Minimal means for maximum effects. Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes
05/12/2022.
[St-Charles Longueuil] Canada
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Montreal-based architecture firm, Studio Jean Verville architects, designed a 2,600 square meter dental complex, situated between its residential and commercial areas at the entrance to Vieux-Longueuil part of Longueuil city located facing Montreal, on the east riverside of St Lawrence river, Canada.
Clinique dentaire St-Charles was designed based on the concept of biophilia. An architecture that dialogues with the green spaces and activities of adjacent Catherine-Primot Park, as well as the urban vitality of this important sector of the City of Longueuil.
Clinique dentaire St-Charles was designed based on the concept of biophilia. An architecture that dialogues with the green spaces and activities of adjacent Catherine-Primot Park, as well as the urban vitality of this important sector of the City of Longueuil.
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maryse Béland
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet
Ground floor plan. Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
First floor plan. Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Elevation. Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes.
Studio Jean Verville architects designed the building paying attention to the needs of Dr Anh Tuan Nguyen and his team (natural elements being recognized as factors that reduce psychophysiological stress), to have a light and airy clinic, while also respecting the philosophy of "minimal means for maximum effects".
Enveloped in curtain walls, featuring ultra-clear glass surfaces with high-performance low-emissivity film, the clinic is bathed in an enveloping light that provides a soothing atmosphere.
The perimeter distribution of the thirty-five treatment spaces and structural, organizational, luminous, and acoustic frames generate a rhythmic composition that structures the volumetric identity. A conversation with nature, an intelligent relationship between interior and exterior.
Enveloped in curtain walls, featuring ultra-clear glass surfaces with high-performance low-emissivity film, the clinic is bathed in an enveloping light that provides a soothing atmosphere.
The perimeter distribution of the thirty-five treatment spaces and structural, organizational, luminous, and acoustic frames generate a rhythmic composition that structures the volumetric identity. A conversation with nature, an intelligent relationship between interior and exterior.
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
Project description by Studio Jean Verville architectes
At the entrance to Vieux-Longueuil, situated between its residential and commercial areas, on a piece of land left uncultivated for many years, Studio Jean Verville architects has erected a 2,600 square meter dental complex based on the concept of biophilia.
Responding to the needs of Dr. Anh Tuan Nguyen and his team - mainly to have a light and airy clinic - while also respecting the philosophy of 'minimal means for maximum effects', the Studio favoured a simple intervention based on the ingenious use of materials and meticulously executed construction methods. Clinique dentaire St-Charles presents an architecture that highlights the green spaces and activities of adjacent Catherine-Primot Park, as well as the urban vitality of this coveted sector of the City of Longueuil.
With natural elements being recognized as factors that reduce psychophysiological stress, the architectural proposal maximizes sunshine, luminosity, and the presence of vegetation. Covered in curtain walls, featuring ultra-clear glass surfaces with high-performance low-emissivity film, the clinic is bathed in an enveloping light that provides a soothing atmosphere. Transparency creates visual permeability in both the green and urban environment, with seasonal changes and weather moods, as well as pedestrian flows, providing benefits for both clients and the entire clinic team. In correlation, a permanent connection with the exterior also provides an openness to the professional activities and interactions taking place inside the clinic.
Clinique dentaire by Studio Jean Verville architectes. Photograph by Maxime Brouillet.
The perimeter distribution of the thirty-five treatment spaces, all equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and complete universal accessibility, provides each patient, as well as members of the clinic team, with a visual link to the surrounding nature. Structural, organizational, luminous, and acoustic frames generate a rhythmic composition that structures the volumetric identity while animating it with repetitions and superpositions of both functional and aesthetic character. The articulation of the frames generates shadow games that combine with architectural elements to display a visual poetry evocative of the abundance of nature. Strategies are deployed to highlight oppositions between interior and exterior, and to optimize, through contrasts and backlighting, a sense of the dominance of whiteness. Beyond its architectural expressiveness, the clinic blends harmoniously into its sector by multiplying the images of green spaces and neighbouring buildings in a conciliatory mirror effect.
Beyond its achievement as an integration of biophilic elements that contribute to the well-being of all, Clinique dentaire St-Charles generates activities and atmospheres that place it in a living context, thus contributing to the liveliness of the sector, as well as a sense of urban safety. And when illuminated, the complex serves as a landmark demarking the entrance to the bustling commercial area of Vieux-Longueuil.
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Architects
Jean Verville architecte. Lead architect.- Jean Verville.
Project team
Tania Paula Garza Rico, architect (studio director).
France Goneau (artistic advisor).
Rémi St-Pierre, architect (technical director).
Samuel Landry, M.Arch.
Camille Asselin, M.Arch.
Gabriel Ladouceur, M.Arch candidate.
Jacob Éthier, M.Arch candidate.
Bahia Burias, M.Arch candidate.
France Goneau (artistic advisor).
Rémi St-Pierre, architect (technical director).
Samuel Landry, M.Arch.
Camille Asselin, M.Arch.
Gabriel Ladouceur, M.Arch candidate.
Jacob Éthier, M.Arch candidate.
Bahia Burias, M.Arch candidate.
Financial partner
Desjardins Entreprises.
Michel Primeau, Account Manager - Business Development.
Michel Primeau, Account Manager - Business Development.
Collaborators
Structural engineer.- Geniex.
Civil engineer.- InGang Design.
Civil engineer.- InGang Design.
Client
Dr. Anh Tuan Nguyen.
General contractor
Solidem - Michel Chapdelaine .
Area
2,574 m².
Dates
2021-2022.
Location
520 Rue Saint-Charles O suite 1, Longueuil, QC J4H 2L6, Canada.
Manufacturers
Lumentruss
Plomberie Gaétan Joly
Mire Électrique
Ciment Québec
Construction Vachon & Fils
Arcopel acoustique
Ébénisterie Franc Bois
Portes Unies Saint-Michel
Les Systèmes de Protection contre Incendie Revêtements Métalliques Fortin
Prevost Aluminium Architectural
Vitrelam
Oldcastle Bulding Envelope
Navada
Henry Schein
Gagné Belval Metal
De Gaspé
Qualité Air Totale
Master Climatisation et chauffage
Concept Béton design
Toitures Léon
Coffrages Thibault
Jean-Roche Brodeur Excavation Huot Aqueduc et égout
Boisclair et fils
MSA Infrastructures
Schindler ascenseur
Goudrons du Québec
Beacon Roofing Supply Unibéton
Les Ciments J.L.
Solutions acoustiques 2012 Armatures Bois-Francs
Plomberie Gaétan Joly
Mire Électrique
Ciment Québec
Construction Vachon & Fils
Arcopel acoustique
Ébénisterie Franc Bois
Portes Unies Saint-Michel
Les Systèmes de Protection contre Incendie Revêtements Métalliques Fortin
Prevost Aluminium Architectural
Vitrelam
Oldcastle Bulding Envelope
Navada
Henry Schein
Gagné Belval Metal
De Gaspé
Qualité Air Totale
Master Climatisation et chauffage
Concept Béton design
Toitures Léon
Coffrages Thibault
Jean-Roche Brodeur Excavation Huot Aqueduc et égout
Boisclair et fils
MSA Infrastructures
Schindler ascenseur
Goudrons du Québec
Beacon Roofing Supply Unibéton
Les Ciments J.L.
Solutions acoustiques 2012 Armatures Bois-Francs
Photography
Maxime Brouillet, Maryse Béland.
JEAN VERVILLE
Studio Jean Verville architectes consists of a multidisciplinary team working under the direction of architect Tania Paula Garza Rico. The complementary skills of team members contribute to the variability of the Studio's output. Currently, the team is working on the development of a 3,000 m2 dental complex, a research and innovation center for Cannabis, personalized houses and apartments, a forest castle, and an immersive architectural installation for an international public art festival.
Jean Verville. Architect and professor at the School of Architecture at Laval University, Jean Verville draws upon play, humor, and self-mockery in his professional practice, as well as in his teaching approach. A playful creator, it is with apparent lightness and casualness that he presents his thoughts on relationships with domestic space, as well as on the role and capacity of architecture to transform everyday life.
Verville observes the impacts of popular culture with amusement, inviting individual appropriations that underline the attributes and omnipresence of architectural space. Celebrating the multiplicity of perceptions, his deliberately imperfect digital collages shape baroque fantasies where the discernment between architecture and personal imagination is disputed in order to evoke traces of childhood, including doubt about the veracity of images and the plausible banality of ordinary life.
Jean Verville. Architect and professor at the School of Architecture at Laval University, Jean Verville draws upon play, humor, and self-mockery in his professional practice, as well as in his teaching approach. A playful creator, it is with apparent lightness and casualness that he presents his thoughts on relationships with domestic space, as well as on the role and capacity of architecture to transform everyday life.
Verville observes the impacts of popular culture with amusement, inviting individual appropriations that underline the attributes and omnipresence of architectural space. Celebrating the multiplicity of perceptions, his deliberately imperfect digital collages shape baroque fantasies where the discernment between architecture and personal imagination is disputed in order to evoke traces of childhood, including doubt about the veracity of images and the plausible banality of ordinary life.
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