BGLA + SMITH VIGEANT ARCHITECTES INC . IN CONSORTIUM
VOLUMETRY , MATERIALS , AND ACTIVE DESIGN The facade on Lajeunesse Street affirms the institutional character of the building . To keep a coherent whole , a similar brick facade was chosen . The modulation of the facade marks three major entities of the project in the public space , namely : the new hall and the main entrance to the daycare service , as well as the gymnasium . The ground floor is deliberately more open on the new schoolyard , contributing also to a lively relation at the street level , thus defining a new and generous interactive public space .
The larger masonry volume , therefore , sculpts the school ’ s social and “ active ” functions . Like subtractions in a more rigid volume , these functions - hall , daycare , gymnasium , stairs - are expressed in the public space and the courtyard , either in transparency or in color .
On the schoolyard side , transparency and color are more expressed , offering a personalized character to the institution and its active schoolyard . Aluminum panels in different shades of red and orange , create a link with the red color of the existing doors and windows , but also with the surrounding context , which contains “ plexes ” in brick of different shades of clay . This colorful facade makes its presence a principal element in the interior of the lobby but subtly asserts itself on Lajeunesse Street .
DATASHEET Project name : Expansion of Christ-Roi Elementary School Location : Montreal Client : Centre de services scolaire de Montréal ( CSSDM ) Architects / designers : BGLA | architecture + urban design and Smith Vigeant Architects Inc . Lead Architects : Martin Brière and Daniel Smith
Team : Stéphan Vigeant , Alexandre Savignet , Marianne Lapalme , Sabrina Charbonneau , Jessica Moore , Martin Brière , Daniel Smith , Cindy Neveu , Cécilia Chen Engineers : EXP Landscape Architect : Rousseau Lefebvre Contractor : Blenda Construction Suppliers : Montréal Briques et Pierres , Henry , Soprema , Multiplis , Revêtement Fortin , Vitrerie Claude , Menuiserie Des Pins , Création N M , CertainTeed , Armstrong , Stonhard , A / D Fire Protection Systems , Moderco Lighting Designer : Lumen Project sector : Institutional Budget : 12,3 M $ Area : 5,501 m2 Project finish date : June 2020 Photos : Stéphane Brügger
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