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Bibliothèque d'Outremont / Outremont Library

Stage 1

Brillant / Mercier, Boyer-Mercier, architectes (Winner)

Dupuis et LeTourneux, architectes / Cardinal Hardy et associés, architectes

Marosi, Troy associés, architectes

Louis-Paul Lemieux / Réal Paul, architecte

Cormier, Cohen, Davies, architectes (Atelier Big City) / Borkur Bergmann Architectes / Desnoyers, Mercure et associés, architectes

Pearl Poddubiuk et associés, architectes (l'O.E.U.F.) / Mulvey Lalonde, architectes / Innova Design

Beaupré et Michaud, architectes

winner

Brillant / Mercier, Boyer-Mercier, architectes

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION

Year	1994
Location	41, avenue Saint-Just Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Stage	One stage
Competitors	7

Surface area (m²)	2807 m²
Initial project cost	2,789,200 $

Client	Chantal Raymond
Professional advisor	Jean Louis Robillard
Doc. level	75%

Description

The architectural competition for the relocation of the Bibliothèque d'Outremont was launched in 1994 in order to reply to the aspirations of this community. The Montreal City Council decided to promote this competition, whose foremost objective was to relocate the library, previously situated on Davaar Street, to a new location in close proximity to the Outremont City Hall. The library was to receive new facilities responding more adequately to its actual needs.

The project's specific requirements were numerous and included; the need of additional space to accommodate a larger volume of documents and a diversified clientele, computer access for both employees and users and a design strategy capable of anticipating the expansion of services offered.

The architectural concept of all competitors had to consider two different realities of a library; its animated cultural vocation juxtaposed with study areas requiring silence and limited distraction. In addition, all projects had to consider numerous programmatic requirements that included; creation of spaces easily-identifiable by users, the use and control of natural light in reading spaces, flexibility of certain rooms, noise-control during internal consultation, accessibility of the building and its services and finally, design of an exterior landscaped public space. The new building would permit the addition of 12,000 titles to the library's collection, provide reading spaces, a children's area and a consultation area adapted to new technologies. The Galerie d'art d'Outremont would also be situated inside this new building.

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Jury comments

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List of Competitors

Competition staff and jury

Jury	Lise Billy
	Jacqueline Clermont-Lasnier, Conseiller Municipal
	Pierre-Luc Dumas, Architecte
	Chantal Raymond, Architecte
	Mario Saia, Architecte
	Evans St-Gelais, Architecte
	Jérôme Unterberg

Calendar

Press Review

Articles de presse :
Le Devoir 08-04-95
Le Devoir 09-02-95
Le Devoir 01-04-95
Le Devoir 25-10-97
The Gazette 18-04-98
The Gazette 27-04-95
The Gazette 27-05-95
L'express Outremont 30-07-95 (# 79)
La Presse 07-10-96
La Presse 29-10-96
La Presse 01-04-95
La Presse 08-04-95

Revues spécialisées :
ARQ # 86, août 1995

List of general documents

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Rapport du Conseiller Professionnel
Programme
Article de presse
Communiqué de presse
Appel de candidatures
Lettre
Article de presse
Lettre
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse
Article de presse

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