{"id":27147,"date":"2016-05-09T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/pierre-lassonde-pavilion-2\/"},"modified":"2016-05-09T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:28:21","slug":"pierre-lassonde-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/pierre-lassonde-pavilion\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Lassonde Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mus\u00e9e national des beaux-arts du Qu\u00e9bec (MNBAQ) has announced that it will\u00a0open its new building, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion, on June 24, 2016. Designed by OMA (Office for\u00a0Metropolitan Architecture), the pavilion will transform the 83-year-old institution\u2014<\/b>the first museum\u00a0established by the government of Qu\u00e9bec\u2014<\/b>while drawing together as never before the street life of\u00a0central Qu\u00e9bec City and the landscape of the scenic Parc des Champs-de-Bataille. Increasing the\u00a0museum\u2019s space by 90 percent, the new 14,900-square-meter (160,382 square feet) pavilion will\u00a0provide a spacious and distinctively contemporary gateway to the institution\u2019s existing complex of\u00a0buildings.
\nThe MNBAQ, whose mission is to promote and preserve Qu\u00e9bec art, from the 17th <\/span>century to\u00a0contemporary periods, and to showcase international art in Qu\u00e9bec City, will inaugurate the new\u00a0pavilion with six exhibitions showcasing their impressive collections of contemporary and Inuit art.
\n\u201cThe world heritage site of Qu\u00e9bec City now has a new landmark,\u201d stated Line Ouellet, Executive\u00a0Director and Chief Curator. \u201cLucid and ingenious, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion simultaneously stands out\u00a0on its site and weaves itself into its surroundings, bringing out the potential of the urban situation with a\u00a0logic that is as impeccable as it is unexpected. With its spacious exhibitions galleries, auditorium, caf\u00e9\u00a0and other amenities, it will enable us to realize our museum\u2019s highest possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur design stacked three gallery volumes in a cascade that continues the topography of the park. The\u00a0activity of the city extends below, providing a new point of interface between the city and the park,\u201d\u00a0stated Shohei Shigematsu, OMA Partner leading the design. \u201cArt becomes a catalyst that allows the\u00a0visitor to experience all three core assets \u2013 park, city, and museum \u2013 at the same time.\u201d
\nRealized in collaboration with Provencher_Roy architectes of Montr\u00e9al, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion\u00a0faces the main artery of Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s Grande All\u00e9e. Behind the new pavilion, the three existing\u00a0pavilions of the museum (dating from 1867, 1933 and 1991, respectively) stand within the historic Parc\u00a0des Champs-de-Bataille. The Pierre Lassonde Pavilion connects with this complex through a 130 meter\u00a0(427 feet) long below-grade passageway while presenting a transparent fa\u00e7ade directly on the Grande\u00a0All\u00e9e, where it creates a new public plaza.
\nWithin the pavilion, column-free galleries for installations from the permanent collection and temporary\u00a0exhibitions, an auditorium, a caf\u00e9 and a museum store are housed in three volumes of decreasing size,\u00a0which are stacked so that they rise in stepped tiers from the park to the streetfront on Grand All\u00e9e. A\u00a0Grand Hall that is 12.5 meters high (41 feet) faces Grande All\u00e9e, where the topmost tier\u2019s dramatic\u00a0cantilever of 26.5 meters (87 feet) shelters an urban plaza. Orchestrated views from a monumental\u00a0spiral stair and an exterior pop-out stair orient the visitor to the park, the city and the rest of the\u00a0museum. On top of each of the volumes, roof terraces provide space for outdoor displays and activities.<\/p>\n