Drummondville Public Library in Quebec
Drummondville Public Library Building, Canadian Sustainable Urban Design Images
Drummondville Public Library
Institutional Architecture Development in Québec, Canada ? design by Chevalier Morales
9 Jan 2020
Drummondville Library in Quebec
Architects: Chevalier Morales
Location: Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec region, Canada
Originating from an architectural competition, the Drummondville Library project transposes the historical, cultural and poetic essence of the region into a studied urban and architectural composition. Since the city was founded by a garrison of soldiers-turned-farmers 200 years ago, the Saint-François River has been the main protagonist in the historical and cultural tale of Drummondville and the central Quebec region.
Crossed by a railway a few years later and exploited by a series of hydro-electric dams, the Saint-François River enabled the city to develop its main economic drivers: industry and turbines. Following a difficult period, Drummondville is now embracing the future thanks to its intensive efforts in economic development, welcoming the new library as the culmination of these efforts and a as dynamic civic space in the heart of the city center.
A civic space that fills the site
The architects desired to work with the entire site; they considered the library building from a broader perspective, as a civic facility part of a large integrated civic complex within a park. The main objective was to use this project as a catalyst to revers...
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