École Val-Martin
WINNER OF A 2021 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF MERIT
There are grocery and big-box stores across Canada. Many that are centrally located are emptying out as delivery options become more popular, and retailers take advantage of opportunities to warehouse on more affordable land. To take a building that occupies a prime location at the centre of a community and repurpose it for an essential community institution is an innovative approach. In this project, the resulting design is whimsical and intelligent at the same time. The scale of the building is broken up by creating house-like elements that present an interesting environment for children and respond to the surrounding residential buildings; the project also enlivens the site around it, replacing the parking lots with sports fields and play areas. -Jury Comment
Kindergarten classroom
Located at the centre of a resource-poor neighbourhood in Laval, a city north of Montreal, École Val-Martin transforms an abandoned big-box grocery store into a playful centre of learning for primary school children.
This project takes a stance on the ever-relevant issue of suburban sprawl by proposing an alternate to new construction. It tackles several important questions: How can architects and their clients actively participate in remodelling the existing urban fabric, instead of contributing to the growing ecological footprint of the suburbs" Can we recycle and adapt existing structures to imagine progressive schools for you...
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