Extension of 20 beds to a nursing and care home and construction of an 11-unit senior living residence

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PROGRAMMING STUDY

The project entails three main components: transformation, demolition, and construction. The Retirement Home, currently featuring 20 double rooms, aims to individualize them by adding 20 new single rooms. The goal is to enhance resident accommodations. Demolition along Rue du Marché will make space for apartment-style Service Residences, diversifying offerings and aligning with the project's life objectives. The current emergency housing building's layout prevents integration of sanitary facilities and compliance with AVIQ regulations, necessitating its inclusion in demolition plans. Landscaping and parking enhancements are needed due to anticipated resident increases. Additionally, the renovation of Sainte-Elisabeth Chapel to accommodate new functions is under consideration and integral to programming definition methodology.

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PROJECT PHILOSOPHY AND ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT QUALITY

Our sketch aims to harmoniously integrate the project into its environment by addressing the following challenges:

A - qualitatively architecturing the relationship between existing and projected constructions, while fully exploiting the site's potential such as topography and orientation;

B - imagining an architectural ensemble that will enrich the spatial experience of users and convey to the public space the image of a dynamic, welcoming, and protective establishment;

C - implementing clear, efficient, and accessible operating and access principles for all users;

D - initiating developments and materiality that meet the needs and requirements of their time.