Making the Edible Landscape McGill Downtown Campus Survey for an adequate site in partnership with Santropol Roulant Minimum Cost Housing Group School of Architecture, McGill University Tel: March, 13 th 2007

I. Previous Rooftop Garden II. Proposed New Site III. Sunlight Study IV. Proposed Plan V. Proposed Views MAKING THE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE

Ms. Helen Fotopulos, mayor of the borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal & Ismael Hautecoeur on the rooftop Edge view of the rooftop garden I Previous Rooftop Garden

Low Cost Plastic Containers and the watering system Planted Containers I Previous Rooftop Garden

Planted Containers, other alternatives I Previous Rooftop Garden

Organic Buffet on the Rooftop Garden I Previous Rooftop Garden

II Proposed New Site Location On McGill Downtown Campus

II Proposed New Site Schematical plan of the proposed sites Garden Staircase Garden Strip

III Sunlight - May Sunlight on the proposed sites during the month of May 7 am 8 am 9 am10 am 11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm 3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm

III Sunlight - May Natural sunlight, May 1 st 1 Garden Staircase: am – pm 2 Garden Strip: am – am : + 2 hours in the afternoon Total sunlight 1 Garden Staircase: 8 hours 2 Garden Strip: 5 h 15* *Amount of total sunlight, however it takes an extra 45 min before x is in complete shadow. As an average, we could add 22 min x

III Sunlight - June Sunlight on the proposed sites during the month of June 7 am 8 am 9 am10 am 11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm 3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm

III Sunlight - June Natural sunlight, June 1 st 1 Garden Staircase: am – pm 2 Garden Strip: am – 10.45am : + 2 hours in the afternoon Total sunlight 1 Garden Staircase: 7.30 hours 2 Garden Strip: 5.45 hours* *Amount of total sunlight, however it takes an extra 65 min before x is in complete shadow. As an average, we could add 32 min x

III Sunlight - July Sunlight on the proposed sites during the month of July 7 am 8 am 9 am10 am 11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm 3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm

III Sunlight - July Natural sunlight, July 1 st 1 Garden Staircase: am – 6 pm 2 Garden Strip: 7 am - 11h00 am : + 2 hours in the afternoon Total sunlight 1 Garden Staircase: 7.15 hours 2 Garden Strip: 6.00 hours* *Amount of total sunlight, however it takes an extra 60 min before x is in complete shadow. As an average, we could add 30 min x

III Sunlight - August Sunlight on the proposed sites during the month of August 7 am 8 am 9 am10 am 11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm 3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm

III Sunlight - August Natural sunlight, August 1 st 1 Garden Staircase: am – pm 2 Garden Strip: am – am : + 2 hours in the afternoon Total sunlight 1 Garden Staircase: 7.35 hours 2 Garden Strip: 5.40 hours* *Amount of total sunlight, however it takes an extra 50 min before x is in complete shadow. As an average, we could add 25 min x

III Sunlight - September Sunlight on the proposed sites during the month of September 7 am 8 am 9 am10 am 11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm 3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm

III Sunlight - September Natural sunlight, September 1 st 1 Garden Staircase: am – pm 2 Garden Strip: am – am : + 2 hours in the afternoon Total sunlight 1 Garden Staircase: 8.00 hours 2 Garden Strip : 4.50 hours* *Amount of total sunlight, however it takes an extra 70 min before x is in complete shadow. As an average, we could add 35 min x

IV Plan Picnic site Plant pots Path Garden Schematical plan of the proposed sites Garden Staircase Garden Strip

V Views Proposed view of the garden staircase + surroundings

V Views Proposed view of the garden strip