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Bibliothèque du Collège Saint-Jean-Eudes
By : BGLA architecture + design urbain
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Interior Design : Grand Winner Int'l, Grand Winner Int'l, Grand Winner Int'l
Categories : Special Awards / Renovation (Before & After)
Categories : Culture, Sport & Leisure / Library
Categories : Education, Institution & Healthcare / High School & College
In 2017, BGLA along with other architectural firms were selected to participate in an architectural competition for the redevelopment of Saint-Jean-Eudes High School library. To facilitate learning, the school wanted to completely revamp its library’s image.
The library was located in the high school’s old chapel and at that time had many traces of the religious past of the place. Those included paintings, confessionals and the altar fence. The library, which is enclosed on both sides by the main school building, benefits from very little natural light. In addition, the space was cluttered and was considered very unwelcoming by the students, hence the low occupancy rate of the place.
The mandate specified expanding the library by a mezzanine, fitting out meeting rooms, and designing both a creative space and a computer room. The project’s design was inspired by the former chapel of the school. To improve on the existing austere look and to energize the original volume, the “Circle” was a natural introduction to the space. The “Circle”, a suspended circular mezzanine, in contrast to the existing square surroundings creates a separation between the meeting, the studying and the working.
Collaboration
Architect : BGLA architecture + design urbain
Engineering : CIB groupe conseil et Génie +
Other : Artopex
General Contractor : Construction Couture & Tanguay
Photographer : Stéphane Groleau
