Planetarium de Montreal / Saucier + Perrotte
Canadian architects Saucier + Perrotte shared with us their finalist proposal for the Planetarium de Monteral competition, a black mantle connecting the different programatic pieces.
Architect’s description, credits and more images after the break:
Suspended between two worlds: on a large scale, that of the space and stars; and closer to Earth, that of man and matter, rises the future Planetarium. It transports us elsewhere and invites to discover a snapshot of Evolution, an allegory of the matter in shaping, of a state in evolution, from rough to precious. In a time rooted neither in the present nor the future, the matter in transformation, perforated and distorted is the symbol of this perpetual mutation.
Inspired by this matter, the entire project presents to its visitors the different states of the matter, and the transformations of the planets thereby take place in the heart of the tour. This matter allows the visitors to live an immersive, sensitive and emotional experience and, at the same time, to understand astronomical phenomena.
A sun if the earth of this galaxy: the Theatre no.1. The light which shines from it creates a signal from the Pierre De Coubertin Avenue, and in the heart of the project it leads the planning of the project. The public spaces of the Hall put the visitor in the heart of this system, immerse him in a world of discovery, contemplation and knowledge.
The matter, disconnected from the ground, creates the interior spaces and conceals all the technical and structural elements inside its thickness. It contains the Planetarium scenography system. Inside its upheaval, the matter reveals the main museological elements. The two theaters appear encrusted in the matter. Others small spherical elements are used to describe the spaces, give directions and gather people.
Designed in accordance with principles of sustainability, established in the heart of the touristic and scientific de Maisonneuve area, the Planetarium positions itself as a singular and particular architectural element. Conscious of the important part it has to play, it demonstrates respect in its relation with the other elements on-site such as the Biodome and the Olympic Stadium. It strategic position and its shape allow it to become a complementary signal in the qualification of this major museum area.
Architects: Saucier + Perrotte architectes
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Design Architect: Gilles Saucier
Project Architect: André Perrotte
Project team: Olivier Krieger, Marie-Eve Primeau, Gregory Neudorf, Lia Ruccolo, Guillaume Sasseville, Yutaro Minagawa, Tomek Bartczak, David Moreaux, Etienne Hotte, Patrice Bégin
Consultants:
Arup/Consultants SM _ Daniel Brodkin, Brian Markham, Jacques Guertin, Thérèse Primiani, Richard Breault
Pageau Morel & ass. _ Jacques De Grâce, Roland Charneaux, Daniel Picard
Lyse Tremblay architecte
Jean-Marc Carpentier
Design Communication _ André Bilodeau, Jean-François Major
Trizart Alliance _ François Morrison, Pierre Lemieux, Marie Dupuis
Technorm _ Gaétan Frenette
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We also have it in France… since 1979 !!
Eglise Jeanne d’Arc, Rouen, France
http://www.mandrin45.com/joomla/images/domaine_public/photos/rouen/035.jpg
http://breizh.forever.free.fr/Images/Eglise%20Ste%20Jeanne%20d%27Arc.jpg
c’est le batiment du premier plan le projet.
à l’arrière c’est la tour du stade olympique de Montreal qui date de 1976 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Montreal)
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paul are u serious? or just pretending…
It was our french touch ! :) nice project
What’s the tall object on the planetarium ?
I don’t think it is a tall object on the planetarium but rather the tower of the old olympic stadium in the background of the rendering.
I usually like Saucier + Perrotte’s work but am not impressed by this building at all. It seems clumsy and not well integrated into its surroundings. It is another in an endless line of complex geometric forms or blobs coming out of firms these days.
Many of their other buildings are grounded in culture, history and context and I would expect more from them than this black prism.
i agree with Lucas…
Saucier + Perrotte could have done so much better…
I’m becoming more and more a fan of S+P as they look to be constant in the quality of their work. Although the esthetic one doesn’t look as brilliant as the other works, it however seems to be quite well balanced regarding the program. Alway pleasant!
Interesting project! Also, I think that this area would need this kind of innovative and attractive project.
This project, has not only been able to defend itself on LEAD requirements but it’s changing the iconography of the planetariums throughout the world. The beauty of a project does not only stand on what it looks like…It has to realize something new about how we visit this kind of project…And I think the programmation of S+P’s proposition is at the level of their reputation and meets those requirements. I guess that Lucas up here would of liked a good old fashioned boring box with a good old set of balls sticking out of it to reassure himself that he’s looking at a planetarium.
Wait till you see the one who won the competition, hopefully many people will not be in favor.
Till then, cheers to you all
If that is a building i’m a frog!
so dark… i know we’re talking about space but if i were a kid, this severe cold black distorded box would frighten me…
anyways, very nice renderings altough not enough explicit for this phase of the competition. Plus, it’s like the building is standing in a forest : have you seen the site ?
Eh John, so maybe you are a frog, and then the winner might be a cocroach.
hey Arch photographer, spare us with your acid talk. The jury has decided your project was NOT the best so deal with it and digest your defeat in silence.
This building looks somewhat like a stealth aircraft. It will be hardly visible to radars.
Hey Archangel, are your wings working allright or your eyes can’t read photographer….This is not my project. SO go and do your nervous dropping somewhere else.
An angel doesn’t produce droppings… Altough i would make an exception if i was over your head. Anyway, your first post was insulting for another blogger and the winner of the competition. What kind of answer were you expecting ???
Good enough, but why is it that the winners aren’t showing their images are they afraid to show what they presented to the jury…are they changing it so it right now can be more publishable, presentable for the public?
Yes, good point, why can’t we see the other projects? you would imagine that the other designs should be presented for us to view.
When a winning entry is not publish, this is a signal that they change the project… Why we don’t have other projects and the winner present ???? Very suspect…
Surely Saucier’s ego was so defeated that he wanted to show off his project before every competitor…lol! It’s like if the Detroit Red Wings were defeated by the NY Islanders!
For my part I think that the two projection rooms look like two oversized token stolen from a game of Mastermind!
I really don’t think that it blends into the surronding building… no link with the Saputo Stadium… from outer space!
Maybe he’s showing the defeated project just because even though Saucier+Perrotte lost, their defeated project is now getting published in pretty much all the design sites…And I’m sure magazines will want to publish it….Because whatever we say, They are still the best we have in the country and they have won the most prizes and are the most publishable firm internationally speaking.
I remember OMA use to publish their work even if at some time they were’nt winning anything at all. And look were they are now. Showing your work at all time makes you exist. And makes potential clients invite you to other competitions.
A friend of mine working for one of the firms told me all the competitors signed a non-divulgation of the projects before the overall exhibit… is that right?
If so, Saucier either got big balls or he doesn’t have the control of his stuff!
The ARC,
Saucier+ Perrotte sent us this info directly.
The arc is right, don’t worry you’ll see the winning entry. Just after the city will make it official.
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