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Lemay：通过这次彻底的改造，Vauquelin已经脱胎换骨，重新成为了象征着民主的蒙特利尔行政区中心的一个重要目的地，而且，这次它的重生恰逢蒙特利尔375周年市庆。在此之前的几十年里，该下沉、参差的公共广场给人的印象一直都是封闭的。原有的植被不仅遮挡了人们的视线，还会给小孩攀登和藏匿带来安全隐患，而且广场家具和铺装都已年久失修，以致于人们都不会意识到这儿曾是老蒙特利尔最高的地方。
现在的Vauquelin广场是历史街区北部边界上一个重要又独特的空间，也是游客和当地人休息放松的理想场所。它还与旁边圣母院街(Notre-Dame Street)有着密切的联系，150多年来，圣母院街(Notre-Dame Street)的各种交通一直川流不息，是无数步行街交汇的天然聚集地。
Lemay：With a stunning and thorough makeover from Lemay, Place Vauquelin reaffirms itself as a distinguished destination at the heart of Montreal’s Administrative District, symbolizing the exercise of democratic power. Its rebirth is timed to coincide with the 375th anniversary of Montreal in 2017. For decades before this mandate, the sunken, split-level public square gave the impression of closing in on itself. Vegetation was blocking sight lines, posing safety and security risks with its climbing and concealment opportunities. Furniture and surfaces were crumbling, and one could be forgiven for not realizing this was Old Montreal’s most elevated site.
Now a vital, distinctive space on the historic neighbourhood’s northern border, Place Vauquelin is the perfect place for visitors and locals to rest and refresh themselves. Its strong relationship with Notre-Dame Street, from which traffic of all kinds has flowed for over 150 years, makes it a natural gathering place where countless pedestrian itineraries converge.
广场上的喷泉作为主要的景观节点，现已加上了舒适的座位，同时，为了保护和加强这一关键元素，我们更新了它所有水景及地下机械房。通过地下复杂的机械技术，让喷泉能够重新起舞、发光、在特殊场合变换颜色，而且这些机械还起到了加热广场和坡道表面的作用，全年保证广场的舒适性和可达性。
The square’s fountain is a major attraction and now offers comfortable seating. To preserve and enhance this key element, all of its features and an underground mechanical room have been rebuilt. Behind the scenes, sophisticated technology makes the fountain’s jets dance, light up and even change colour for special occasions; it also heats the square and access ramp’s surfaces, guaranteeing comfort and universal accessibility year-round.
广场的后一组成部分由Lemay及Les consultants S.M. Inc.工程公司建议设计，也是全蒙特利尔最早的一次无障碍创新设计。将广场与北面历史悠久的战神广场连接起来是另一个不同的挑战，由此创建出了这个引人注目的现代设计方案：一个雕塑般的、整合了之字形坡道的景观台阶。这些台阶和坡道引领着南来北往的人蜿蜒曲折进入广场，领略这令人难以抗拒的美丽风景。这一创新设计现已被蒙特利尔市要求用作普遍无障碍设计的项目参考。
The latter component, a bold first for Montreal, was a suggestion from Lemay and Les consultants S.M. Inc. engineers. Connecting the square to the historic Champ de Mars to the north was a different challenge that yielded Lemay’s striking and contemporary solution: a sculptural, landscaped flight of stairs with integrated zigzagging ramp. The stairs and ramp (“stramp”) invite meandering and an irresistibly scenic detour for north-south itineraries. This innovative design is now used as a reference by the City of Montreal for projects requiring universal accessibility.
Lemay为了尊重该场地的独特地理位置和敏感的考古遗迹，采取以下几项干预措施：通过移除场地的物理和视觉障碍，打开南北方向的景观视线，使场地变得更加友好和更具吸引力；开放空间，使其与圣母院街齐平，成为普遍可达的平坦空间；优化和扩大树冠层；以及增加舒适的现代长椅数量。
Lemay made the site more user-friendly and inviting by removing physical and visual barriers to the site, opening up stunning north and southward sightlines; democratizing the space, levelling it to make it universally accessible, flush with Notre-Dame Street; optimizing and augmenting the tree canopy; and increasing the number of comfortable, contemporary benches. All with respect for the site’s genius loci and sensitive archeological remains.
新的设计布局在沿圣母院街处创造了一种开放感，既释放了传统建筑的立面，又起到了吸引人们进入的作用。其照明设计则展示了该场地的关键元素，最大限度地产生了戏剧性的景观效果。
The new layout creates a feeling of openness along Notre-Dame Street, inviting people in and freeing up heritage building facades. Lemay and Ombrages’ illumination strategy showcases the site’s key elements for maximum dramatic impact.
该项目还另外赋予了广场许多其它角色，包括作为现代城市和历史遗迹之间的联系空间和这两者之间的过渡空间，以及正式和非正式的社交场所和市政厅举行活动仪式的前院空间。总之，Lemay成功地向人们展示了它的正式外观，并通过现代化的诠释，吸引了更多游客前来观赏广场内部的喷泉。
The project also strengthens the square’s many roles: as a connection between the historic and modern city; as a threshold to either one; as a formal and informal gathering place and reference point; and as a ceremonial forecourt for City Hall. Lemay succeeded in showcasing its formal aspects, while at the same time offering a contemporary reading of the square and inviting visitors inward toward the fountain.
客户：蒙特利尔市
地点：加拿大蒙特利尔
年份：2018年
服务范围：景观、城市设计
CLIENT: Ville de Montréal
EMPLACEMENT: Montréal, Canada
ANNÉE: 2018
EXPERTISES: Architecture de paysage, Design urbain
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