Sophie-Barat High School, Montreal, Qc. Canada

DESCRIPTION

Landscape design for a new Arts & Theatre Hall, built on the historical vestiges of a former day school. A sculptural topographic intervention inserts architecture into a new cut in the terrain, an artificial valley orchestrating a landform entrance. This strategy works in conjunction with the preservation of the existing trees and the integration of new circulation, along with new custom benches. The lighting strategy highlights and enhances the inherent qualities of the adjacent forest and emphasises the new topography. The project also incorporates a green roof alternating heights of floral and herbal clumps.