Objects on an orchard:
The site integrates harmoniously with its environment, complementing the cultural complex already established by the presence of Place-des-Arts and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, known in particular for its many festivals. The general configuration of the complex favours the opening onto the streets, highlighting the unique character of each of those that delimit the site.
The concert hall of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal stands out with its elegant and particular form, while also promoting urban animation in its surroundings. The Conservatory completes the cultural dimension of the block by using a similar architectural language but in a more modest way. The administrative building integrates the existing volumes while maintaining its distinctive appearance.
A vegetal plateau, "the orchard", recalls the history of the site by symbolically and functionally linking the components of the program. This vast vegetated surface, dotted with native and multicolored plants, houses the circulation network, the Conservatory spaces and the service spaces. It also provides a natural amphitheatre for formal events. Outwardly, it reaffirms the status of Jeanne-Mance Street as a privileged place for celebration and as the host of numerous Montreal festivals.
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Jury's appreciation:
-innovative and playful concept;
-site design that reinforces the identity of the entertainment district;
-rooms, objects and sloping landscaped roof that harmonize very well with the esplanade of Place-des-Arts and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal;
-generous opening on Sainte-Catherine Street and near Jeanne-Mance Street: an invitation to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra to the population;
-design of De Bleury Street façade corresponds well to that of the surrounding streets: Saint-Alexandre, Mayor, de Maisonneuve and Président-Kennedy;
-presence of nature in the city;
-demonstration of very good environmental strategies;
-integrated building recycling strategy;
-interest of the interior circulation following the Balmoral lane.
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