dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Montréal, Québec, Canada | en_US |
dc.coverage.temporal | 2005-2009 (creation) | en_US |
dc.creator | Desjardins, Robert | en_US |
dc.creator | Affleck de la Riva architectes | en_US |
dc.date | 2005-2009 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-21T18:51:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-21T18:51:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-2009 | en_US |
dc.identifier | 264005 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 3292 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/180063 | |
dc.description | Top viewing deck of the round "belvedere-folly" with signage about the history of the area; The Frères-Charon plaza was first built in the XVII century in an industrial center by Charon brothers, where the center of interest was a windmill, which was demolished in 1840. In this new project the team of designers marked the circle of the old mill base on the site by using a different pavement. A varied palette of colored lights illuminates the plaza when the sun goes down; the reflection on the native grasses gives a fairy tale effect. The project uses a simple, refined, and minimalist architectural language to create a dialogue between circular and cylindrical forms including the garden of wild grasses, the shape of the absent windmill and a park pavilion in the form of a belvedere-folly (which hides a service stair for sewer access). The city organized a interdisciplinary design team including an artist (Raphaëlle de Groot), lighting engineer (Gilles Arpin), the architect (Gavin Affleck), and a landscape architect (Robert Desjardins). Source: ArchDaily; http://www.archdaily.com/ (accessed 8/29/2015) | en_US |
dc.format.medium | Quebec granite; native grasses; wood; lighting | en_US |
dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | botanical | en_US |
dc.subject | contemporary (1960 to present) | en_US |
dc.subject | parks (recreation areas) | en_US |
dc.subject | Xeriscaping | en_US |
dc.subject | native plants | en_US |
dc.subject | Twenty-first century | en_US |
dc.title | Square des Freres-Charon | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Charon Brothers Park | en_US |
dc.type | image | en_US |
dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-C-M-SFC-A23 | en_US |
vra.culturalContext | Canadian | en_US |
vra.technique | construction (assembling), gardening | en_US |
vra.worktype | square (open space) | en_US |
vra.worktype | garden | en_US |
dc.contributor.display | Affleck de la Riva architectes (Canadian architectural firm, founded 1995); Robert Desjardins (Canadian landscape architect, active ca. 1990-present) | en_US |