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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Québec, Québec, Canadaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal2005-2006 (alteration)en_US
dc.creatorCroft Pelletier Architectesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-16T18:14:57Z
dc.date.available2014-12-16T18:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-16
dc.identifier250880en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2978en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/166513
dc.descriptionAtrium of new addition, facing the church and parking lot (main entrance at right); Located in the centre of a Renaissance-inspired plan designed by Jesuits in 1637, the Trait-Carré represents one of Quebec City’s four historic districts and one of the first examples in North America of a planned community. The library expansion is part of a general neighborhood revitalization plan (competition held 2003) for the Trait-Carré, and involves the construction of a 35,000-square-foot addition to the public library adjacent to the historic Saint-Charles-Borromée Church (built 1826). Sited to create a paved courtyard between it and the historic library (the Marist College, 1904), the new building is entered on the second level at the internal corner of the L-shaped plan. The larger arm of the L contains the main book stacks, and the smaller arm administrative components. Sloping up from south to north, a green roof covers the main library while the smaller wing rises above the grass-covered roof plane. Source: Ma municipalité efficace [website for Quebec buildings]; http://www.mamunicipaliteefficace.ca/ (accessed 4/21/2014)en_US
dc.format.mediumglass; stone; green roofen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture and energy conservationen_US
dc.subjectGreen roofs (Gardening)en_US
dc.subjectSustainable buildingsen_US
dc.subjectretrofiten_US
dc.subjectadditionen_US
dc.subjectarchitectural reuseen_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.titleCharlesbourg Public Library [addition]en_US
dc.title.alternativeBibliotheque de Charlesbourgen_US
dc.title.alternativeBibliothèque Paul-Aimé-Paiementen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-CRPEA-BDC-A04en_US
vra.culturalContextCanadianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypelibrary (building)en_US
dc.contributor.displayCroft Pelletier Architectes (Canadian architectural firm, active ca. 2001-2005)en_US


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