PARC ET ESPACE
HYDRO-QUÉBEC
Montreal (quebec), Canada
HYDRO-QUÉBEC
Montreal (quebec), Canada
PARC ET ESPACE
HYDRO-QUÉBEC
Montreal (quebec), Canada
| Project |
Client Hydro-Québec |
Year 2008-2012 |
Status under construction |
| Located in the heart of the vibrant Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal, adjacent to the Centre for Sustainable Development, Parc Hydro-Québec unfolds like a huge metal grill suspended above a naturalized ground surface - a play upon the urban tree grate. Completely permeable, this device permits the creation of growing conditions comparable to that of a forest, allowing rainwater to flow naturally into the soil and protecting the ground from compaction. A composition of native plants forms the groundcover surrounded by a grid of thirty honey locust trees planted unevenly, transforming this space into a vault of freshness. |
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Row 1 / Photo, parc Hydro-Québec, under construction, CC+A
Row 2 / Plan, parc Hydro-Québec, CC+A
Row 3 to 6 / Photos, parc Hydro-Québec, under construction, CC+A
Row 7 / Perspective, parc Hydro-Québec, CC+A
Row 8 / Localisation, aerial view, CC+A
Row 9 / Photo, unknown; conceptual image, CC+A
Row 10 / Conceptual schemes of permeability, CC+A