RE-CONNECTING MONTREAL
The reuse of the structural elements of the Olympic Stadium roof offers a unique opportunity to give back to the Montreal community. Using a simple and intuitive construction system of tensioned cables and compressed bars, a series of modules are proposed that will be combined in different ways in the opportunity spaces located in the neighborhoods adjacent to the Olympic Stadium.
The reuse of as much material as possible is key in the conception of the project, so modules of different scales and typologies are studied in order to use the maximum number of available pieces and to make possible the activation of urban voids of all scales.
The proposed construction system of cables and rods maintains the constructive logic of the pre-existing roof itself, hanging and tensioning elements. By taking this construction system to other scales, the aim is to maintain the identity of the iconic stadium and to recall its image in the different proposals.
The modules are planned for a variety of functionalities to heterogeneously meet the urban needs of Montreal's neighborhoods.
Our goal is to return the stadium to the citizens of Montreal, maintaining as much of its heritage as possible and adapting it to today's needs.
Four scales are developed in detail: user scale (furniture), street scale (sunshade), meeting space scale (pavilion) and landmark scale (energy production). Street furniture is designed to be modular and flexible, with fuses that can be combined to create dynamic and multifunctional spaces for interaction.
The Shaded Shelters activate streets and squares that are underutilized due to their climatic exposure. The pavilion offers a possibility for the generation of new urban meeting points. The wind catcher provides an opportunity for sustainable energy generation applicable at multiple points in the urban environment.
The urban strategy is implemented through an axis connecting Parc Olympique to Parc La Fontaine in the south, creating a connection from the Hochelaga-Maisonnneuve neighborhoods to downtown Montreal. Along this axis, the urban context is analyzed in all its layers, selecting urban voids that we will activate through the elements and systems created from the dismantling of the stadium's roof. The aim of this intervention is to reactivate unused spaces in the city, changing their spatial, environmental, and climatological qualities... These new elements will serve as attractors for the development of new public activities, fostering relations between citizens and reinforcing the feeling of community.
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