The PHI Foundation is an institution alive with new ideas and technology, constantly pushing the boundaries of what is known. Old Montreal is grey and dreary, a place avoided by locals and loved by tourists. Old Greystone defines the neighbourhood, both aesthetically and functionally, as its state of disrepair requires the constant presence of local stone masons and construction equipment. How do these disparate worlds collide on the site?

This proposal guts the existing structures aside from the stone, leaving fragments of the past which, when juxtaposed against PHI’s avant-garde collection, are recontextualized and seen anew. PHI establishes itself in old Montreal as a mysterious and privatized presence, while still giving the original site back to the public, providing a platform for simultaneous engagement with local history and radical art.