The privileged approach suggests that the library acts as a threshold of the Parc de la Cité. The architectural vision allows to distinguish six components that interact with each other to create a coherent and consistent whole with the site and the program: the metamorphosis of the site, the sensory lantern, the hut in the tree, the clearing volume, the archipelago's graphic and the civic hall.
"Land Art" embankments are a new topography extending and amplifying the presence of the new library on the Boulevard Cousineau and concealing the parking and the paved areas.
Such as an elevated white identification lantern, the main volume of the library overlooks the site and the footpath / cycle track creating a new threshold for the Parc de la Cité. The alternation of the components allows the volume to be fragmented and creates a play of shadow and dynamic light.
At the junction of the road and the building, the sensory lantern is pierced by a clearing to create a civic space. The main volume is a majestic slant above the path toward the park.
Work spaces are located along the south side, like huts built in the trees. The library's entrance two levels high, offering an overview of the space and contributing to diffuse a natural lantern light by a skylight.
(From competitor's text)
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The jury appreciates the quality of the architectural treatment proposed to front the Boulevard Cousineau. He wonders however on the possibility to realize the proposed wall with all the precision of the assemblies respecting the concept, and this, within the provided budget. The quality of the interior spaces, especially at the level where they propose a fragmentation of the ceiling's surfaces which responds to the volumetric fragmentation of the facades, is positively received. The jury remains skeptical about the interest of the volumetric clearing, on the real possibility that it could be perceived as a gateway to the park rather than a barrier to cross. The disposition of the reading rooms, their orientation and the possibility to ensure an adequate control of the sunshine is not convincing enough. The entrance, which duplicates the hall, has not convinced the jury of the quality of the reception area offered.
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