Place des Pionniers
2020
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada- Architecture for culture, research, sport or leisure
- Building
- Library
The aim of the project is to provide the City of Gatineau with a signature building in the heart of Gatineau's Old Aylmer.
The symbolic force of the project and its public nature of welcome and accessibility to citizens call for a key meeting place at the heart of the daily use of Old Aylmer. Its location and deployment potential make it one of City of Gatineau's large-scale projects.
By enriching this strategic site of daily use, the project calls for a harmonious and radiant intervention, emanating in a way from a heritage context, as an articulation of the city in the Old Aylmer sector.
The image of identity and culture that the project will convey to the population will have to mark out the path of the citizens and establish itself as a tool for the development of this community.
Key statements expressing the City of Gatineau's order
- A three-storey building, two of which will house the library;
- A gross floor area of ± 5,500 m²;
- Underground parking
- A signature building that enhances the appeal and dynamism of Old Aylmer;
- A building that meets LEED v4 silver criteria;
- Synergy and complementarity between the various residential, commercial and recreational functions in the area.
(From competition program)
(Unofficial automated translation)
The symbolic force of the project and its public nature of welcome and accessibility to citizens call for a key meeting place at the heart of the daily use of Old Aylmer. Its location and deployment potential make it one of City of Gatineau's large-scale projects.
By enriching this strategic site of daily use, the project calls for a harmonious and radiant intervention, emanating in a way from a heritage context, as an articulation of the city in the Old Aylmer sector.
The image of identity and culture that the project will convey to the population will have to mark out the path of the citizens and establish itself as a tool for the development of this community.
Key statements expressing the City of Gatineau's order
- A three-storey building, two of which will house the library;
- A gross floor area of ± 5,500 m²;
- Underground parking
- A signature building that enhances the appeal and dynamism of Old Aylmer;
- A building that meets LEED v4 silver criteria;
- Synergy and complementarity between the various residential, commercial and recreational functions in the area.
(From competition program)
(Unofficial automated translation)