Nuns' Island gas station explained
The Nuns' Island gas station was a modernist-style filling station in Montreal built in 1969 from a project of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Closed for several years, it was later converted to a community centre.[1] [2]
It was the first gas station on the island, commissioned by Imperial Oil.[3]
Community centre
The borough of Verdun transformed the building into a community arts centre, La Station.[4] Eric Gauthier was the lead architect on the project, which saw the two glass pavilions rebuilt to their original 3,000- and 1000square feet sizes.[5]
La Station is a community centre for teens and people over 50 years of age. The two main buildings are called the salle blanche (English: white room) and salle noire (English: black room), after their floor colours. The original glass-enclosed attendant's booth serves as a display case of Mies' and the building's history, with the former fuel dispensers marked by ventilation shafts. The centre uses geothermal energy.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: In Your Neighbourhood: The Mies Van Der Rohe Buildings . March 24, 2008 . City of Montreal.
- News: The Ritz of gas stations looks for a new life . Perreaux . Les. January 27, 2009. The Globe and Mail. January 28, 2009.
- News: Master architect designs unique station. September 20, 1968 . Montreal Gazette. 90. December 26, 2009.
- News: Nuns saves Mies. Lejtenyi. Patrick. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606092531/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/031909/news2.html. June 6, 2011 . dead . Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée.
- News: Leblanc . Dave . Mies's Montreal gas station gets new lease on life. July 8, 2011. The Globe and Mail. July 8, 2011.
- News: Woolfrey. John. La Station: The Jewel in the Nuns' Island Crown . https://archive.today/20130120203943/http://montreal.openfile.ca/montreal/text/la-station-jewel-nuns%E2%80%99-island-crown-0. dead. January 20, 2013 . Openfile Montreal. February 24, 2012.
