POINTE-VALAINE
Client : City of Otterburn Park
Otterburn Park, QC. Canada
2007
808 m2 / 8 697 ft2
2010 : PCI DESIGN AWARDS
Award of Excellence
2009 : CANADIAN GREEN
BUILDING AWARD
Award of Excellence
2008 : CISC QUEBEC STEEL DESIGN AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Laureate, Category: Green Building
2008 :CONTECH'S INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Laureate, Category: Innovative Practice
COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL CENTRE
Overlooking the Richelieu River, this project is designed to create a space that promotes exchanges around both sporting and cultural activities. The fundamental concept was to connect the pavilion to the site's landscape as well as integrating it into the surrounding community. The design approach drew inspiration from the site's heritage, which was previously the location of the oldest canoe club in Quebec.
The slope of the roof and the veranda evoke the traditional image of canoe clubs, while the integration of light animates the interior spaces that look out onto a spectacular view of the river.
The spaces are smoothly linked by a series of levels and ramps, encouraging integration of the building with the surrounding landscape.
This LEED GOLD certified project presents a match of contemporary architecture with a commemorative element that, when combined with bioclimatic concepts, efficient and respectful ecological principles and the choice of noble and recycled materials, stands as an innovative, efficient and sustainable building.
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