Onde urbaine
Located at the edge of the future Montreal Arts District, Place Eugène-Lapierre has the potential to become an interesting threshold not only for the various users coming from the future Montreal Symphony Orchestra complex, but also for the foreign public present in the Metropolis during its numerous festivals and cultural events. The objective of the intervention is to design a place that will be conducive to the development of its visitors and regulars. Moreover, its position in the city makes it one of the entrances to the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, the square should be identified to the visitor as a striking element between the city and the event. Finally, the site should be both a place of relaxation and a place of special experience.
(From competitor's text)
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The jury appreciated the honesty, daring and, above all, poetic dimension of this colourful, undulating project. The project treats the ground surface as a stretched "elastic skin." The theme is clear, and we were struck by the three-dimensional effect, as if the busy metro station below were pushing its way upward into the square. Along the north-to-south slope, a luminous, colourful wave is visible on the edges of the "corrugated" square. In the perspective of a public square located near a metro station entrance in the middle of downtown Montréal, the team members have opted for a daring concept that makes their project harder to build and maintain and - a problem for a public space - substantially hinders access for people who are mobility impaired. Several members of the jury energetically defended the project as a "shock wave," but their arguments were not enough to make this the winning entry.
(From jury report)
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