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Visual
Perspectives
The
Public Consultation, final report(1986) states, concerning the
visual potential of the Old Port of Montreal:
the site offers several views which give a special understanding
of the significance of the site and the city. These points of view
can be classified as follows-
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various
points of view that offer a
sense
of the linearity of de la Commune Street, touching the different
landmarks to the east and west of the site, such as Bonsecours
Market, the Clock Tower, and finally the relationship between Old
Montreal/ the River.
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the line between Old Montreal and
the
river, specifically lines of sight which promote a better
understanding of the site and its activities.
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the lines of sight between the end of the
piers toward Old Montreal, which reveals the successive layers of
the historic and modern city.
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visual access to the river or to the
water
from the piers or the Esplanade.
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In
designing the extension on the site, the aspects mentioned above
concerning the visual access will be put into consideration. As can be
seen from the figure above the view from Berri street serves as
one of the major windows on the river, there is no need to cross
to the river's edge to discover it, thus it should be preserved. Solution would be either
by stopping the building's extension at the projecting perspective
from Berri street, or having a void in that area and then
continuing the building's extension.
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