Get a glimpse at what makes Montreal's historic Habitat 67 so special for one long time home owner. Visit www.greatcanadianhomes.ca for more stunning examples of Canadian architecture.
That wouldn’t look out of place on a mountainside overlooking the ocean somewhere in present-day Brazil. The sexiest part is, it was meant to have stores and schools integrated into it, too: a complete urban community with a bucolic wilderness feel. I wish I had both the money and the acreage to get the ball rolling on my own arcology.
@@gilliantherese7202 I am Canadian and work on construction projects and many homes in Canada are very poorly built and not insulated properly . All for the sake of time and money .
@@Jay-vr9ir I am also Canadian & all of the homes that I grew up in (in '3' provinces), were very well built & insulated properly. I can only go with what I know from my own & my family's experience.
@@gilliantherese7202 I just saw something else on UA-cam , regarding Habitat and they did mention the high cost of heating the units , due to the fact that all three walls are exposed . Also there are glass corridors , that are very cold in the winter .
Love this and even had considered buying at some point but was discouraged by the INSANE monthly fee of CAD 3000+ on top of the over a million CAD buy price. These days only upper middle class and up can afford to move in there
its not suppose to be painted because of the concept of brutalism. the raw brutal look of nature is what gives it its beauty . that was the idea behind it.
Structurally it's an astonishing feat of imagination but aesthetically the ugly concrete material does make it less easy to love. Surely a lick of paint on the outside wouldn't damage the integrity of the concept.
I totally agree. Painting the cubes in various tasteful shades of green and blue for instance to make it blend in more with the trees/plants and the Saint Lawrence River (and to seal the concrete as protection against weathering) would make it look much more friendly.
I'm a tard, for a cape cod..💁💁💁💁💁 ...........if a building,or home,church,factory,school,business,structure is not in the "cape cod" style......I am steadfastly against it......and I will protest orderly, yet vehemently...... have been known to be institutionalized on occasion ....💁💁💁 as one may expect😯😯😯😯
23 years old and he did THIS. Thats crazy honestly.
Mark Zuckerburg was a billionaire by 23. To this day, he's the only person in the top 10 wealthiest people worldwide under 50 & top 20 under 40.
Today some 23 year olds are still skateboarding on private property and causing damage to annoy the owners .
No, he didn't build that. He was just the architect. Many engineers designed and built it.
It looks crazy from the outside but inside is insanely cozy 😯
That wouldn’t look out of place on a mountainside overlooking the ocean somewhere in present-day Brazil.
The sexiest part is, it was meant to have stores and schools integrated into it, too: a complete urban community with a bucolic wilderness feel.
I wish I had both the money and the acreage to get the ball rolling on my own arcology.
Looks dystopian from the outside and utopian from the inside.
That is incredible and to have it in Canada is awesome.
To do that before CAD was invented was amazing.
Same goes for Gothic cathedrals.
As a Canadian, who lived in Habitat '67 as a girl, it was amazing. It's still a joy for me to look at. :-)
I have been involved with many construction projects .My question with no floor underneath many of the apartments and all that glass, how cold was it?
@@Jay-vr9ir Not cold at all; insulated & properly functioning. Homes in Canada are built to withstand the winters. :-)
@@gilliantherese7202 I am Canadian and work on construction projects and many homes in Canada are very poorly built and not insulated properly . All for the sake of time and money .
@@Jay-vr9ir I am also Canadian & all of the homes that I grew up in (in '3' provinces), were very well built & insulated properly. I can only go with what I know from my own & my family's experience.
@@gilliantherese7202 I just saw something else on UA-cam , regarding Habitat and they did mention the high cost of heating the units , due to the fact that all three walls are exposed . Also there are glass corridors , that are very cold in the winter .
I had the opportunity to see in August 1967
Tenth Birthday
I’m excited!! Will be there in an hour
That home owner looks rich and happy.
This was meant to be a solution to affordable housing and now only rich millionaires Iive in it lol
It's a prototype.
It looks really cool!
My husband says that it looks like a house in the game “Rust”- but I love it!!! I wanna live in a couple cubes!!!
Wow. Designed and built in 1967 but still modern
Yeah, he really was thinking ahead.
this is beautiful
That is a very beautiful house!
It really is!
I think I've been to that dudes pad on a grindr date.
Love this and even had considered buying at some point but was discouraged by the INSANE monthly fee of CAD 3000+ on top of the over a million CAD buy price. These days only upper middle class and up can afford to move in there
i would like to live there
Sweet trip 😤
WHEN YOU MAKE ME DIE IN YOUR HANDS
INCREDIBLE!!
I love it! Spacious stylish and like Frank says spectacular! 💛🏢
You failed to mention the cost overruns and water problems that plagued this place. lol.
Thinking of the '76 Olympics.
And the asbestos in the walls, remember in 1967 asbestos was widely used to insulate house at the time
I’d love to know the cost of one of those units... I’m guessing they don’t come cheap these days.
Looks like it could be very cold in the winter .
It's not...
@@gilliantherese7202 How ? I have been in construction for years , the floor is exposed to the weather .How do they keep it warm?
Real life Minecraft home...
Looks abit like the pattern bedrock spawns in lol
He was thinking outside of the box but built a building of boxes? LOL
Wowwww sooooo nice
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Can it be too irregular?
It's amazing. one of the sad parts though, most people who have the money for this might not have time to enjoy it since most rich people are busy.
must be nice to be rich
That architect guy was Minecrafting in the '60s.
It presented Canada as a modern sophisticated country? How did it do that? A man presented you with an idea, built it and then you ignored it.
Apartment *complex*
Painting it from outside would make it look less hideous
its not suppose to be painted because of the concept of brutalism. the raw brutal look of nature is what gives it its beauty . that was the idea behind it.
Walter Cronkite brought me here
Structurally it's an astonishing feat of imagination but aesthetically the ugly concrete material does make it less easy to love. Surely a lick of paint on the outside wouldn't damage the integrity of the concept.
I totally agree. Painting the cubes in various tasteful shades of green and blue for instance to make it blend in more with the trees/plants and the Saint Lawrence River (and to seal the concrete as protection against weathering) would make it look much more friendly.
That would take away from the brutalism
23 yo experienced man's building. Em.......
I'm a tard, for a cape cod..💁💁💁💁💁
...........if a building,or home,church,factory,school,business,structure
is not in the "cape cod" style......I am steadfastly against it......and I will protest orderly, yet vehemently...... have been known to be institutionalized on occasion ....💁💁💁
as one may expect😯😯😯😯
Pay a fortune in the west to live in a building that poor people live in in the east
Only a fool would think that any poor person would be living in a place such as the one we just viewed.