SPORTS & PLAY as picnic tables , the space allows the accommodation of larger groups . Adjacent to the classrooms , a twostep high elevated area covered with dynamic shaped paving stone and equipped with a luminous bollard supplied with electricity becomes a theater stage whose performances can be observed from the green platform .
The course continues with the entertainment area made of synthetic turf allowing the practice of activities with a higher level of intensity . An outdoor training circuit with different exercise modules ranging from static and dynamic stretches to balance games are found alongside a few anodized aluminum ping-pong tables . A colorful running track of over 160 meters encircles all the elements in the central area .
Next , come the active sports areas where is located a basketball court with the color identity of the College . The marking has been developed to allow a subdivision of three sub-fields . A multisport field with synthetic grass surface strips and a space to practice spike-ball are now also available . Large sports fields are found at the end of the schoolyard : dek hockey and a professionalsized soccer field complete the
new facilities . With the addition of outdoor lighting , these light fixtures are now shared with the surrounding community after the College opening hours .
The presence of numerous water retention basins allows the vitality of the abundant vegetation . These are delimited by large stones selected by the Taktik design team from a quarry in the region . A gigantic “ PAUL ” in the emblem color of the College , in aluminum , proudly sits in the center of the space , thus marking the new era of this schoolyard !
Technical sheet Location : Varennes Project end date : 2020 Area : 96,000 sq . ft Client : Collège Saint-Paul
Designer / Project manager : Cynthia Papineau and Zoé B . De Passillé
Collaborator : Nicola Tardif- Bourdages
Graphic design : Francois Leandre Photograph : Maxime Brouillet
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