Deepening visual harmony throughout Île Seguin island

This project focuses on the grounds of the arts and culture center located on the upstream tip of Île Seguin island. Our landscape design here echoes the simple and cohesive composition style that our team has mobilized for other projects on the island, including the Park and public spaces, ensuring ecological and visual coherence across landscapes. The planting composition throughout the plinth, a public space that flows from the riverbanks to the ground floor of the buildings, extends into islands of vegetation. Openings in the greenery frame views from the buildings out to the riverbanks. Green roofs both open and closed to the public are filled with vegetation, housing thermophilic meadows or on-structure gardens with rich layers of plants. These spaces facilitate evapotranspiration and aid in building thermoregulation, while also managing rainwater collection. This water is then reused to water the plants, effectively reducing drinking water consumption. The lush green roofs extend the landscape vertically, deepening visual harmony throughout the island.