FOREWORD The artistic object as well as its intellectual and creative process has always fascinated me. I have thus been led very naturally to explore the different disciplines analyzing and transfiguring in a concrete/ tangible way this artistic and prolific journey. Through my research, I fell in love with all aspects of architecture: its design process, the deep involvement and thoughtfulness it requires, its inherent complexity, and the sensitivity the architect has to demonstrate as a responsibility towards future users of the project. As an undergraduate student in Environmental Design at the University of Quebec in Montreal, my plan is to pursue higher education in order to bring new distinct design and construction approaches that will shape contemporary architecture. Your institution meets my future aspirations perfectly and it is for this reason that I hereby submit my application as a Master’s student in Architecture at McGill University. Recent years have allowed me to develop a remarkable sense of observation and a ubiquitous cleverness in developing concepts that adapt to any architectural scale. During a stay at your faculty, I believe that I could thrive through my technical skills, my conceptual reflections and my attention to details. I want to thank you in advance for the attention you will give to this application. I would be thrilled to have the opportunity to meet you and re-iterate my motivation and my commitment. Pending a response, please accept the expression of my sincere greetings.
Lea Boisvert
CONTACT lea.boisvert@gmail.com + 514.464.6030 2598, Dandurand Street, Montreal H1Y 1S3, Quebec, CA
CONTENTS 01 CENTER OF MONTREAL HISTORY Relocation and redesign of the center of Montreal History at the
intersection of main streets of the Quartier Latin.
02 ABOVE 1435 University contest interested in reintegrating homeless with temporary installations.
03 CONDOMINIUMS BABYLON Marketing and concept development towers luxury condominiums
and commercial spaces in the heart of downtown Montreal.
04 eHOTEL New hotel on de la Mure Street in Grenoble, France.
05 LAC-MÉGANTIC : ‘RÉINVENTER LA VILLE’ Architectural Charrette for the reconstruction of downtown Lac-Mégantic.
06 CORPORATE HOUSING JEANNE-MANCE Densification and revitalization of the southern section of
Habitations Jeanne-Mance.
07 PERSONAL PROJECTS Digital photographs, objects and other.
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Semester: Autumn2013 Professor: Nicolas Reeves Period: 7 weeks Collaboration: 3
« Nous ne pouvons dire en toute vérité que le temps est, sinon parce qu’il tend à ne pas être. » - Saint-Augustin
The concept of our intervention comes from a reflection on the question of time. The conclusion is that our perception of temporal phenomena is a structure of the human mind. This structure deploys itself in three distinct areas: memory, attention and expectation.
Therefore, this action proposes to lower the ground level while creating a central islet. The space thus created is unobstructed and allows the observer’s eye to slip and take a peek at the adjacent urban environment. This visual connection represents Montreal’s present tense as a dynamic element in perpetual change. This free space induces tension for the observer between perceiving memories from the past and expecting the future.
Creating tension in the opposite direction, this space offers a perspective on the perception of waiting. Giving the impression of being unreachable, it projects the idea that the future is a distant concept at a first glance, an abstract design of the mind. Considering this floor as a formal expression of fog, the intervention offers a duality between apprehension and the unknown. As when considering the future, the individual perceives elements, but no defined outline. These persons are ultimately invited to rise in a reflection on the future of the city as it unfolds before his eyes.
CENTER OF MONTREAL HISTORY
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EAST ELEVATION - CLARK STREET
LONGITUDINAL SECTION - CLARK STREET
An interactive observation tower stands like a beacon marking the corner of Ste-Catherine and Clark streets. From its architectural features and angles, it establishes a direct dialogue with the Clock Tower, one of the first major centers in Montreal. It also erected in front of the museum coffee shop; the latter being akin to a boat to formally recall a military ship lost at sea.
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Semester: Autumn 2013 Professor: Nicolas Reeves Period: 24 hours Collaboration: 3
ENERGY PERFORMANCES PROTECTION/UTILIZATION OF WIND
This micro society exercise took part of in a university competition concerned with the reintegration of homeless people adapting to an ephemeral location. The chosen ideology metaphorically evokes the image of a whole society: a city above the city - with its crowds, its rules, its mass, its open spaces, its opportunities and limitations. SUMMER
WINTER
NATURAL LIGHT AND AIRING
WATER TREATMENT
The proposal considered two levels with their respective vocations: one based on established modulations reminding of the lifestyle and the most turbulent areas of our society, while the other, likened to several rest areas, illustrates changes through their chosen paths. These pre-arranged locations act as catalysts to a slower-paced pathway for the homeless. A door opening on new horizons.
1435
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Employment: ARCOP architecture Principal Sector Leader: Robert LaPierre Period: Summer 2013 Collaboration: 5
1500, RENÉ-LÉVESQUE W. BOUL. MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CA H3G 1T9
Babylon is a luxury condominium tower in the heart of Montreal’s effervescence. Two thin residential and commercial towers linked by a pair of hanging gardens will characterize this real estate project, led by Arcop architecture. Just like those of Babylon, huge glass facades standing on René-Lévesque Boulevard support the horizontally green islands.
My part of the work has extended the concept of three-dimensional modeling and renderings, layout of the various apartments and the production of marketing booklet and sales brochures.
CONDOMINIUMS BABYLON
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LIVING SPACES CONDOS LOFTS PENTHOUSES
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Semester: Winter 2014 Professor: Élodie Nourrigat Period: 15 weeks Individual project
rectangular programming box
dissociation translation: public / private
cohesion through articulation that rises
The architectural intention starts with these angular facades and the unobstructed interpenetration cause this connection to its urban environment. The organization also creates a positive tension between the areas of Grenoble and the attraction exerted towards them. This project is about the shape and the relationship between inside and outside whether in terms of views or the processing of natural light and space. The visual division of the two vertical parts recalls the collective image of mountains rising to the sky and thus responding to the signal of the urban call and the hybrid aspect of the project. Hence this articulation of the facade might seem to rise precariously, but is the result of a thoughtful program. The separation of the workspace and the private space is achieved by inserting a public square consequently creating a node for these separate programs.
eHOTEL, GRENOBLE
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Semester: Autumn 2014 Tutor: Philippe Lupien Period: 6 hours Collaboration: 7
impact zone
INTERVENTION + 560,000 tons of earth + 37,000 loaded trucks + 720 000 km + 5 million savings
contamination soil
We propose to take the trauma and assume the urban scar, thereby consider the repercussions of this horrible tragedy as an opportunity to revive urban dynamics in LacMĂŠgantic. The contaminated soil is removed for decontamination purposes, rather than cause a second trauma to this city by extracting the healthy earth to reconstruct the past, it seems preferable to leave the lake to fill the void. The exercise help redefining the identity of the city, giving it a unique morphology. A morphology that can not be invented. but can be oriented. The street frame is preserved in order to keep the cadastral memory of the city.
extracted zone
LAC-MÉGANTIC
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Creating an identity for the city and its history. Savings as to the transportation costs and embankments. Prevent a second trauma in the ground. Reorienting the economic dimension of the city towards tourism and the tertiary sector.
1st prize - citizens vote 1st prize - professionnals vote “Une équipe audacieuse a même proposé de laisser les eaux du lac envahir le centreville [...] ce qui permettrait deux niveaux de commerces, un sur l’eau [...] l’autre sur la rue, avec un accès piétonnier plus conventionnel, faisant vivre le lac dans la ville.”
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Semester: Autumn 2014 Professor: Charles-Antoine Perrault Period: 7 weeks Collaboration: 2
The intention is to provide greater porosity. The created volumes aim to increase density with areas which act as binders and thus various versions of outdoor spaces are generated.
The current composition of the Habitations Jeanne-Mance shows itself fragmented so that various types of accommodations are isolated from one another. For this purpose, the shared public space is not invested due to its inhospitable appearance and the private living space ends at the borders of the exterior walls of these rudimentary volumes without in-betweens.
The intent is therefore to increase density and revitalize the southern part of the dwellings with housing for young workers and students. The project also aims to address the problem of housing on higher levels that is deprived of public space.
Two types of functions implement these gap supplements: common service areas. These additions come to potentially alleviate the differences between the types of housing and encourage social diversity.
HOUSING CORPORATION JEANNE-MANCE
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Digital photography July 2011. Quartier des spectacles, Montreal
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Digital photography January 2014. Montreal - Day and night.
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Digital photography May 2014. Amalfi, Italy.
EDUCATION Diploma of Collegial Studies in Architectural Technology - DEC André-Laurendeau Cegep, Lasalle
2012
Student exchange: 2nd year Bachelor of Architecture École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Montpellier, Montpellier Bachelor of Environmental Design Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal
RESUME
2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ARCOP architecture: ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST Preparation of various preliminary drawings, construction drawings and details; three-dimensional modeling and rendering; design and development of management plans, research and analysis of technical data sheets for chosen finishes and materials.
2015
2012-2013
Lupien + Matteau architects: TECHNOLOGIST ARCHITECTURE Responsible for the development of all preliminary drawings, construction drawings and details; coordination with all professionals and clients; research and analysis of technical data sheets for chosen finishes and materials.
2014 - today
SCHOLARSHIPS, COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS Architectural Charrette for the reconstruction of downtown Lac-Mégantic Charrette “The last home” Temporary installations in La Grande-Motte, France Scholarship: Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec University competition “Sketch-sketch” Scholarship “Chapeau les filles! »
2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2012
Recognition for tenacity, commitment and dedication in a traditionally male trade
Collegial architectural competition RFCM Excellence Award Recognition for the excellence of the student’s academic record and quality commitment in hers studies and in the community.
2011 2010
Thank you.