Overall
The division of the site by the commercial market area has offered the opportunity to develop two basically different concepts for the residential sectors. The residential area to the east of the market will be developed as an extension of the existing fabric of the lower town, whereas the housing located to the north of the market and to the east of the basin will be treated as a punctuated wall, in which the higher units shelter the site from the prevailing winter winds, pollution, and adjoining industrial uses, this punctuation taking the form of vista view of the Basin and the Quebec Citadel. Within the developed areas, the character of the planning will be essentially urban, with the creation of streets, both pedestrian and vehicular, public squares and axial vistas; this concept of both private and public open spaces, becoming the prime consideration in the layout of the buildings.
St. Thomas Sector
Since this part of the site is being treated as an extension of the lower town, St. Thomas Street will penetrate this area and loop around returning to Saint Andre, forming a barrier on the east side to the industrial lands. The housing units closely follow the road pattern and Basin edge creating an urban atmosphere of fairly narrow streets and continuous four and five storey building facades, while the rear of the units face a private landscaped garden area on the roof of the parking facilities.
Abraham Martin Sector
In contrast to the St. Thomas residential area, the portion of the site to the north of the market and basin is seen to turn its back to the amorphous industrial areas to the north. The terrace apartments and townhouses have the Basin as their focal points and enjoy southern and eastern exposures. The townhouse and apartment facades create various streetscape within the site, which terminate in large public areas. These public plazas contain a variety of elements such as colonnades gazebos and an amphitheatre.
Market Sector
The market building is seen as link between the St. Thomas and Abraham Martin residential sectors. Essentially it is a linear structure, parallel to the basin, with a rectangular loop portion, which houses the majority of the market stalls. This plan allows an informal flow of shoppers from the parking area through the building to the basin promenade.
Character and Materials
Given the proximity of the site to the lower town and the Citadel of Quebec, the materials and character of the new buildings complement their earlier compatriots. The theme adopted for the buildings is that of a series of masonry walls which divide the residential units and form frames for the market. The shapes of these walls, gables and frames echo the stone party walls of earlier terraced buildings. Green corrugated metal roofing in mansard and pitched roof forms derived from 18c and 19c buildings, top the buildings.
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