Architectural principle:
The main goal is to transform the perception of the incinerator (blue on the map) and its surroundings. The plan to achieve this is to establish an explanation center, a hub for schools and other visitors to learn about our environmental impact. This, coupled with the improvement of the quality of life and needs on the border of the industrial district, will help reconnect the districts.
Aesthetic concept:
The main design is to create a colossal topography that overlays the train tracks and covers all the district's industrial parts. This innovative landscape was designed to create an urban park, a vibrant space that will inspire active transportation from one district to another and reconnect the separated districts' attractive poles. The park will also serve as a platform for environmental education, engaging the community in the project's mission.
Structural concept:
The structure would serve as a transition zone between the separated districts of Limoilou. It would utilize the topography and living space to become an attractive focal point, reducing the impression of height, enhancing the ascent, and creating more livable spaces.
"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody."
- Jane Jacobs
Project:
Revive is a project part of a major urban initiative commissioned by the City of Québec around the city's incinerator.
Its goal is primarily to reconnect several districts in Limoulou that are currently separated by an industrial pole and, secondly, to enhance the industrial district containing the incinerator and its relationship with the neighbouring districts.
Theme and place:
The district of Limoilou in Québec City is intricately linked to the growth of its industrial pole, which attracted inhabitants and spurred the city's expansion into a district around it. However, this growth has led to a disconnect, creating an enclave and several isolated districts, forcing inhabitants to navigate around the industrial district to move from one to another.
Like in many cities, the industrial district has a bad reputation for the inhabitants of Québec city and even more for the neighbouring districts, and this place is seen as a polluted area that many people try to avoid.