Archinect - News2024-12-30T21:59:36-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150430603/montreal-s-new-botanical-garden-entrance-pavilion-was-designed-to-disappear-into-the-environment
Montreal's new botanical garden entrance pavilion was designed to disappear into the environment Nathaniel Bahadursingh2024-06-04T15:24:00-04:00>2024-06-05T13:40:03-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b3f55421dba4838fb3c6ab906a28675d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8869/montreal" target="_blank">Montreal</a>-based firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/44309501/pelletier-de-fontenay" target="_blank">Pelletier de Fontenay</a> has designed a new entrance pavilion at the Montreal Botanical Garden. This project comes alongside the revitalization of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150352858/a-look-inside-montreal-s-award-winning-insectarium" target="_blank">Garden’s insectarium</a> and the entrance to the surrounding Parc Maisonneuve. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5aa86a13ab8cce03da3f116210b1a7fa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5aa86a13ab8cce03da3f116210b1a7fa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: James Brittain</figcaption></figure><p>The pavilion was developed in collaboration with a team of landscape architects from the City of Montreal’s Urban Parks Division and the firm <a href="https://archinect.com/lemay" target="_blank">Lemay</a>. The main challenge of the project was to better orient and guide visitors towards the insectarium and botanical garden, while respecting the cultural heritage of the site. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4d/4dafdc9a771e26ee54539e7b64b17ba2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4d/4dafdc9a771e26ee54539e7b64b17ba2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: James Brittain</figcaption></figure><p>The firm drew inspiration from 18th- and 19th-century English <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8632/garden/" target="_blank">gardens</a>, specifically the romantic image of the overgrown ruin and how it reflects a close relationship between the built and natural world. The pavilion, purposefully limited in scale, will progressively blend into its surroundings, becoming an infrastructure for greenery, insects, birds, and small animals.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b7cae506be0f079c96620bcdd89ac3b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b7cae506be0f079c96620bcdd89ac3b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: James Brit...</figcaption></figure>
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A look inside Montreal’s award-winning Insectarium Niall Patrick Walsh2023-06-09T11:47:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/ce72a258da3a33cb936d9da96daea3a9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>An architectural team composed of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/102166555/kuehn-malvezzi-architects" target="_blank">Kuehn Malvezzi</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/44309501/pelletier-de-fontenay" target="_blank">Pelletier de Fontenay</a>, and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architects has been awarded the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/9250/ten-projects-selected-as-2023-prix-d-excellence-winners" target="_blank">Grand Prix d’excellence en architecture</a> from the Ordre des architectes du Québec for their Metamorphosis of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8869/montreal" target="_blank">Montreal</a> Insectarium.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8922037906fc82576f8d79e7a2ec6e2d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8922037906fc82576f8d79e7a2ec6e2d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Main façade and Pollinator. Photo credit: James Brittain — Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium</figcaption></figure><p>The project underwent a seven-year design and construction period before opening on April 13th, 2022. Featuring hundreds of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/476/insects" target="_blank">insect</a> species and detailed displays, the center also holds an immersive sensory labyrinth experience, a pollinator garden, creative workshops, and production areas.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7cee508ee259ee3736f7c3e93b3c558.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7cee508ee259ee3736f7c3e93b3c558.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Entrance Hall. Photo credit: James Brittain — Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/bacf967344f38ac27531babf12b923b9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ba/bacf967344f38ac27531babf12b923b9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Entrance Hall. Photo credit: James Brittain — Kuehn Malvezzi / Pelletier de Fontenay / Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium</figcaption></figure><p>The insectarium is part of ...</p>