Shores | Design competition for the enhancement of promenade Fleury, Montreal 2016

Urbanism, Township Master¬plan, urban design, public space, infrastructure planning

By visiting the Promenade Fleury, we discover a commercial artery full of life and the heart of a neighborhood. The varied and coquettish shops follow one another to the delight of regulars of all ages. The alleys flow into it like playful streams that feed the river. In a way, a victim of its success, the promenade is also marked by heavy car traffic that weighs down the visitor experience. Generic and tasteless urban planning does not do justice to the neat and distinct personality of the various businesses. Rivages enhances the route for pedestrians by bringing an inviting visual signature and identity rooted in the history of the place and creates a playful setting on a human scale.

Architecture thesis, public park, urbanism, public space, , cultural center
Urban design, masterplan, mixed land use, adept, pedestrians, transportation

Long before it was a walk, and even before it was land, the space where we find Fleury Est today was already a commercial artery. In the middle of the 19th century, it is the former Portage River that occupies the place. Not far away, as is still the case today, there was also rivière-des-Prairies. In the 1800s, you can see cages, impressive wooden boats composed of several rafts. Both the means of transport and the goods, these improbable floating islands are led and inhabited by cageux, strong and brave men, “intrepid travelers”

Urbanism, Township Master¬plan, urban design, public space, infrastructure planning
Urbanism, Township Master¬plan, urban design, public space, infrastructure planning
Architecture thesis, public park, urbanism, public space, , cultural center

If time has dried up the river, and the profession of cageux has disappeared, the movement and the turmoil are still palpable through the comings and goings of the visitors of the promenade. Our concept is inspired by this piece of our history, the commercial ancestor of the Promenade Fleury. Our intervention plays on aquatic references by a marking on the ground, luminous furniture and an indigenous plant palette. The walk becomes a playground that multiplies dynamic and playful experiences in the public space. All users benefit: those who sit down to drink coffee, read a book or chat with friends. Those who parade on the sidewalks observe the scene, like a show. All of them enjoy the beauty of the décor that makes it a singular place like nowhere else. The layout invites contemplation. The waves invite a moment of slowness to compensate for the frantic pace of car traffic and improve the existing street furniture. The marking on the floor brightens up the décor and makes you want to walk there. Local residents go there in large numbers. We come back to see the people we liked to meet on the street as in the shops. We return for the joy of being there, the dance of the waves and the effervescence of the water race.

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Organizer: Design competition for the enhancement of promenade Fleury

Team members: Maxime Brosseau, Julie Parenteau, Pierre-Yves Diehl, Laurent Roy, Karyna St-Pierre, Carolyn Kelly-Dorais, Atelier Laboutique

Vizualization by : Collectif Escargo

Program: Public space design

Location: Montreal

Year: 2018

Recognition: Finalist 

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