The Montarville in Boucherville near Montreal, Canadian Public Building, Architecture Images
The Montarville in Boucherville near Montreal
Public Library Building near Montreal, Canada ? design by BGLA | Architecture + Design urbain
19 Aug 2019
The Montarville РBoucher la Bru̬re Public Library
BGLA | Architecture + Design urbain
Location: Boucherville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The Montarville РBoucher la Bru̬re Public Library is located in the downtown core of Boucherville, a town of 40,000 situated on the banks of the St. Lawrence River just east of the Island of Montreal. Built more than 25 years ago, the municipal library needs to expand and reconfigure its existing facilities so that it can better pursue its mission and provide services in accordance with new and emerging social, cultural and technological trends.
An exceptional site

This project, which was the award winner in a 2007 architectural competition, consists of a three-storey expansion (1,470 square metres) plus an indoor renovation and refit of the existing structure (1,700 square metres). It includes an atrium, a new entrance hall, a new library promenade, a new loans counter and a complete reorganization of all the library collections.

After an initial assessment of the library?s current context, it was the untapped potential for a visceral connection to the wooded area in the adjoining Rivière aux Pins Park that was the stimulus for our conceptual approach and further development o...