Place des Canotiers: Parkade, Artifact Wall, and Public Realm
Quebec City,
QC
Award Category:
Urban Architecture
Lead Firm:听DAOUST LESTAGE + ABCP
Completion:听June 2017
Commissioned by the Government of Quebec, this project sits at the edge of the St. Lawrence River where cruise ships arrive in Old Quebec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A multidisciplinary team of urban designers, architects, landscape architects, industrial and graphic designers transformed a surface parking lot into Old Quebec鈥檚 largest public space.
The square is defined by an elegant parking structure and a feature wall inspired by wooden wharves of the past. A stairway leads to a cantilevered lookout. Water jets and misting pavers evoke the river.
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Photo:听Stephane Groleau
Photo:听Stephane Groleau
Photo:听Stephane Groleau
Photo:听Daoust Lestage
Photo:听Jean-Philippe Labrie
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鈥淵ou couldn鈥檛 pick a much more challenging site nor imagine a better design solution. The resulting design replaces a hideous surface parking lot with a welcoming waterfront entrance to the city. The team clearly understood the role of foreground鈥� and background design elements and the need to stitch together this modern intervention with the surrounding historic and landscape context. 鈥�