public event-place located at one of the most significant crossroads of the city: St Lawrence Boulevard and Sherbrooke
Street.
Objectives:
This project will consist of an architectural/urban intervention in
Montreal. Such intervention will entail the design of a
public event-place located at one of the most significant crossroads
of the city: St Lawrence Boulevard and Sherbrooke
Street.
Design Brief
The lot, now occupied by an Esso gas station on the west side of St.
Lawrence Boulevard between Sherbrooke and
Milton Street, provides an excellent opportunity for the development
of a true ³ludic² place. Recently the city of
Montreal acquired the property and opened a competition for the design
of the Event Place. The project's program
calls for the design of an open public space that will accommodate
various types of public gatherings and activities. It is
important to point out here that the site has the ideal conditions
for this type of activities, being a true threshold
between the bustling districts of upper St. Lawrence Street and downtown.
Its proximity to the Place des Arts, where
all kinds of outdoor public events take place yearlong reinforces this
quality.
The public space will be defined by a series of spaces, which will accommodate the following functions:
Café (at ground level).
Exhibition Hall (s) (1 to 3).
Public rest rooms.
Information area.
Information and Discount Ticket booth for spectacles and events in
the city.
Viewing Tower for the public. It will house as well a small panoramic
restaurant on top and facilities for the control of
activities in the Event- Place.
Urban Forest
Plus any other additional indoor and outdoor spaces that may be considered
pertinent by the designer(s).
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The gas station on the corner of
Sherbrooke and St. Laurent street, the site for development.