Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay, Montreal, Qc. Canada

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DESCRIPTION

Restoration project of Alexandra Pier whose structures have been subject to multiple interventions over the years. The project upgrades the capabilities to better meet the needs of shipping lines and cruise passengers, who are choosing Montreal more and more as a destination. For Montrealers, the project contributes to better integrate the pier into the urban fabric and offers long-anticipated access to the water. The landscape project transforms the space into an attractive and surprising destination by highlighting the pier’s rich industrial site, dialoguing with existing structures and new architectural strategies, offering a diverse program, and following multiple ecological principals. In this vibrant context, shines the public art work Leurs effigies by Yann Pocreau.

(1) Promenade d’Iberville, Stéphane Brügger

(2) Aerial view, Stéphane Brügger

(3) Overall plan, NIPPAYSAGE

(4) Green roof, NIPPAYSAGE

(5) Promenade d’Iberville, Stéphane Brügger

(6) Longitudinal section, NIPPAYSAGE

(7) 3D diagram, NIPPAYSAGE

(8) Steps, Stéphane Brügger

(9) Long bench, NIPPAYSAGE

(10) Promenade d’Iberville from inside the main station, Stéphane Brügger

(11) Terrace, Stéphane Brügger

(12) Long benches on the terrace, James Brittain

(13) Cruise ship, Stéphane Brügger

(14) Promenade d’Iberville, Stéphane Brügger

(15) Green roof in winter, NIPPAYSAGE

(16) Green roof in winter, NIPPAYSAGE

(17) Starting place, Valérie Bier

(18) Historical photo

(19) Bench design, NIPPAYSAGE

(20) Starting place, Valérie Bier

(21) Amphitheater perspective on the river, NIPPAYSAGE

(22) Green roof perspective, NIPPAYSAGE

(23) Aerial view, Stéphane Brügger

(24) Aerial view, Olivier Blouin

(25) Night perspective, Provencher Roy

client

Administration portuaire de Montréal

TEAM

Josée Labelle, Michel Langevin, Mathieu Casavant, Mélanie Mignault, Benjamin Deshaies, Mélanie Pelchat, Emilie Bertrand-Villemure, Claude Cournoyer, Sylvain Lenoir, Johanna Ballhaus, Benjamin Motte, Catherine Blain

YEAR

2015-2022

COLLABORATION

Provencher Roy

NCK

Pageau Morel

Genipur

WSP

AWARDS

2024 - Award of the Year, Grands prix du design 17th edition

2024 - Platinum Winner, Grands prix du design 17th edition, environmental + wood

2024 - National Award, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects CSLA

2024 - International Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum

2019 - Public Corpus Prize, ‘Montréal durable’ gala, 13rd edition