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La Maison des Découvertes de Marieville
By : Etienne Bernier Architecture + BGLA
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Architecture
Categories : Other categories in architecture / Concept in architecture : Platinum Winner
The consortium was selected among the four finalists of the architectural competition launched by the city of Marieville for the construction of a new library and community center. The site was intended to reflect a typically Monteregian living environment, unifying and welcoming, anchored in the nature and culture of its inhabitants.
The building is presented as a hyphen extending into the Édouard-Crevier park divided into two wings. The architectural approach: to unite the functions and uses of a library and a community center under the prism of a discovery path through a variety of spaces such as staircases, media-lab, multipurpose rooms, kitchens.
The project celebrates the sensitive relationship to the site. By creating generous skylights oriented towards the trees, the windows allow the appreciation of the seasons while promoting indirect natural light. Its unexpected shapes invite wandering, discovering and even climbing towards the different third places, as reading and learning spaces. The climax of this ascension culminates in the belvedere, the project's flagship third place, which offers citizens a 360 degree panorama. It represents the culmination of the discovery.
The building becomes a third place to built itself, to be authentic, to be well. A place to come together and discover each other on an equal footing. A place to take care of oneself and to surprise oneself.
Collaboration
Architect : Etienne Bernier Architecture
Architect : BGLA
