Untitled n.48
It is neither abstract nor figurative; it only leaves all the place to the appropriation of the work by the public. She proposed to transform and not to change. Union and not segregation.
And if, of yesterday, one brought out the necessities of today.
Between a past dictated by the automobile and an uncertain future, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriation of the territory and the sustainability of the intervention. The new spatial structures must therefore propose a minimal definition, using a simple language; the ground, the partition, the covered space and the contained space. The whole public domain must be invested to generate a new signage place at the scale of the community, without constraint of the representation to support its adaptability.
Untitled n.48 is based on the old fault generated by the passage of the Ville-Marie highway, marrying the ground surrounding the metro station and the ground at the Champ de Mars in order to reconnect these two currently isolated components. The automobile passage on St-Antoine Street is maintained and the pedestrian crossing to and from the metro is secured by the overhanging access to the street from the Champ de Mars. The block contained between Viger, St-Laurent, St-Antoine and Hôtel-de-Ville streets and avenues proposes a new versatile covered public space, also connected to the high point of the Champ de Mars. The block adjacent to the Palais des Congrès, between Viger and St-Antoine streets proposes to be treated with a building capable of receiving a multitude of interventions and rental possibilities in relation to the surrounding activities.
(From competitor's text)
(Unofficial automated translation)
The jury was seduced by the mysterious aspect of the project. An object is placed on the scar and can be used for various functions. The structure is defined by the forms found in Marcelle Ferron's glass roof. With its rounded forms, it defines an organic public square, partially covered and very versatile. The clear and inspiring text was also very appealing.
(From jury report)
(Unofficial automated translation)
15 scanned / 12 viewable
- Presentation Panel
- Presentation Panel
- Elevation
- Plan
- Section
- Schema
- Photomontage
- Photomontage
- Photomontage
- Photograph
- Photograph
- Photograph
