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PLANETARIUM DE MONTREAL COMPETITION-Planetarium
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PLANETARIUM DE MONTREAL COMPETITION-Planetarium
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Inspired by its unique collection of meteors, this design for new planetarium for Montreal redevelops a former Olympic site. Not only is this a commission for a new structure but the interior world of the planetarium type is extended into the landscape, introducing the idea of a new park, “Le Parc du Météore”. It is a place of remarkable phenomena day and night. Both the building and the landscape hold the capacity for a curated demonstration of astronomical observations at many scales, with the possibility of surprise on a daily and seasonal basis.
The plan is composed of three levels. The volume complies with the competition’s stepped height requirements and the section arrays on two main levels, with the two Star Theaters floating within the large central volume. For Le Meteorite itself, an innovative surface treatment of aluminum plates is shaped to recall the pockmarks and craters of a real meteorite. It glows mysteriously and by night is uplit from a reflective pool of water. This pool doubles as a heat exchanger, contributing to the sustainable energy plan that provides natural heating and cooling for the structure. The issues of climate, of energy, of our planet and its role in what we are starting to understand as an expanding universe, compose the layers of our strategy for the approach to the institution and its environs.
The plan is composed of three levels. The volume complies with the competition’s stepped height requirements and the section arrays on two main levels, with the two Star Theaters floating within the large central volume. For Le Meteorite itself, an innovative surface treatment of aluminum plates is shaped to recall the pockmarks and craters of a real meteorite. It glows mysteriously and by night is uplit from a reflective pool of water. This pool doubles as a heat exchanger, contributing to the sustainable energy plan that provides natural heating and cooling for the structure. The issues of climate, of energy, of our planet and its role in what we are starting to understand as an expanding universe, compose the layers of our strategy for the approach to the institution and its environs.
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