DESIGN: Saucier + Perrotte Architects
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DATE: 2009
PHOTO: Marc Cramer
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Located in the heart of historic Old Montreal and facing the vibrant piers of Old Port, Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal is an urban spa whose purpose is to provide a thermal therapy experience that engages each of the body’s senses. The building, rebuilt half a century ago after extensive fire damage, has housed warehouse functions until recently when it was acquired by the new owners: the new spa is positioned at the ground/entrance level.
The formal part of the project is derived from the contact between hot and cold – and more specifically, the naturally occurring phenomena associated with these conditions – the design distills the idea of cool glacial forms and the warmness of volcanic rocks. White angular masses of glacial topography coupled with volcanic geology bespeak the duality that is central to the thermal therapeutic experience proposed by the spa. This duality is articulated through both the spaces’ forms and the selection of various materials.
SPA INFO:
71 Rue de La Commune Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2C6
tel: +1-514-288-2009
fax: +1-514-288-0999
email: info.montreal@scandinave.com
url: http://www.scandinavemontreal.com/
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