Habitat 67

Ar. Moshe Safdie

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Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Banks of River St. Lawrence
 Built for the Worlds Fair Expo
1967
Meant for Affordable Housing
Made with Precast Concrete
members

Construction site

pre-fab concrete formwork for

the crane lowering each apartment unit into place apartment unit (4moulds)
 Conceived from Safdies visit to
North America in 1959 for a
scholarship program before his
thesis Axonometric of
living unit in
Created his thesis project on relation to roof
Habitat slabs and garden
spaces.
Implemented it in the Worlds
Fair Expo

Apartment Block Configuration

Safdies sketch for his thesis project

Habitat 67 pioneered the combination of two major housing typologies the urban
garden residence and the modular high-rise apartment building. The Habitat 67 is
actually 12- storey complex (158 dwelling units) with the following main
characteristics:
12 storeys, 146 residences(154 originally) | 6 elevators
15 models varying between 1 and 5 modules
Views on 3 sides and landscaped terraces
Surface areas vary from 624 to 3,000 square feet, Spread out over 1, 2, 3 floors (triplex)
Private terraces from 225 to 1,000 square feet
Walkways at various levels giving access to residences
Central heating and air conditioning
Qualities of Urban life in a densely populated Private garden
environment conceptualized by the idea of Fresh air
stacking apartments with gardens, streets, & Multiple exposures
other Suburban Home features
 1. Living
2. Dining
3. Kitchen
4. Sleep
5. Bathe 2 Bedroom Unit

3 Bedroom Unit Living Blocks

 Section of Block

Sectional view

Sections
 Construction & Structural
Aspects
Building was designed using
prefabricated modules
Various patterns of stacking the
modules to create residential
units makes it so that each house
has variety of views and access to
roof gardens
The 354 modules found in habitat
67 complex were prefabricated
on site
They were moulded using steel
cage measuring 38ft.x17ft.
Concrete was poured around
cage
When modules completed
assembly line, they were lifted
into place and attached to other
modules using steel cables