Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Exhibition and Event Complex, Laval Building, Architecture Images
Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Exploration Centre in Laval
Sustainable Building Development in Quebec, Canada ? design by Cardin Julien
3 Sep 2019
Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
Architecture: Cardin Julien
Location: Laval, southwestern Quebec (north of Montreal), Canada

Visitors to Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles can now enjoy a new building, which includes an interpretation centre for the river and its ecosystems, as well as sporting and educational activities on an annual basis. The park?s reception pavilion provides special access to its protected wildlife zone, which is the largest one in the entire metropolitan area.
Parc de la Rivière des Mille-Îles? multipurpose centre is an important new facility for the City of Laval: it serves as a community and educational resource, a service area, and a support centre for the park?s activities. It is open to the general public, schools, and children’s groups.

The main building is comprised of 3 floors. The ground floor is home to a large multipurpose hall that has a view of the river (café, reception, diffusion), a monitoring room (conferences and events), and museum programming (exhibition, animal reserve). The lower level (river level) houses the equipment rental area and a locker room, an ecology laboratory, researchers’ offices, and day camp facilities. A multipurpose room, which can be re...