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integrated greening: everything
professionals need to have a satisfyingly
unique work experience in downtown
Montreal.

More than 400 bookings and 10,000
visitors in three months of activity
Located in the heart of Montreal’s most
important business district, Station d’été
proved to be very popular among workers
of the area.
• More than 400 bookings over the
summer of 2022;
• Nearly 10,000 visitors;
• Occupancy rate of more than 65%.

A network of 40 connected workspaces is now the largest outdoor workspace The project also received financial
in Montreal network in North America. support from the City of Montreal’s
Station d’été is part of the Îlots d’été Service du développement économique,
network, a creation of Aire Commune. The Thanks to our partners! the Ville-Marie borough, Fizz, PVM, and
organisation became involved in green- The Îlots d’été network is made possible Desjardins Group.
desking in 2017, and has since activated a by the financial support of Tourisme
network of 40 outdoor workspaces. It was Montréal’s Fonds de maintien des actifs Technical sheet:
immediately a huge success, attracting stratégiques en tourisme, with financial • Location: 1 Place Ville-Marie,
nearly 30,000 users the first year. As such, contributions from the Government of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
the network doubled in size this year, and Canada and the Government of Quebec. • Developer: Aire commune
• Surface area: 800 square feet
• Manufacturer: JackWorld Inc
• Interior design: Élyse Bibeau
• Exterior design: Anick Juneau
• Photographer: Raphaël Thibodeau
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