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Passerelle de l'Université de Montréal
By : NIPPAYSAGE + MSDL-Lemay-NFOE
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Urban Design, Landscape Architecture & Landscaping
Categories : Landscape Architecture / Cultural & Institutional Landscape Architecture : Gold Certification
In line with the great urban gesture put forward by the first phase of construction of the Science Complex, the footbridge expanding over the right-of-way of the Canadian Pacific Railway allows the inauguration of a physical link between the new MIL Montreal District and the Acadie metro station. The project is seen as a transit vector that will unlock urban paths and serve as an identity entry threshold. The mobility structure offers a landscape experience whose ascension gives access to spectacular views of the railway brownfield site, the Laurentians and Mount Royal. From the Science Complex, the elevated pedestrian link occurs in a gradual and winding descent landing in a green public space where ecological management and the invitation to recreational use are in symbiosis. Under the bridge, two water squares are set to be places of encounter and fun for young and old. These structures allow integrated runoff water management and winter collection of snow from the bridge.
In consistency with the colour of the neighbourhood, the bridge continues the identity gesture of the blue tint on the ground, marking both the signature of the UdeM and the blue of the subway line over which it travels. It invites the rapprochement between the districts of Parc-Extension and Outremont, which had previously been physically separated
Collaboration
Landscape Architecture : NIPPAYSAGE
Architect : MSDL architectes
Architect : Lemay
Architect : NFOE
General Contractor : Coffrage Alliance
General Contractor : Ceveco
Other : Jardin Dion
