Saint-Laurent Sports Complex
SAINT-LAURENT SPORTS COMPLEX
HCMA Architecture + Design, Saucier + Perrotte architectes
LOCATION
Montreal, Canada
CATEGORY
Sports Architecture, Extension
YEAR
2017
MANUFACTURERS
AGROB BUCHTAL, ALPOLIC, Canam, Ferro, Norbec Architectural
PHOTOGRAPHS
Olivier Blouin
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
SNC Lavalin inc.
AREA
14300 m²
MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL
SNC Lavalin inc.
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.
CLIENT
Serge Robidoux
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Claude Cormier + Associés
LEED CONSULTANT
Lyse M. Tremblay – ecoArchitecture inc.
BUDGET/CONSTRUCTION COST
35,000,000 CAD
LEAD ARCHITECT
Gilles Saucier
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
SNC Lavalin inc.
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 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 sports participation and support healthy lifestyles in the community.
The design accomplishes this through the integration of high-performance sports 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.
