"The waterfront
The civic park is steeped in history and archaeological potential: upcoming excavations will likely reveal the first Manor House, the old church, and some houses. We sought to think of the future Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne as a refounding element of the public space. The resulting building is a scenic device addressing the scale of a landscape dominated by the force of the Milles-îles River. Neither object deposited in the Vieux-Terrebonne park, nor massive block obstructing the Saint-Pierre / Sainte-Marie crossroads, the Théâtre du bord de l'eau stretches along Sainte-Marie street and participates in the development of a cultural and natural potential.
The components of the building: The green garden The theater hall The administration wing
The theater is a crossroads of three distinct functional entities: the glass garden, the theater hall and the administration wing. Each element is given a different architectural treatment. The glass garden is a large pavilion on two levels that contains the foyer, café and ticketing services. It includes several spaces for small events or public exhibitions organized by the residents of Terrebonne. The mezzanine is structured by trees and vegetation and serves as a mini greenhouse. This winter garden can be used as a public space outside of the theater's opening hours. The precious space for meeting and creation: the theater. Sober and technically efficient, the backstage area benefits from an unloading dock accessible from the City Hall parking lot. The implementation of this imposing part of the building respects the regulatory height and the alignment of the City Hall. Inside, the calculation of proportions, the use of acoustic wood panels, and elegant seats covered with red fabric ensure the desired intimacy. At the top, long-span metal trusses open up a second technical void that receives two metal walkways hidden above the room by false ceilings. On the outside, the corners are all covered with galvanized metal. The face of the park side is made of cedar slats and is surrounded by large metal frames. The artists' and administration entrances are in direct relation to Sainte-Marie Street and the parking lots (or the public market). This wing houses the administration offices and the artists' dressing rooms. Made of stone (or brick), its architectural treatment dialogues with that of the City Hall and the buildings of Saint-Jean Baptiste Street. "
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Beyond the architectural form, the jury was surprised by the relevance and appropriateness of the exterior layouts, their links with the historical context and the relationship to the history of Vieux-Terrebonne. In particular, the appropriateness of the layout of Ste-Marie Street "in the Marketplace of City Hall" juxtaposed with parking spaces, providing a link between the corner of St-Pierre, Ste-Marie, City Hall and the river. However, if the nature of the building and the broken volumetry announced a beautiful presence on the site, the project lacked materiality. The sketches seemed to lack the intrinsic spatial organization of the theater and its functional efficiency. The formal approach seemed to prevail here to the detriment of efficiency and flexibility of the layout. The functioning of the project and its programming responses seemed to suffer from this complex volumetry. The jury expressed reservations about the effectiveness of the fragmentation of the volumetry of the complex, leading to the overrun of the surface areas and the feasibility of the project in relation to the objective cost.
(From jury report)
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