The intersection of Sherbrooke and Langelier avenues is where the usual inter-city mobility flows meet: metro, car, bus and pedestrian. The crossroads is a hub of exchange between these different means of transport, and therefore a major transit point.
Activity and movement are therefore at the heart of this urban hub. It's an environment in motion, where the user is also on the move.
The PAUSE project aims to bring new uses to this large public space, offering residents and passers-by the opportunity to stroll and enjoy the city by stopping for a moment. This installation is a piece of urban space, deployed horizontally and vertically, an actor in its environment. It's a simple structure, made up of prefabricated metal elements assembled in 3x3x3m modules.
When deployed vertically, it allows us to observe the city as well as the arrival of the bus. Able to accommodate large staircases, it is even possible to climb onto the roof of the metro station, on which a communal garden has been laid out. This structure also supports a multitude of large pots containing vegetation so abundant and tall that its foliage affects the entire intersection. In the midst of these plants, small public benches provide seclusion and a privileged vantage point over the city.
A large white veil also accommodates projections to inform, communicate, entertain and thus interact with the public.
Deployed horizontally, the structure redesigns a public square in front of the metro station, enhancing an existing urban composition.
This project is therefore a catalyst for new situations that offer fixed uses in a mobile space, enhancing both the waiting experience for passers-by and enriching the urban environment for local residents.
(Competitor's text)
(Unofficial automated translation)
Despite its great qualities, this project has a major flaw: it is not universally accessible. The elevation marking of the site, the overflow of the bus shelter ladder is in itself a remarkable concept that would be convincing on the urban scale. Would it have been possible to imagine it on one level while maintaining verticality?
(From jury report)
5 scanned / 5 viewable
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