Address: 4777 Avenue Pierre-de Coubertin
Type of project: Renewal of visitor experience (reception, exhibition, ecosystem)
Program: None
Building footprint (area): From 10,500 m2 to 34,593 m2 (gross)
Principal contractor: Space for Life (Ville de Montréal)
First selection: Candidate submission (with sketch)
Intermediate stage: Team formation
Second selection: Paid presentation
Number of competitors: 11
Number of finalists: 4
Scope: International
Targeted professionals: Architect consortium (10 years of experience in institutional projects), scenic designer (5 years experience), LEED and Living Building Challenge expert, certified estimator (5 years experience), a designer, a scientific designer, a landscape architect (5 years of experience), a museologist + architect (OAQ member for 5 years, head office in Québec, LEED Canada accredited), engineer (OIQ member for 10 years, head office in Québec, LEED Canada accredited)
Type of presentation: Before a jury and public audience
Public presentation: 224 people
Professional advisor: Louise Amiot
Steering committee: Yes
Technical committee: Yes
Competition documents:
- Program summary prepared by Space for Life
- Functional and Technical Program (FTP) prepared by Space for Life in collaboration with Lemay.
- Competition rules prepared by the professional advisor.
Competition duration: 5 months
Launch of call for candidates: February 4, 2014
End of stage 1 (selection of finalists): March 26, 2014
End of stage 1.5 (consolidation of teams): April 24, 2014
End of stage 2 (selection of winner): June 20, 2014
Jury deliberations: July 10, 2014
Subsequent stages:
Ground-breaking ceremony: -
Opening to public: -
Official inauguration: -
Funding sources: Ville de Montréal
Competition budget: $335,038
Fees paid to the finalists (amount subtracted from contract awarded to winner): $78,000
Other fees (e.g.: professional advisor, jury, technical experts, etc.): $101,038
Production budget: $22,400,000
Professional fees of the winner represent 14.55% of the project’s production budget.
Competition costs represent 1.52% of the project’s production budget.
Activities:
- Public presentations and interviews with finalists
- Nature et Architecture Conference (at the middle of the competition)
- Exhibition of finalists
Videos (in French):
Press releases:
- February 10, 2014: Space for Life Architecture Competition - Three Major Projects for Montréal's 375th Anniversary in 2017
- June 11, 2014: Invitation to the Public Presentations - Montréal Space for Life Architecture Competition
- November 21, 2014 (in French): La réalisation des legs du 375e anniversaire de Montréal est bien amorcée à Espace pour la vie - Dévoilement des lauréats du concours d'architecture international d'Espace pour la vie
Award of Excellence, Canadian Architect Awards, 2015