“ Services will be kept along the building ’ s east façade so that all common spaces will enjoy a
direct connection with the park lush environment .
As they come in , users will be directed left , towards the multipurpose room and the dance studio on the ground floor , or right to the library ’ s reception desk and children ’ s corner . Up one floor , citizens will have access to a community kitchen , workshop , and classroom on the north side , and to a periodicals area and a small café , part of the library . The building ’ s entire top floor will be dedicated to library functions , adult and teen sections , reading areas , media lab , and administration .
For over ten years now , regulars have been confined to a dark church basement . For them , this project means renewing with the pleasure of browsing and reading in bright and airy spaces . As the project was made public , Marieville ’ s Mayor Caroline Gagnon declared : “ Of course we want this to be a library and a cultural facility . But above all , we hope it will be a place conducive to learning and discovery . We were totally seduced by the brightness of the project and by the perspectives submitted by the architects . We were also pleased with the way the building fits within Parc Crevier ’ s natural environment .”
ANNE CARRIER ARCHITECTURE
Competition Team : Robert Boily , B . arch . / B . Sc . a . Charles Ferland , architecte ; Patricia Pronovost , architecte ; Mathieu St-Amant , architecte ; Guy-David Paradis , architecte ; Andrée-Ève Gaudreault , M . arch .; Jean-Philippe Bélanger , tech . B . arch .
Designers : Anne Carrier , chief architect ; Robert Boily b . arch ./ b . sc . a .; Patricia Pronovost , architect ; Mathieu St-Amant , architect
Number of competitors ( 1st stage ): 19 Competing teams ( 2nd stage ): Anne Carrier Architecture ( winning team ) Atelier Big City et Cimaise BGLA et EBA Epigraphe , maison d ’ architecture
Competition results announcement : February 2021 Area : 1155 sq . m . Budget : $ 6.5M ( planned ) Scheduled Opening : Summer 2023
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Project : Bibliothèque de Marieville Location : Marieville , Québec Client : Ville de Marieville Winning Team : Anne Carrier architecture ( AC / a ), Lévis , Québec Design Manager : Anne Carrier , architecte Project Coordinator : Martin L ’ hébreux , architecte
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