Expansion of the Théâtre du nouveau monde
WINNER OF A 2020 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
?This project?s designers have created a dynamic new front-of-house for this existing theatre on an impossibly tight urban site. It creates a strong sense of occasion for the theatre and the city through transparency, the placement of the café and the vertically interconnected lobby spaces. The simple, raw materiality creates a strong dialogue with the existing masonry, while clearly establishing a new presence. They?ve leveraged a modest footprint to maximum potential for the theatre and the city itself. The corner of St. Urbain and Ste. Catherine is getting something pretty special.? ? Michael Moxam, juror
A sensitive addition gives the theatre renewed prominence in Montreal?s Quartier des Spectacles. To expand Montreal?s beloved Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, the architects focused on three main elements: visibility, functionality and theatricality. The transformation offers a transparent structure filled with public and semi-public spaces for city residents, as well as expanded space for patrons and staff alike.
The largely opaque existing theatre complex sits on a prominent site in downtown Montreal, at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Urbain streets. At pedestrian level, a new transparent façade deepens the existing hall and adds visual emphasis to the building?s entrance on Sainte-Catherine. The hall is also reorganized and enlarged by eliminating part of the existing mezzanine.
Sketch by Gilles Sau...
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