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Montreal serves as an illustration of how loft landscapes outside of Manhattan draw from the landscape discourse of SoHo, but are inscribed with local economic, political and cultural attributes. Two aspects of the reconstruction of loft landscapes are highlighted: the imagery of the loft in the mass media and the role of local residents in interpreting and reconstructing the loft concept in the Montreal rental market. A description of the local impact of economic restructuring on the built environment of the inner city sets the stage for an examination of two groups of residents. The industrial built environment in Montreal suffers from disinvestment and lack of regulation making the rental sector loft a readily available housing choice in the inner city. Undefined and outside of municipal regulations, lofts are domestic spaces in which tenants can construct identities. Artists, who use industrial spaces to combine home and work (Loft Artists) and non-artists, who use appropriate industrial spaces as rental housing (Loft Dwellers) are the two primary groups to occupy these spaces. A comparison between these two groups, their use of space and their identification with the loft concept, makes up the empirical component of the research. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

O presente estudo trata da reabilitação de edificações industriais para fins habitacionais. O abandono desses edifícios industriais na cidade contemporânea tem como consequência a deterioração da qualidade urbana, social e ambiental do tecido onde se inserem. Por outro lado, criam espaços passíveis de reutilização e renovação urbana. Revitalizar, então, esses espaços, em que o programa industrial já não se cumpre, e fomentar a habitação nestas áreas pode proporcionar uma nova identidade ao local. Essa nova forma de habitar, tendo o loft como exemplo precursor, constituise numa hipótese bastante atrativa, principalmente para os novos grupos domésticos do atual século, que possuem comportamentos diversificados e se identificam com a singularidade espacial desses novos espaços habitáveis. A pesquisa tem como objetivo alertar para o fato que no Brasil muitos edifícios industriais vem sendo demolidos ou convertidos em programas considerados esgotáveis dentro de uma cidade. Usando como referência os exemplares identificados dessa prática da conversão de edifícios industriais para programas habitacionais no cenário internacional – onde ela se apresenta mais consolidada, procurou-se refletir sobre essas propostas de reabilitações, no sentido de compreender as transformações que foram introduzidas e o modo como foram realizadas, as especificidades e os condicionantes de projetar sobre um testemunho industrial, com o intuito de integrá-lo à vida contemporânea, servindo, então, como forma de incentivo e comparação com as condições e potencialidades nacionais. / This study deals with the rehabilitation of industrial buildings for residential purposes. The abandonment of industrial buildings in the contemporary city results in deterioration of urban, social and environmental development of the place where they are located. On the other hand, create reusable spaces and urban renewal. Revitalizing then these spaces, in which the industrial program is no longer held and promote housing in these areas can provide a new identity to the place. This new way of living, taking the loft as an example, constitutes a very attractive hypothesis, especially for new domestic groups of XXI century, which have diverse behaviors and identify with the spatial uniqueness of these new living spaces. The study intended to alert to the fact that in Brazil many industrial buildings are being demolished or converted to programs considered exhaustible within a city. Using as reference the examples found of this practice of converting industrial buildings into housing programs on the international scene - where it appears more consolidated, we tried to reflect on these proposals for rehabilitation, understanding the changes that were made and how they were performed, the specificities and constraints of designing on a industrial heritage, in order to integrate it into contemporary life, serving then as an incentive and comparison with national conditions and possibilities.

O presente estudo trata da reabilitação de edificações industriais para fins habitacionais. O abandono desses edifícios industriais na cidade contemporânea tem como consequência a deterioração da qualidade urbana, social e ambiental do tecido onde se inserem. Por outro lado, criam espaços passíveis de reutilização e renovação urbana. Revitalizar, então, esses espaços, em que o programa industrial já não se cumpre, e fomentar a habitação nestas áreas pode proporcionar uma nova identidade ao local. Essa nova forma de habitar, tendo o loft como exemplo precursor, constituise numa hipótese bastante atrativa, principalmente para os novos grupos domésticos do atual século, que possuem comportamentos diversificados e se identificam com a singularidade espacial desses novos espaços habitáveis. A pesquisa tem como objetivo alertar para o fato que no Brasil muitos edifícios industriais vem sendo demolidos ou convertidos em programas considerados esgotáveis dentro de uma cidade. Usando como referência os exemplares identificados dessa prática da conversão de edifícios industriais para programas habitacionais no cenário internacional – onde ela se apresenta mais consolidada, procurou-se refletir sobre essas propostas de reabilitações, no sentido de compreender as transformações que foram introduzidas e o modo como foram realizadas, as especificidades e os condicionantes de projetar sobre um testemunho industrial, com o intuito de integrá-lo à vida contemporânea, servindo, então, como forma de incentivo e comparação com as condições e potencialidades nacionais. / This study deals with the rehabilitation of industrial buildings for residential purposes. The abandonment of industrial buildings in the contemporary city results in deterioration of urban, social and environmental development of the place where they are located. On the other hand, create reusable spaces and urban renewal. Revitalizing then these spaces, in which the industrial program is no longer held and promote housing in these areas can provide a new identity to the place. This new way of living, taking the loft as an example, constitutes a very attractive hypothesis, especially for new domestic groups of XXI century, which have diverse behaviors and identify with the spatial uniqueness of these new living spaces. The study intended to alert to the fact that in Brazil many industrial buildings are being demolished or converted to programs considered exhaustible within a city. Using as reference the examples found of this practice of converting industrial buildings into housing programs on the international scene - where it appears more consolidated, we tried to reflect on these proposals for rehabilitation, understanding the changes that were made and how they were performed, the specificities and constraints of designing on a industrial heritage, in order to integrate it into contemporary life, serving then as an incentive and comparison with national conditions and possibilities.

O presente estudo trata da reabilitação de edificações industriais para fins habitacionais. O abandono desses edifícios industriais na cidade contemporânea tem como consequência a deterioração da qualidade urbana, social e ambiental do tecido onde se inserem. Por outro lado, criam espaços passíveis de reutilização e renovação urbana. Revitalizar, então, esses espaços, em que o programa industrial já não se cumpre, e fomentar a habitação nestas áreas pode proporcionar uma nova identidade ao local. Essa nova forma de habitar, tendo o loft como exemplo precursor, constituise numa hipótese bastante atrativa, principalmente para os novos grupos domésticos do atual século, que possuem comportamentos diversificados e se identificam com a singularidade espacial desses novos espaços habitáveis. A pesquisa tem como objetivo alertar para o fato que no Brasil muitos edifícios industriais vem sendo demolidos ou convertidos em programas considerados esgotáveis dentro de uma cidade. Usando como referência os exemplares identificados dessa prática da conversão de edifícios industriais para programas habitacionais no cenário internacional – onde ela se apresenta mais consolidada, procurou-se refletir sobre essas propostas de reabilitações, no sentido de compreender as transformações que foram introduzidas e o modo como foram realizadas, as especificidades e os condicionantes de projetar sobre um testemunho industrial, com o intuito de integrá-lo à vida contemporânea, servindo, então, como forma de incentivo e comparação com as condições e potencialidades nacionais. / This study deals with the rehabilitation of industrial buildings for residential purposes. The abandonment of industrial buildings in the contemporary city results in deterioration of urban, social and environmental development of the place where they are located. On the other hand, create reusable spaces and urban renewal. Revitalizing then these spaces, in which the industrial program is no longer held and promote housing in these areas can provide a new identity to the place. This new way of living, taking the loft as an example, constitutes a very attractive hypothesis, especially for new domestic groups of XXI century, which have diverse behaviors and identify with the spatial uniqueness of these new living spaces. The study intended to alert to the fact that in Brazil many industrial buildings are being demolished or converted to programs considered exhaustible within a city. Using as reference the examples found of this practice of converting industrial buildings into housing programs on the international scene - where it appears more consolidated, we tried to reflect on these proposals for rehabilitation, understanding the changes that were made and how they were performed, the specificities and constraints of designing on a industrial heritage, in order to integrate it into contemporary life, serving then as an incentive and comparison with national conditions and possibilities.

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À l’articulation entre sociologie urbaine et sociologie des groupes sociaux, la thèse est consacrée aux phénomènes de gentrification qui touchent les anciens quartiers populaires de centre-ville depuis plus de trente ans et à leurs acteurs habitants, les « gentrifieurs ». Caractéristiques de l’émergence des « nouvelles classes moyennes » à la fin des années 1970, désignés au début des années 2000 par la catégorie médiatique de « bobos », ceux-ci contribuent au changement urbain par leurs choix et leurs investissements multidimensionnels dans l’espace résidentiel. La première partie de la thèse est consacrée à l’étude des générations de « gentrifieurs » des Pentes de la Croix-Rousse à Lyon et du Bas Montreuil en région parisienne, de leurs profils sociologiques et des ressorts de leur choix résidentiel des années 1970 aux années 2000. La deuxième partie est dédiée à l’analyse localisée du « travail de gentrification » mené par les nouveaux résidents du Bas Montreuil et à l’articulation de ce travail à leurs trajectoires sociale, professionnelle, militante et familiale. Fondée sur des entretiens approfondis avec des « gentrifieurs » de diverses époques, étayée par l’analyse de statistiques localisées sur la longue durée, systématiquement replacée dans les contextes globaux et locaux, l’enquête permet d’éclairer les ressorts sociaux des mutations des quartiers anciens de centre-ville et de proche banlieue en même temps que les recompositions des fractions supérieures des classes moyennes. / At the intersection between urban sociology and social group sociology, the thesis addresses the phenomena of gentrification affecting historical working-class areas over the last thirty years and their key players, the gentrifiers. Typical of the emerging “new middle classes” in the late 1970s, categorized by the media as “bobos” in the early 2000s, gentrifiers contribute to urban change through their choices and multidimensional investments in the residential space. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the study of generations of gentrifiers in the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse area in Lyon and in the Bas Montreuil area near Paris; it presents their sociological profiles and residential choices from the 1970s to the 2000s. The second part is devoted to the local analysis of the “gentrification work” in which new residents of the Bas Montreuil are engaged, in connection with their social, professional, militant and family trajectories. Based on extensive interviews with gentrifiers from various waves, supported by the analysis of long-term localized statistics, systematically replaced in the global and local contexts, the survey sheds light both on the sociological changes affecting historical central and suburb neighbourhoods and on the reshaping of higher fractions of the middle classes.

Constructed in 1886 by Mr. John Abell, the former engine and machine works factory at 48 Abell Street is located near Queen and Dufferin Streets in Toronto, Ontario. This 100,000 square foot heavy timber and red brick building has housed approximately 80 live/work studios since the 1980’s. Recently, rapid gentrification and intensive development proposals in the West Queen West neighbourhood have threatened its existence as an authentic artistic incubator. In a series of chronicles, this thesis documents the history of John Abell and the neighbourhood surrounding his former factory from the late 19th century to present day. Woven into this narrative are the author’s own stories of living in a loft at 48 Abell Street, observing the transformation of the neighbourhood and responding to potential eviction from her home. When the community rallies to the building’s defense, 48 Abell becomes the central figure in a battle over land development with the City and real estate developers in which the key issue is the cultural value of heritage buildings and protection of live/work spaces. Research in the form of mapping and data collection shows the concentration of the arts in the area known as the Queen West Triangle has been a catalyst for gentrification. The resulting displacement of arts production space and low-income residents due to escalating land values is an unintended and sobering reality challenging the current orthodoxy of ‘creative city’ movements in North America.

Constructed in 1886 by Mr. John Abell, the former engine and machine works factory at 48 Abell Street is located near Queen and Dufferin Streets in Toronto, Ontario. This 100,000 square foot heavy timber and red brick building has housed approximately 80 live/work studios since the 1980’s. Recently, rapid gentrification and intensive development proposals in the West Queen West neighbourhood have threatened its existence as an authentic artistic incubator. In a series of chronicles, this thesis documents the history of John Abell and the neighbourhood surrounding his former factory from the late 19th century to present day. Woven into this narrative are the author’s own stories of living in a loft at 48 Abell Street, observing the transformation of the neighbourhood and responding to potential eviction from her home. When the community rallies to the building’s defense, 48 Abell becomes the central figure in a battle over land development with the City and real estate developers in which the key issue is the cultural value of heritage buildings and protection of live/work spaces. Research in the form of mapping and data collection shows the concentration of the arts in the area known as the Queen West Triangle has been a catalyst for gentrification. The resulting displacement of arts production space and low-income residents due to escalating land values is an unintended and sobering reality challenging the current orthodoxy of ‘creative city’ movements in North America.