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Winning project

Presented by Cardinal Hardy/Labonté Marcil/Éric Pelletier Architectes en consortium/SDK et associés inc./Leroux Beaudoin Hurens et associés inc.


Copyright Graph Synergie
  • Illustrations (PDF)
  • Data sheet (PDF)
  • Description of the project, excerpted from the presentation document (PDF)
  • Jury comments
    The proposal has a distinctive contemporary signature, and the footbridge offers a new relationship between the city and the woodland. The concept meets the vision described in the program: human, multifaceted, and green. The concept generates spatial, social and urban experiences. The project meets the challenges posed by the site and the functional program efficiently; through its imposing overall volume, the project demonstrates the will to be visible and to contribute to the consolidation of Boulevard Thimens as a civic axis. The location of the entranceway gives priority to pedestrians while solving the siting of the parking lot. The organization of the interior space is functional and responds imaginatively to the programmatic requirements; it fosters a relaxed environment conducive to reading. The ceiling’s wood treatment helps to accentuate the relationship between the building’s interior and the woodland. The project’s sustainable development concept is innovative, clear and educational; the building’s solar orientation is well thought out.

This project is receiving financial support from Quebec’s ministry of culture, communications and the status of women
and the Ville de Montréal under the 2008-2011 agreement on Montréal’s cultural development.