Discovery and Services Center in Îles-de-Boucherville Sépaq National Park, Canadian Public Building, Architecture
Discovery and Services Center in Îles-de-Boucherville Sépaq National Park
Contemporary Building in Montreal, Canada ? design by Smith Vigeant architectes
4 Dec 2017
Discovery and Services Center
Design: Smith Vigeant architectes
Location: Boucherville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A Brand New Discovery and Services Center for the Îles-de-Boucherville Sépaq National Park
The service and discovery center received two awards at the 2017 American Architecture Prize.

The center is both the main welcoming point for visitors of the park and a showcase building for Sepaq, the network of national parks in Quebec. Entirely made of local wood, the center confirms Sepaq?s commitment to be an ambassador of wood construction excellence and Smith Vigeant
Architectes? expertise in wood construction design.
The conceptual quality of this project is the result of an integrated design process and active collaboration between the architects, engineers and Sepaq?s team. The center invites visitors on a discovery of nature and provides a place for social interaction. The architecture respects and reflects its environment as the building achieves high standards of environmental performance and was designed to fit harmoniously within the site.

The buildings undulated edges were carefully placed to minimize tree cutting, and encourage visitors to wander around and progressively...