Nuns' Island gas station

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]

The filling station, in 2007.
The filling station, closed, in April 2010.

It was the first gas station on the island, commissioned by Imperial Oil.[3]

Community centre
"La Station" lighting at night

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 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) 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]

See also

References
  1. "In Your Neighbourhood: The Mies Van Der Rohe Buildings". City of Montreal. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  2. Perreaux, Les (January 27, 2009). "The Ritz of gas stations looks for a new life". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  3. "Master architect designs unique station". Montreal Gazette. September 20, 1968. p. 90. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
  4. Lejtenyi, Patrick. "Nuns saves Mies". Montreal Mirror. Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  5. Leblanc, Dave (July 8, 2011). "Mies's Montreal gas station gets new lease on life". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  6. Woolfrey, John (February 24, 2012). "La Station: The Jewel in the Nuns' Island Crown". Openfile Montreal. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013.
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