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Stationnement écoresponsable – Nicolet
By : Groupe BC2
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Urban Design, Landscape Architecture & Landscaping
Categories : Landscape Architecture / Landscape Architecture of an Environmental Project : Gold Certification
The Town of Nicolet wished to construct an eco-responsible parking lot that maximized surface water retention and minimized the heat island effect. The objectives were to use best practices for stormwater management and to become a model for sustainable development. In addition, the site offered an opportunity to improve the neighbourhood through the incorporation of a new mural and through its greening.
Clay soils prevented maximum permeation in certain areas, and the options of a planted drainage swale and a retention basin were incorporated to capture the surface water.
The innovative element in this project is a long swale that carries the runoff to the edge of the parking lot and then directs it into a retention basin. This basin was landscaped with indigenous plants to accept as much water as possible before it runs into the Town’s sewers.
Best practices were used to design this eco-responsible parking lot in order to reduce the environmental footprint of this area for cars. Trees and planting have created a cool oasis, increasing biodiversity in the Town. The retention and drainage basin reduces the volume of water sent to the storm drainage system, and improves the quality of that water by capturing much of the suspended particulate matter and the pollutants associated with it.
Collaboration
Landscape Architecture : Groupe BC2
Engineering : PLURITEC
