Address: 4581 Rue Sherbrooke Est
Type of project: Renovation and expansion
Program: None
Building footprint (area): From 2,143 m2 to 4,385 m2 (gross)
Principal contractor: Space for Life (Ville de Montréal)
Winners: Kuehn Malvezzi + Pelletier de Fontenay + Jodoin Lamarre Pratte + Dupras Ledoux + NCK
First selection: Candidate submission (with sketch)
Intermediate stage: Team formation
Second selection: Paid presentation
Number of competitors: 21
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 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: 226 people
Professional advisor: Louise Amiot
Steering committee: Yes
Technical committee: Yes
Competition documents:
- Program summary prepared by Space for Life in collaboration with the professional advisor.
- Functional and Technical Program (FTP) prepared by Space for Life and CGA architects, in collaboration with Pageau Morel, Jacques Parent landscape architect and Scéno Plus.
- 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 9, 2014
Subsequent stages:
Ground-breaking ceremony: -
Opening to public: -
Official inauguration: -
Funding sources: Project pending funding
Competition budget: $349,175
Fees paid to the finalists (amount subtracted from contract awarded to winner): $78,000
Other fees (e.g.: professional advisor, jury, technical experts, etc.): $115,175
Production budget: $23,000,000
Professional fees of the winner represent 14.63% 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)
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