SBC Gallery

THE COMMONS INC STRATEGIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

SBC Gallery

Criterias, potential sites and case studies

1. Criterias

Framework for selecting potential sites

General Y

N The potential site is an existing building The potential site could be altered to create a mix of old & new The potential site is located on ground level The potential site has an interesting history/legacy The potential site is known by the public and has a good reputation

Program Y

N The potential site allows a horizontal organization The potential site allows a large open exhibition space The potential site’s area would require co-location The potential site could accomodate a loading entrance The potential site has natural lighting The potential site allows flexible spaces

People Y

N The potential site is close to universities (possibility to attract students) The potential site has an active street presence The potential site has tourist traffic

Location Y

N The building is located in Quartier des Spectacles There is important foot traffic on the street the building is on The building is close to public transportation The building is easy to get to There are other cultural venues within walking distances The area is attractive The building could be inserted in a gallery visit itinerary

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932 rue Notre-Dame W., Montreal (Griffintown).

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815 Saint-Paul St. W., Montreal (Griffintown).

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3.1 Case study

Caserne centrale de pompiers

General Y

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The potential site is an existing building The potential site could be altered to create a mix of old & new The potential site is located on ground level The potential site has an interesting history/legacy

TBD

The potential site is known by the public and has a good reputation

The building was planned as fire station. It was built on Place d'Youville from 1903 to 1904. Its architects, Joseph Perrault and Simon Lesage, were inspired by several architectural styles to give it a Flemish character, which was unique in Montreal at the time.

The building is unique because of its location on a public square, a rare thing in Montréal, and its distinctive architecture.

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The potential site allows a horizontal organization The potential site allows a large open exhibition space The potential site’s area would require co-location The potential site could accomodate a loading entrance The potential site has natural lighting The potential site allows flexible spaces

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The building has 2 1/2 stories.

People Y

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The potential site is close to universities (possibility to attract students) The potential site has an active street presence The potential site has tourist traffic

The potential site is located in Old Montreal, a highly frequented tourist area.

Location Y

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The building is located in Quartier des Spectacles There is important foot traffic on the street the building is on The building is close to public transportation The building is easy to get to There are other cultural venues within walking distances The area is attractive The building could be inserted in a gallery visit itinerary

335 Rue Saint Pierre is a nine minute walk from the Station Square-Victoria-OACI stop (orange line). It has a Walk Score of 99 out of 100.

PHI Centre, DHC/ART, Darling Foundry are close to the potential site.

Nearby parks include Place d’Youville, Champ-De-Mars and Place du Canada.

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The location and its previous function, already as a cultural venue, are positive elements, as well as its extremely interesting connection with an open public space. The building per se seems to guarantee ideal conditions. The audience would probably result in a mix of locals and tourists, visiting the Old City. The asset is owned by the city of Montreal. The institution currently using the building will apparently move in 2017 into a new seat (Carré Saint-Laurent – as publicly wished by the mayor). Nevertheless, the political and administrative framework around its future are not entirely clear and there might be already several stakeholders eventually interested to the asset.

Location 500 meters radius/5 min walk

University Summer pedestrian street Galleries circuit

Pros: location, physical quality of the building, ownership (public).

Cons: political complexity, bureaucratic slowness.

Recommended actions: identify and approach personnel of the city’s administration to understand the current scenario.

3.2 Case study

Monument National

General Y

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TBD

The potential site is known by the public and has a good reputation

Built between 1891 and 1893, the Monument-National is the oldest theater still in use today in Quebec.

Officially opened on 24 June 1893, the Monument-National was situated at the historical interface between the Francophone neighbourhoods (to the east) and the Anglophone areas (to the west).

Program Y

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The potential site allows a horizontal organization The potential site allows a large open exhibition space The potential site’s area would require co-location The potential site could accomodate a loading entrance The potential site has natural lighting The potential site allows flexible spaces People Y

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The potential site is close to universities (possibility to attract students) The potential site has an active street presence The potential site has tourist traffic

Monument National is within walking distance of UQAM.

Location Y

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The building is located in Quartier des Spectacles There is foot traffic on the street the building is located The building is close to public transportation The building is easy to get to There are other cultural venues within walking distances The area is attractive The building could be part of a gallery visit itinerary

Monument National is a five minute walk from the Saint-Laurent station (green line). 1182 Saint Laurent Boulevard has a Walk Score of 99 out of 100.

Monument National is within walking distance of the MAC and is located across the street from the SAT. Nearby parks include L'Esplanade Clark and Le Parterre.

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The institution currently owning the building desires to move forward so as to re-activate the site, which is currently under used. Its position, not far from the Quartier de Spectacle is ideal, as well as the relationship, which exist and could be improved with complementary institutions.

The needs of SBC should be verified with respect to the current structure mainly dedicated to theatre and performance. Anyway, a synergy with SBC Gallery could be ideal. The questions to be understtod and discussed are relative to issues of collaboration and autonomy between the partnering institutions. Recognisability, access, territory, joint use of resources, etc.

Pros: ownership (public), possible mutual collaboration between institutions, the building is already a venue, availability of very differentiated spaces, like-minded institutions, good location.

Cons: definition of territory (who would own what and how would be access), timeframe and decision making process not yet clear, possible tensions between Francophone and Anglophone identities, suitability of spaces for exhibitions and visual arts in general.

Recommended actions: meet with administrators of Monument National to verify real intentions and margins of potential collaboration.

3.3 Case study

HMCS Donnacona

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TBD

The potential site is known to the public and has a good reputation

In 1912, on a site belonging to the Victoria Skating Club, the Maxwell brothers designed the Winter Club Ltd. Skating Rink. The building currently serves as the Naval Reserve, Canadian Armed Forces, H.M.C.S. Donnacona since 1943.

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The potential site allows a horizontal organization The potential site allows a large open exhibition space The potential site’s area would require co-location The potential site could accomodate a loading entrance The potential site has natural lighting The potential site allows flexible spaces

The property plan shows a long lot (72’ by 253’) facing Drummond and Stanley Streets.

The potential site is close to universities (possibility to attract students) The potential site has an active street presence The potential site has tourist traffic

Donnacona is within walking distance of McGill University.

Natural light and ventilation is brought inside to this enormous space by means of three large skylights.

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The building is located in Quartier des Spectacles There is important foot traffic on the street the building is on The building is close to public transportation The building is easy to get to There are other cultural venues within walking distances The area is attractive The building could be inserted in a gallery visit itinerary

Donnacona is a three minute walk from the Peel metro station (green line). 2055 Drummond St. has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100.

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is located within walking distance of Donnacona.

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The location seems to be slightly off the main circuits, although in strategic proximity of Concordia and McGill University. The historical cachet of the site is extremely interesting. Nevertheless the conditions of the building are such to require massive investment for its restructuring and retrofitting. The size could possibly lead to mixed programs, and joint ventures between public and private, with potentially interesting synergies.

The asset is privately owned and its transformation depends on what will happen on the adjacent Alcan building and on heritage concerns that might be expressed by public bodies. Given ambitious actors, it could become a ground breaking initiatives, which nevertheless would require a complex operation at the management and administration level.

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Pros: proximity with universities, possibility of synergies within the building, some spectacular spaces.

Cons: ownership (private), uncertainty about legal and economic framework, poor quality of construction.

Recommended actions: gather information about the current administrative framework and the intentions on medium and long term of the owners.

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