“ The space provides citizens with an opportunity to see their surrounding
environment , consisting mainly of singlefamily residences , in a different light .
LES ARCHITECTES FABG
The Repentigny Cultural Space is an ambitious and unique project , incorporating emerging values shared by the entire population to transform the experience of living together in the suburbs by creating a new public spaces . The goal was for the Repentigny Theatre to be much less introverted than an urban venue , with its public spaces opening onto the exterior , the forecourt , and the gardens . The terrace is topped by a roof made of cross-laminated wood panels which , when illuminated at night , marks the space ’ s identity on the scale of this new urban park , as does the theatre marquee on the scale of the sidewalk it overlooks .
The 2.4m x 12m x 220mm thick panels are suspended under steel beams supported by 300mm diameter HSS , finished with prefabricated tapered ends of the Cast Connex type . This deliberately expressive structure with its asymmetrical diagonals is intended as a lighter and airy counterpoint to the massive structure of the portico of the Diane-Dufresne Art Centre , which is reflected in its basin along the Allée de la Création .
Wood is also present on the ceiling of the room ’ s foyer , which is a large , double-volume space opening onto the outside and featuring a stepped staircase to facilitate informal occupation and the holding of complementary activities .
The room can be accessed both from the parterre and from the balcony , depending on the varied activities that can be conducted in cabaret or banquet format , in addition to the conventional configuration of the armchairs on the telescopic bleachers .
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