Christ-Roi Elementary School
CHRIST-ROI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BGLA architecture | urban design
ARCHITECTS
BGLA architecture | urban design
STATUS
Built
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
YEAR
2020
LOCATION
Montreal, Canada
CATEGORY
Educational › Elementary School
Carried out in consortium with Smith Vigeant Architects, the project consists of the expansion of the Christ-Roi elementary school of the Montreal School Service Center, in the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The school was extended over three floors, including nine classrooms, a kindergarten, a daycare service and a gymnasium
The project aimed for creative solutions to successfully integrate both architectural and urban.
Creating a harmonious composition, the extension incorporates the principles of the existing building and redefines the school's relationship with its context.
On the street, a sculpted volumetry announces the new hall, as well as the social and active functions.
On the courtyard side, transparency and color are more expressed, offering a personalized character to the institution, respecting its initial pavilion.
The bright colors of the facade blend with the original brick while revealing it.
The two buildings are built around a vast central staircase covered in natural light and the radiance of colors.
The staircase clearly ensures the new links with the existing school while providing a comfortable and fun socializing space.
The entrance hall, by its size and opening, creates a generous and friendly transition space between the neighborhood, the daycare service and the schoolyard.
Color ensures a warm presence of the institution in public space, harmonizes the old and the new while stimulating learning and spaces for sharing.
