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Chevalier Morales Architectes
Saul-Bellow Library
Following anarchitectural competition
Imagining the future
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in 2011, the firm Chevalier Morales
Imagining possible futures allowed to
propose solutions and to place certain
Architectes received the mandate to
Chevalier Morales Architectes imagined
program functions that, in the long term,
expand, redesign and bring to compliance
what the library and its neighbourhood
would reduce costs and environmental
the old Lachine borough library, dating
could become, in 20 years, if the
impacts while avoiding a decrease in
back to 1974. This neighbourhood library
densification, greening and transportation
the library’s spaces quality. For example,
not meeting user and employee needs
improvement principles mentioned
light inlets were strategically positioned
anymore, the architects Stephan Chevalier
in the urban plan were achieved and
to take into account a foreseen potential
and Sergio Morales made this location a
implemented. What would happen to
expansion. A development integrating
21stcentury library: attractive, luminous
the library, its parking lot and Patterson
a long term vision brings added
and stimulating conversation. The project
Park? The firm tried to contribute to
thoroughness and relevance to the
aimed for a LEED certification as well as to
the enrichment of these principles by
proposed design. The design approach
be an example of sustainable development
proposing possible solutions for the year
seeks to be global and evolutionary; it
principles.
2031.
proposes paths to address real societal
issues instead of lingering on immediate