Neighbourhood Life
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Neighbourhood Life
Sul sito di una vecchia fabbrica di ghiaccio, il nuovo edificio ne conserva la memoria attraverso volumi traslucidi simili a iceberg. The building which has taken the place of an old ice factory is a translucent volume similar to an iceberg. Vita di quartiere Neighbourhood Life A Montreal, la casa degli studenti progettata da MSDL Architects è pensata come un hub di servizio e si connette alla città attraverso passerelle aeree e passaggi coperti In Montreal, a student house designed by MSDL Architects is conceived as a service hub and is connected to the city by overhead walkways and covered passages TXT_Elena Franzoia PHOTOS_Stéphane Brügger 38 557 557 39 Sul sito di una vecchia fabbrica di ghiaccio, il nuovo edificio ne conserva la memoria attraverso volumi traslucidi simili a iceberg. The building which has taken the place of an old ice factory is a translucent volume similar to an iceberg. Vita di quartiere Neighbourhood Life A Montreal, la casa degli studenti progettata da MSDL Architects è pensata come un hub di servizio e si connette alla città attraverso passerelle aeree e passaggi coperti In Montreal, a student house designed by MSDL Architects is conceived as a service hub and is connected to the city by overhead walkways and covered passages TXT_Elena Franzoia PHOTOS_Stéphane Brügger 38 557 557 39 MONTREAL Project Manager Anik Shooner Assistant Project Manager Julie Morin Architectural Designer Jean-Pierre LeTourneux Assistant Architectural Designer Marc-Antoine Chartier-Primeau Project Team Anne Lafontaine, Alexandre Cassiani, Gaspard Marier Véronique Hébert Claudio Nunez, Nicolas Maalouf Cuong Tran, Claude Labbé Client École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) Partners Beaudoin Hurens inc. – Électricité et mécanique SDK et Associés – Structure Marchand Houle et associés Completion Date October 2015 Sotto e nella pagina a fianco, dall’atrio una scala conduce a un vasto belvedere-area di sosta. L’atrio ha un articolato soffitto di legno di betulla. Below and opposite page, from the atrium a staircase leads up to a large belvedere-relaxation area. The atrium has an elaborate birch wood roof. 40 557 Nella città canadese di Montreal, un edificio-icona sostituisce una vecchia fabbrica di ghiaccio nell’area ex industriale di Griffintown, dove nell’800 si stabilì la comunità irlandese. Si tratta della Maison des Étudiants dell’École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), recentemente terminata da Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes e pensata come hub a servizio dell’università e del quartiere. La memoria del luogo ha ispirato il volume trasparente che, come un enorme blocco ghiacciato, connota l’edificio, immergendo gli interni nella luce naturale e staccandosi visivamente dai restanti volumi del campus. Verso sud est, la grande massa scultorea - che accoglie funzioni differenziate, come dimostra il piano terra a destinazione commerciale - appare plasmata per accogliere un parco pubblico, che in futuro giungerà fino allo scenografico atrio lasciando percepire la vivace vita studentesca che si svolge ai piani superiori. Cuore pulsante dell’edificio, l’atrio è caratterizzato verso sud da un’ardita struttura a sbalzo che, rendendo omaggio alle memorie industriali e ferroviarie dell’area, accoglie la scala principale e ne conclude lo sbarco con un’ampia area di sosta, regalando straordinarie viste sulla città. Verso la strada, le moderne tecnologie digitali hanno ispirato invece l’astratto disegno che caratterizza la facciata vetrata. Coperto da un sinuoso soffitto in legno di betulla, un percorso ascendente si diparte dall’atrio non solo collegando le diversificate aree destinate alla vita studentesca, pensate per il relax, lo studio e la socializzazione, ma anche connettendo l’edificio al campus e al quartiere, cui la Maison offre aree per mostre ed eventi, grazie a un sistema di passerelle aeree e passaggi coperti. In the Canadian city of Montreal, a new signature building has taken the place of the old ice factory in the former industrial area of Griffintown, where the Irish community settled in the 19th century. The Maison des Étudiants of the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), that has been recently completed by Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes and is seen as a hub serving both the university and the local neighbourhood. The history of the site was the inspiration for a transparent volume that, like a huge block of ice, marks the building, and maximises sunlight on the inside while detaching itself visually from the other campus volumes. On the south-east side, the large sculptural mass – which houses a number of different functions, including shops at ground-floor level – is clearly carved out to contain a future public park that will eventually extend right up to the dramatic atrium, showcasing student life on the upper floors. This atrium, which is the beating heart of the building, is marked on its south side by a daring cantilevered truss recalling the railway bridges and industrial structures that used to stand here. This contains the main staircase and ends with a large area that affords remarkable views of the Montreal cityscape. Meanwhile, on the street side, modern digital technology was the inspiration for the abstract design of the glazed façade. A promenade, covered by a curving birch wood ceiling, spirals its way up from the atrium, interconnecting the various areas where students study, relax and socialise, as well as linking the building through a system of overhead walkways and covered passages to the campus and the neighbourhood, which thus gains new spaces for exhibitions and other events 557 41 MONTREAL Project Manager Anik Shooner Assistant Project Manager Julie Morin Architectural Designer Jean-Pierre LeTourneux Assistant Architectural Designer Marc-Antoine Chartier-Primeau Project Team Anne Lafontaine, Alexandre Cassiani, Gaspard Marier Véronique Hébert Claudio Nunez, Nicolas Maalouf Cuong Tran, Claude Labbé Client École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) Partners Beaudoin Hurens inc. – Électricité et mécanique SDK et Associés – Structure Marchand Houle et associés Completion Date October 2015 Sotto e nella pagina a fianco, dall’atrio una scala conduce a un vasto belvedere-area di sosta. L’atrio ha un articolato soffitto di legno di betulla. Below and opposite page, from the atrium a staircase leads up to a large belvedere-relaxation area. The atrium has an elaborate birch wood roof. 40 557 Nella città canadese di Montreal, un edificio-icona sostituisce una vecchia fabbrica di ghiaccio nell’area ex industriale di Griffintown, dove nell’800 si stabilì la comunità irlandese. Si tratta della Maison des Étudiants dell’École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), recentemente terminata da Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes e pensata come hub a servizio dell’università e del quartiere. La memoria del luogo ha ispirato il volume trasparente che, come un enorme blocco ghiacciato, connota l’edificio, immergendo gli interni nella luce naturale e staccandosi visivamente dai restanti volumi del campus. Verso sud est, la grande massa scultorea - che accoglie funzioni differenziate, come dimostra il piano terra a destinazione commerciale - appare plasmata per accogliere un parco pubblico, che in futuro giungerà fino allo scenografico atrio lasciando percepire la vivace vita studentesca che si svolge ai piani superiori. Cuore pulsante dell’edificio, l’atrio è caratterizzato verso sud da un’ardita struttura a sbalzo che, rendendo omaggio alle memorie industriali e ferroviarie dell’area, accoglie la scala principale e ne conclude lo sbarco con un’ampia area di sosta, regalando straordinarie viste sulla città. Verso la strada, le moderne tecnologie digitali hanno ispirato invece l’astratto disegno che caratterizza la facciata vetrata. Coperto da un sinuoso soffitto in legno di betulla, un percorso ascendente si diparte dall’atrio non solo collegando le diversificate aree destinate alla vita studentesca, pensate per il relax, lo studio e la socializzazione, ma anche connettendo l’edificio al campus e al quartiere, cui la Maison offre aree per mostre ed eventi, grazie a un sistema di passerelle aeree e passaggi coperti. In the Canadian city of Montreal, a new signature building has taken the place of the old ice factory in the former industrial area of Griffintown, where the Irish community settled in the 19th century. The Maison des Étudiants of the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), that has been recently completed by Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes and is seen as a hub serving both the university and the local neighbourhood. The history of the site was the inspiration for a transparent volume that, like a huge block of ice, marks the building, and maximises sunlight on the inside while detaching itself visually from the other campus volumes. On the south-east side, the large sculptural mass – which houses a number of different functions, including shops at ground-floor level – is clearly carved out to contain a future public park that will eventually extend right up to the dramatic atrium, showcasing student life on the upper floors. This atrium, which is the beating heart of the building, is marked on its south side by a daring cantilevered truss recalling the railway bridges and industrial structures that used to stand here. This contains the main staircase and ends with a large area that affords remarkable views of the Montreal cityscape. Meanwhile, on the street side, modern digital technology was the inspiration for the abstract design of the glazed façade. A promenade, covered by a curving birch wood ceiling, spirals its way up from the atrium, interconnecting the various areas where students study, relax and socialise, as well as linking the building through a system of overhead walkways and covered passages to the campus and the neighbourhood, which thus gains new spaces for exhibitions and other events 557 41