{"id":224987,"date":"2023-05-08T10:47:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T01:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=224987"},"modified":"2023-05-08T10:47:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T01:47:54","slug":"metamorphosis-of-the-montreal-insectarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/metamorphosis-of-the-montreal-insectarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kuehn Malvezzi + Pelletier de Fontenay + Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes<\/h3>\r\n

T<\/span>he prestigious 2023 Grand Prix d\u2019excellence en architecture from the Ordre des architectes du Qu\u00e9bec was awarded to the Metamorphosis of the Montreal Insectarium<\/a>, a project carried out by the consortium of Kuehn Malvezzi, Pelletier de Fontenay, and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architects. The jury was particularly drawn to the immersive experience for the visitor, the synergy between architecture and landscape, and the technical challenges overcome to bring the museum concept to life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Main fa\u00e7ade and Pollinator Garden
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The metamorphosis of the Montreal Insectarium redesigns our relationship with insects<\/h4>\r\n

Comprising the Biod\u00f4me, the Biosph\u00e8re, the Insectarium, the Jardin botanique, and Plan\u00e9tarium Montreal, Space for Life is the largest nature science museum complex in Canada. It brings together a daring, creative urban movement, encouraging all of us to rethink the connection between humankind and nature in order to cultivate new ways of living. The new Insectarium, nestled alongside the Biod\u00f4me and the Jardin botanique, aims to transform the public's relationship with insects through an innovative architectural and museological approach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 South fa\u00e7ade
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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Esplanade and Pollinator Garden
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The design for the Insectarium was carried out by Berlin-based architects Kuehn Malvezzi and Montreal firms Pelletier de Fontenay and Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes, as well as landscape architects atelier le balto, Berlin. This partnership, completed with Montreal engineers Dupras Ledoux and NCK, won the international competition for the project in 2014 with a concept to fuse architecture and nature. Following a seven-year design and construction period, the Insectarium held its grand opening on April 13, 2022, revealing hundreds of insect species to the public. The new Insectarium replaces the city\u2019s former Insectarium building, built in 1990, and features detailed displays for preserved insects and habitats for live species to thrive. At the heart of the project, there is an immersive sensory labyrinth experience, as well as a pollinator garden, creative workshops, and production areas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 View on the Grand Vivarium from the Creative Workshop
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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Grand Vivarium with free-living insects
\r\nPhoto credit: James Brittain \u2014 Kuehn Malvezzi \/ Pelletier de Fontenay \/ Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium<\/p><\/div>

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Laboratory
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Architecture and nature<\/h4>\r\n

The design of the new Montreal Insectarium builds on detailed analysis of 400 years of museums, orangeries, greenhouses, and other architectures for the categorization and display of the natural world. Acknowledging the destructive history of this conceptual separation between humans and other natural life, the project\u2019s design subverts museological norms and expectations. The external architecture of the Insectarium is visible through three archetypal structures that communicate a light touch construction process with integration into the pre-existing landscape of the botanical garden. The walled Pollinator Garden serves as a relaxing and welcoming space.Beyond the greenhouse, an enigmatic planted mound erupts from the surface as a cocoon-like dome that contains the Insectarium's collection within.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Dome \/ Collection of naturalized specimens
\r\nPhoto credit: James Brittain \u2014 Kuehn Malvezzi \/ Pelletier de Fontenay \/ Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium<\/p><\/div>

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Dome \/ Collection of naturalized specimens
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Immersive experience<\/h4>\r\n

Upon passing through the entrance hall, the immersive experience of sensory metamorphosis begins. The Labyrinth takes visitors through a curved, descending path with sloping walls. The path is designed to destabilize our perception; to signal a departure from familiar spatial environments and the entrance to an underground labyrinth of six Perceptual Alcoves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Grand Vivarium with view on the plant production
\r\nPhoto credit: James Brittain \u2014 Kuehn Malvezzi \/ Pelletier de Fontenay \/ Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes in consortium<\/p><\/div>

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Metamorphosis of the Montr\u00e9al Insectarium \u2014 Ramp to the Grand Vivarium
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The six rooms disorient human senses and mimic the sight, sound, and movement of insect<\/h5>\r\n