There is a very unusual residential complex in Montreal. It looks like a hive or honeycomb or even resembles something alien. This is the world-famous Habitat 67. It appeared in 1967 as an example of innovative development and an unusual way of planning urban space.

The construction of this complex was timed to coincide with the opening of Expo 67. Then the main theme of the exhibition was the construction of residential buildings. The architects wanted to surprise guests by implementing such an unusual project.

This residential complex was based on a cube, a symbol of prosperity and stability. The total number of cubes used in this building is 354. Some cubes stand on the ground, while some seem to float in the air.

The entire residential complex consists of 146 comfortable apartments located on the coast. Therefore, almost every apartment has a beautiful view of the water surface.

The internal layout of the complex is no less interesting than its architectural solution. So, each apartment includes from one to five cubes. A mandatory condition of the layout is that each room has a view of three sides of the world. Most of the apartments have terraces with small trees, while others have a glass transition between the cube rooms.

According to the author of the project, Moshe Safdi, the goal of such a residential complex is to combine the advantages of urban and suburban housing (most of the apartments have access to their gardens terraces). Besides, such a project was supposed to reduce the cost of construction: ready-made concrete blocks were installed in the planned order. However, it was not as simple as the author had hoped. The cost of construction was too expensive. Only 146 of the planned 1,000 apartments were built.

Nevertheless, a unique residential complex appeared in Montreal. And today it is a real monument of architecture and engineering.