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Reconfiguration de 12 cuisines – Tour OACI
By : Cohlmeyer Architecture
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Interior Design
Categories : Special Awards / Art Integration in interior design : Gold Certification
Categories : Special Awards / Low Budget
Categories : Special Awards / Wood Featured in an Interior Design Project : Bronze Certification
Categories : Other categories in interior design / Common area : Silver Certification
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established by the States in 1944 to manage and administer the Convention on International Civil Aviation. ICAO’s international headquarters are located in an 18-story tower in the heart of Montreal.
Cohlmeyer was awarded a contract to re-configure and modernize the kitchens on 6 floors that are shared by multiple international delegations.
The kitchens varied in size and location on each floor but were all long and narrow spaces. The original kitchen was located along the end wall with the pathway to the food preparation area filled with a variety of photocopiers, tables, workspaces, and recycling bins. The user had to navigate their way to get to the kitchen area and was confronted with people using the room for other purposes.
The Design approach was defined by 2 principal ideas:
1. Use the long linear space to our advantage
2. Create a single design that fits every required space.
The design process began by negotiating with the client that in order to make a welcoming and elegant kitchen, all non-kitchen-related elements needed to find another home, ie photocopiers, extraneous work areas). This was harder than it sounds.
To make use the of long narrow space it was decided to locate the kitchens lengthwise in every room on the side opposite of the entry door. The door location varied from space to space and the kitchen had to mirror itself depending on the door location.
Collaboration
Architect : Cohlmeyer Architecture
Engineering : Bouthiette Parizeau
