The urban installation project on the outskirts of the Saint-Laurent metro station is one of the three projects that are the subject of this competition. It is part of a global project that focuses on the enhancement and animation of three public spaces during the winter. Led by the Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, these interventions seek to energize public spaces and invite the general public to be part of the city's spectacle at the beginning of the winter solstice.
The approach chosen for these interventions is that of three sub-competitions inviting the creation of three independent urban installations on three distinct sites that are an integral part of the Quartier des Spectacles. The winter solstice period is not immediately synonymous with the occupation of public space, and the animation is often dependent on the weather. However, the success of previous invitations to the population to the Quartier des Spectacles leads us to believe that the interventions requested can only contribute to prolong the animation of the city throughout the year.
The overall project encourages innovative, open, low-cost creation that is resourceful, surprising, unifying, and that thrives on differences - creation that is the basis of a unique cultural experience.
The installations must be participatory, leaving no one a spectator but including all as actors. The interaction thus foreseen can only energize the public space and thus make the general atmosphere of the neighborhood more playful.
The objectives of the project are the following:
- to arouse curiosity and astonishment through creativity and the design of a project that is interactive, playful and daring project;
- Improve the appearance of the site;
- to contribute to the frequentation of the sector during the winter period.
More specifically, the installation on the outskirts of the Saint-Laurent metro station must allow for the creation of a new identity for this previously undeveloped transit area, by emphasizing the notion of movement and travel in an urban environment (with the exception of the automobile).
(From competition program)
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The Jury is composed of 7 members and includes architects, urban planners, designers, landscape architects and members of the Quartier des spectacles Partnership. The Jury evaluates the Proposals based primarily on the following criteria, without obligation to restrict itself to them:
- the relevance of the recommended approach;
- the implementation of facilities that promote the attractiveness of the site (surprise effect) and the potential for appropriation of public spaces;
- interaction with users;
- sensitivity to the cohabitation of the various users as well as the consideration of the residents of the sector;
- the innovative qualities and ingenuity of the proposed enhancement and animation concept and the potential for international influence;
- the visual qualities of the concept, both during the day and at night;
- the aesthetic qualities related to winter and to the identity and positioning of the Quartier des spectacles (live, create, be entertained - creation in its natural habitat);
- the integration of the project in the space where it is located and the enhancement of the site in the landscape qualities of the site, the existing built environment and the historical context;
- the general adequacy of the Proposal to the technical, economic and ecological issues.
(From jury report)
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