Building to last: two brothers reflect on living in Habitat 67 during the pandemic

Montreal's iconic Habitat 67, a 158-unit residential building, was created over half a century ago by architect Moshe Safdie and continues to stand apart as an innovation in urban living. Built for Expo 67, Habitat was envisioned as a new type of urban housing that allowed for the high density of an apartment building with modular units but provided what was missing from typical highrises and is essential for healthy living: a connection to nature and community. Safdie's building offered open-air laneways, communal open spaces, plenty of windows to natural light and, most famously, a garden for everyone.

Byron and Dexter Peart — brothers, designers and co-founders of the online marketplace Goodee — both live in the building and have found that its design has had a big impact on their lives and work.

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