pryamid-like volume. Precast, prestressed concrete boxes. Stress-steel bars connecting boxes. Sand blasted, precast, prestress concrete finish. Extruded anodized aluminum and solid core wood doors. (S: 950' long; 250' max width --- A: 400,000 sq. ft. (total floor area) --- H: 120')
Exterior view photograph. Reinforcing steel cage for a Habitat '67 unit. An onsite factory was created at the end of Cité du Havre for the controlled manufacturing of these units.
Exterior view photograph. Reinforcing steel cage inside its standard mold. The concrete pouring process is half complete in this image. An onsite factory was created at the end of Cité du Havre for the controlled manufacturing of these units.
Exterior view photograph. Close up shot of half-complete Habitat '67 unit. An onsite factory was created at the end of Cité du Havre for the controlled manufacturing of these units.
Exterior view photograph. Close up shot of mold that was used to form concrete for Habitat '67 unit. An onsite factory was created at the end of Cité du Havre for the controlled manufacturing of these units.
