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OUTDOOR
LIVING

Aire Commune

Takes Over

Downtown

Montreal with Two

Outdoor Meeting

Rooms on the

Esplanade PVM

Montreal, Canada

n June, Aire Commune launched Using bold design to attract workers their own, in keeping with the vision of
Station d’été, an outdoor workspace on downtown Nouveau Centre, Ivanhoé Cambridge’s
IPlace Ville Marie’s Esplanade PVM. The pandemic hurt the business districts experiential destination. Groups of eight
Free, and open to all, the station features of every major city in the world, and fit in these streamlined spaces, which are
two bright meeting rooms installed in Montreal was no exception. This initiative ideal for meeting with colleagues while
glass containers, with an exterior work is a way to revitalise the downtown area rediscovering the heart of the city. Wi-
patio. and to invite workers to make the spaces Fi, power outlets, TV, air conditioning,

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