Osekare
This project aims to bring together the industry and the neighborhood through mutual support. The initiative to repurpose pieces of the stadium's fabric is intended to serve as a driving force for the project and a legacy for future generations. Recycling so many pieces requires a very large-scale project--one that brings people together.
Site selection is proving to be a complex process due to various political, land-use, municipal, and transportation issues.
The route of L'Assomption Boulevard will remain; we are working to improve it. This will better preserve Steinberg Woods. The boulevard can also be crossed by the Research Zone bridge.
The Raymond Logistics container yard will remain; we are working to improve it by automating its operations and camouflaging it with an exterior canopy.
The combination of these uses will provide residents with a large park, a university center, and two public squares. We also estimate that planting over 200 trees will improve the neighborhood's air quality. Social housing and/or student housing could also be incorporated into the project.
The research center will facilitate a partnership between the petrochemical industry and the academic world. This center will be dedicated to research on new materials, such as dandelion latex and textiles. Polyester will be used as a new component for climbing holds, clothing, or even tethered balloons. This will be the first university institution to be established east of the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
The east wing of the research center will be dedicated to membrane testing, thanks to its great height and skylights that will simulate exposure to natural light.
The Dickson incinerator site is destined to become a second research hub by repurposing existing buildings.
Steingerg's logo, the dandelion, and the chimneys of the former Canadian Steel Foundries plant serve as landmarks and are the guardians of the site's spirit.
The balloon, meanwhile, will offer a bird's-eye view of the neighborhood and the distant landscape and also serve as a weather balloon. We will then realize that fireworks pollute as much, if not more, than industries.
Finally, the web must be woven elsewhere and forge connections with the community. As for the beaver, it builds, protects itself, and recycles using existing materials. The spirit of the place also played a major role in the choice of the project's title: Osekare, or the "beaver trail."
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