Office spaces
highlighted with new lighting. Lastly,
Fontaine by Peter Gnass, located in Gnass
block, will be replaced by a contemporary
reinterpretation of the original work.
Lighting
The intent of the lighting concept,
designed by Lightemotion, is to highlight
the square’s various built elements while
respecting the space’s vegetation. The
lighting also clearly serves to improve
safety, but it is also at times dramatic,
vibrant or animated.
“As in a theatre, the lighting apparatus
is not decorative. To the contrary, the
use of multiple projectors mounted on
long, discreet standards on the main axis
is intended to make the light sources
disappear, allowing a certain degree of
flexibility in illumination. The goal of
lighting on the main axis is to highlight
the various elements,” explains François
Roupinian, president and design director of
Lightemotion.
The integrated vision conceived by
NIPPAYSAGE and its collaborators
proposes to enhance Viger Square through
a welcoming and inclusive redesign,
grounded in the square’s rich history and
built, artistic and landscape heritage.
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Data sheet
Lighting: Lightemotion
Project: Viger Square redevelopment
Civil, electrical, structural,
mechanical and fountain
engineering: Les Consultants S.M.
inc. and Les Services exp inc.
Client: Ville de Montréal – Service
des grands parcs, du verdissement et
du Mont-Royal
Execution: Phase I: 2017-2018;
Phase II: 2018-2020
Current status: Design plan – Phase I
plans and specifications
Program: Public space, park, garden,
park pavilion, fountains
Area: ± 34,500 m² (total) and 15,200
m² (phase 1)
Disciplines: Landscape architecture,
urban design, architecture, lighting,
engineering
Landscape architecture and urban
design: NIPPAYSAGE
Forestry engineering: Nadeau
Foresterie Urbaine inc.
Art restoration: NCK inc. and
Lafontaine & Soucy architectes
Heritage specialist: Brodeur
Consultants
Irrigation: Hydralis Consultants
Information technology: Akufen
and the Quartier des Spectacles
Partnership
Project promotion: Bureau Principal
and Montréal en Histoires
Model: Atelier Dédale
Landscape architects and project
leads: Michel Langevin and Mathieu
Casavant
Video: GMV3D – Music: Kids at Play
Architecture and urban design:
Provencher_Roy
www.nippaysage.ca/en/
www.makingmtl.ca/squareviger