Saint-Laurent Sports Complex in Montreal, Thimens Boulevard Building Design
Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent in Montréal
Québec Sports Building Complex Development design by Saucier + Perrotte / HCMA, Canada
5 Oct 2017
Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent Montréal
Location: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Design: Saucier + Perrotte / Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Saint-Laurent Sports Complex Montreal Building
Photos: Olivier Blouin
The project site is situated between the existing Émile Legault School and Raymond Bourque Arena, both of which are horizontal in form and neutral in character.
For this project, it thus became vital for the design of new sports complex to create a visual and physical link between the Marcel Laurin Park (to the north of the site), and the projected green band that will run along Thimens Boulevard.
The sculptural nature of the project creates a strong link between these two natural elements in the urban fabric.
Two angular objects — one prismatic, white and diaphanous, the other darker and stretched horizontally — embrace the specific programmatic functions of the project but simultaneously transcend these, inviting users and passersby from the boulevard, while serving as a signal for the passage toward the park beyond.
The two volumes appear to float, suspended by the kinetic energy emanating from the heart of the project, thereby evoking the dynamic nature of the activities (sports, athletics, training) taking place within.
Ultimately, the facility is designed to encourage sport participation and support healthy lifestyles in the community.
The design accomplishes this through the integration of high performance sport venues bound together by a network of carefully considered social spaces. The result is a facility that supports the development of the community and adapts to the changing demands of its users.
Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent Montréal – Building Information
TITLE
COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINT-LAURENT
PROGRAM
entrance hall / Reception AREA / interior soccer field / interior pool / gymnasium / recreational pool / palestra / training and fitness centre / locker rooms / multifunctional spaces / administrative offices / cafe
GROSS AREA
14 300 m² / 153 924 ft²
COMPLETION DATE
February 2017
CLIENT
Arrondissement Saint-Laurent
LOCATION
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
ARCHITECTS
Saucier + Perrotte architectes / Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Design Team: Gilles Saucier (Lead Design Architect), André Perrotte, Trevor Davies (Project Architect), Darryl Condon, Michael Henderson, Dominique Dumais, Yutaro Minagawa, Patrice Begin, Marie Eve Primeau, Olivier Krieger, Jean-Philippe Beauchamp, Kate Busby, Anna Bendix, Lia Ruccolo, Charles Alexandre Dubois, Greg Neudorf, Vedanta Balbahadur, Carl-Jan Rupp, Adam Fawkes, Nick Worth, Steve DiPasquale.
STRUCTURAL / MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
SNC Lavalin
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Saucier + Perrotte architectes / HCMA
IMAGES
All sketches by Lead Design Architect Gilles Saucier.
All renderings, and architectural drawings by Saucier + Perrotte architectes / HCMA
All photographs by Olivier Blouin
Saint-Laurent Sports Complex Montreal images / information from Saucier + Perrotte
Previous post on this building design on e-architect from 2011:
23 Mar 2011
Saint-Laurent Sports Complex Montreal
Design: Saucier + Perrotte / Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Competition Winner, 2011
images : Saucier + Perrotte
Address: Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent, 2385 Boulevard Thimens, Saint-Laurent, Montréal
Phone: +1 514-855-6110
Location: 2385 Boulevard Thimens, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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