Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam, Montreal, Qc. Canada

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DESCRIPTION

Design of a new public square showcasing "in situ" management and treatment of rainwater, to become one of the first Water Squares in the city. The square gives the site the importance it deserves by highlighting its history and making it an environmental gem illuminating the heart of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. It brings the song “Fleurs de macadam” to life by piercing the asphalt to make way for lush vegetation, creating an urban oasis. The design marks the transition to the new generation by converting the gas station into a green station.

(1) Perspective center of square, NIPPAYSAGE

(2) Heart of the square, sandblast pattern, NIPPAYSAGE

(3) Plan, jets of drizzle in the heart of the square, NIPPAYSAGE

(4) Plan, principle of the floodplain, NIPPAYSAGE

(5) Diagram of stormwater runoff, NIPPAYSAGE

(6) Summer perspective, NIPPAYSAGE

(7) Long section, NIPPAYSAGE

(8) Section, planting scheme, NIPPAYSAGE

(9) Fall perspective, NIPPAYSAGE

(10) Plan, text frame, NIPPAYSAGE

(11) Section soil cells, NIPPAYSAGE

(12) Rendered plan, NIPPAYSAGE

(13) Winter perspective, NIPPAYSAGE

(14) Quebec flora illustration, NIPPAYSAGE

(15) Plateau Mont-Royal illustration, NIPPAYASAGE

(16) Principle of the place liable to flooding according to the recurrence of the rains, NIPPAYSAGE

Banner's images; Steve Montpetit, NIPPAYSAGE

client

Ville de Montréal

TEAM

Mélanie Mignault, Michel Langevin, Josée Labelle, Mathieu Casavant, Catherine Blain, Anouk Bergeron-Archambault

YEAR

2019-2022

COLLABORATION

EXP.

Vinci consultants

Girard-Hébert

AWARDS

2023 - National Award, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects CSLA

2023 - International Grand Prize, Grands prix du design 16th edition, Landscape design

2023 - Platinum winner, Grands prix du design 16th edition, Public art integration

2023 - Platinum winner, Grands prix du design 16th edition, Environnemental project

2023 - Winner, Grands prix du génie-conseil québécois 21th edition, Urban infrastructures