Provencher_Roy is behind the design of Symphonia POP, the new residential high-rise on Nun’s Island in Montréal.
Located beside the existing Symphonia Tower, Symphonia POP’s curving southwest face mirrors a bend of the Saint Lawrence River and offers views over the water, Lachine Rapids, and Montérégie. The project embraces two distinct vistas offered by this coveted site.
The north side faces Downtown Montréal and is made up of pixelated cubes that arch off the tower. The architecture features blue-green glass on all sides of the building.
The 32-storey residential tower features 240 one- to three-bedroom residential units, which range in size from 600 to 3,000 square feet and contain ceiling heights varying from nine to 11 feet. All spaces are positioned to maximize views of the landscape, while offering full natural light exposure.
Common areas include an indoor and outdoor pool, spa and sauna, state-of-the-art fitness centre, private function room, and lounge area.
“In order to maintain architectural coherence between the new and the existing, we decided to extend certain distinctive elements present in the architecture of Phase I and to redefine others, breathing new life into the whole. In particular, we extended the duality of the city and the river, which was already present in the visual frameworks of Phase I, by creating a project that would specifically address the two entities,” said Roch Cayouette, partner architect at Provencher_Roy.
Symphonia POP is integrated with Symphonia Tower as a coherent architectural composition on the river side. As a result, POP’s architectural forms aim to complement the existing tower.
The first tower’s offset entrance hall is aligned with Symphonia POP, which unite the two towers and create a grand central axis along Serge Garant Street. The light curvature of the façade mimics the design of Symphonia Tower through reflective surfaces expressed using transparent offset glass. The silhouette of downtown Montréal is reflected vertically on the city side.
The tower is characterized by distinctive cubic architecture and the projection of cubes, referred to as “pops,” is reminiscent of the various buildings making up the city’s urban landscape, including Habitat 67.
Buyers have the option to connect several cubes spanning two floors or create a duplex condominium that accommodates their spatial needs.
Technical sheet:
Location: Îles des Soeurs, Québec, Canada
Project name: Symphonia POP
Client: Westcliff
Year: 2021
Surface Area: 29 590 m²
Architecture:Provencher_Roy
Interior Design: InneDesign
Structure: Leroux+Cyr
Electromechanical: Dupras Ledoux
Landscape:Provencher_Roy
Photography: Stéphane Brügger