The Ville-Marie borough announced the results of its urban design ideas contest for the Quartier latin at the Grande Bibliothèque.
The jury members said they were impressed with the very high quality of the projects submitted by the contestants, in both the Architecture and Development categories. Several original proposals were considered very promising. They may be deployed over the short, medium and long term in concert with the borough.
ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY – NEW FORMS OF HOUSING
In this category, the jury rewarded participants who proposed to consolidate strategic sectors of the Quartier latin, along with planning concepts that reconcile work and housing.
The two winners are :
- Atelier Ville Architecture Paysage
- Poncelet-Boucher
The jury gave honourable mention to:
- Groupe Leclerc Architecture + Design
The Public's Choice was:
- Atelier Barda/ Patrick Morand
Apartments for youth on the vanguard, and green and community dwellings were among the innovative solutions intended to make residing downtown more pleasant. Urban life and housing would coexist harmoniously, to revitalize the district.
The Société d'habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) and the borough will work with the winners to implement housing typologies that offer new ways to live in the city.