MARIE-ÈVE ASSUNÇAO-DENIS Transport Planner and Urban Designer
MARIE-ÈVE ASSUNÇAO-DENIS B.A., M.U.P., McGill University 4582 De Lorimier, Montreal, QC, CANADA, H2H 2B5 +1 (514) 827-3884 marieeve.assuncaodenis@gmail.com
Education 2014 – 2017
Work Experience Master of Urban Planning McGill University • GPA: 3.95/4.0
Summer 2015 AA MEXICO CITY VISITING SCHOOL (Species of Spaces: Atlas of Mexico) Architectural Association School of Architecture • Analyzed unplanned public spaces and mechanisms of self-appropriation by community members in the area of the “Barrancas” 2010 – 2013
2009 – 2010
2008 – 2009
Bachelor of Arts: Major in International Development Studies, Minor in Political Science McGill University • GPA: 3.63/4.0 • Graduated with distinction Attestation (Certificate) of Collegial Studies (ACS) in Community Development and Intercultural Relations Collège Marie-Victorin Bachelor of Science (Architecture) Université de Montréal • GPA: 3.66/4.3 • First year completed
July 2017 – Present
Transportation planning intern Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), Mexico City, Mexico • Working on the Cycling Cities and Safe Routes to School programs • Collecting and analysing information on cyclingrelated policies such as bike parking • Participating in an update of ITDP’s Bikeshare Planning Guide • Designing and organising tactical urbanism activities and workshops about road safety • Participating in the design, data collection and evaluation of the Cycling City Ranking
October 2015 Graduate Student Researcher (Active Transportation) – Present School of Urban Planning, McGill University • Writing an article on changing factors that increased utilitarian cycling in ten different Canadian communities between 1996 and 2015 • Wrote a report about changing factors that led to an increase in utilitarian cycling in a specific area of Montreal • Interviewed stakeholders from the municipal, non-governmental and activist fields • Analysed data from interviews and other sources
March – Research fellow (Urban Planning) October 2016 Un-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya • Worked in the Urban Mobility Unit within the Urban Basic Services Branch • Assisted on projects related to cycling and walking infrastructure, public transport, Bus Rapid Transit (BRTs), bike-sharing systems and parklets • Analyzed results of infrastructure and urban service projects and programs in Nairobi May – Urban Planning and Design Intern October 2015 GRAME, Montreal, Canada • Participated in the design process of public installations and spaces like parks and parklets • Designed landscape architecture proposals for local residents • Created graphic renderings and plans • Applied the Quartiers 21 greening and revitalizing program in East Lachine May – August Assistant Coordinator for Awareness 2014 Projects Accès transports viables, Quebec City, Canada • Led awareness campaigns during Bike Month • Fundraised and created promotional material for PARK(ing) Day and the Active and Public Transportation Week (STCA)
Other Experience
Skills
Distinctions
January 2016 – Present
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver) ArcGIS SketchUp AutoCAD Autodesk VIZ Ecotect MAGIX Movie Edit Pro GanttProject
2015-2016 Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship
September 2014 – September 2017
Participant in the Montreal Youth Council (Case Manager for the journal Le Vote de Confiance for the 30th edition / Councillor at the 29th edition) • Wrote articles on a specific draft regulation discussed during the simulation (subject: the centralisation of animal pounds on the island of Montreal) • Presented a motion on the improvement of the efficiency and quality of cyclist infrastructure and as well as bike safety in Montreal (motion approved by thea majority of council members) President of the Master of Urban Planning 2016 Class and the Organisation of Urban Planning Students, McGill University • Represented students to the professors and to the board of the McGill School of Urban Planning • Met with representatives from other classes and organisations • Planned community activities
September 2014 – May 2016
Core Team Member of the McGill Spaces Project • Gave new vocations to unused spaces on the McGill campus • Organised events related to urban design and spaces
July – September 2015
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR for Bellastock Québec • Recruited and managed a team of 15 volunteers over three consecutive days during Bellastock Québec’s experimental architecture festival “Au cœur de la pointe”
July – September 2015
Volunteer member at RuePublique • Created promotional posters for the event Journée des Bons Voisins (JBV) • Participated in the organisation of the JVB, which attracted hundreds of people
Languages French English Spanish Portuguese
[Native speaker] [Fluent] [Fluent] [Intermediate level]
2015 Oopsmark Prize for creativity at Défi Vélo Montréal 2015 Second prize, 2015 edition of the Montreal Inter-university Charrette in Urban Design 2012 Scholarship for community engagement, Gaz Métro 2011 Scholarship, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada 2008 Entrance scholarship, Université de Montréal
charrette participations • Montreal Interuniversity Charrette in Urban Design, Feb. 2015 and 2016 • Morphopolis Design Charrette, February 2016 • Montreal Bike Challenge (Défi Vélo Montréal), November 2015 • Canadian Center for Architecture Interuniversity Charrette, November 2015
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A Socially Engaged Lachine
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Bassin 4: The Healthy Way
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The Kadafar Project
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Retail Improvement Strategy for Westmount: Greene Avenue and the Victoria Village
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Urban Planning + Design
De rue partagée en montagne (Climb Every Mountain)
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Las Barrancas: Atlas of Public Space Conditions
SILLONNANT LE QUARTIER POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES D’EST EN OUEST, LA LIGNE D’ANCIENNES VOIES FERRÉES APPARTENANT À L’AGENCE MÉTROPOLITAINE DE TRANSPORT A ÉTÉ CÉDÉE EN PARTIE (LA MOITIÉ SUR LE SENS LONGITUDINAL) À
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PANNEAUX VITRÉS ILLUSTRANT L’HISTOIRE DU QUARTIER
L’ARRONDISSEMENT. NOTRE PROPOSITION CONSISTE EN UN AXE DE TRANSPORT ACTIF ET RÉCRÉATIF METTANT EN VALEUR LES ÉLÉMENTS NATURELS, HISTORIQUES,
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TOURISTIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX DU QUARTIER. LE SENTIER VERT | POINTE | EAU PRÉSENTE UNE LARGE VOIE CYCLABLE POUR CEUX DÉSIRANT SE DÉPLACER RAPIDEMENT AINSI QU’UNE PISTE MULTIFONCTIONNELLE DESTINÉE À TOUS.
Of Parks and Rec, and Men
CELLES-CI SONT BORDÉES AU NORD PAR UN RUISSEAU ALIMENTÉ PAR L’EAU PLUVIALE DES RUES. LE MOBILIER RAPPELANT LE PASSÉ FERROVIAIRE DU SENTIER ASSURE CONFORT ET SÉCURITÉ AUX USAGERS, DEUX ASPECTS QUI ONT AUSSI GUIDÉ
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EXPÉRIENCE SAISISSANTE. LE PAYSAGE URBANISÉ ET PLUS MINÉRALISÉ DE L’OUEST BOISÉ, VERS L’EST. CE PROJET DE SENTIER CONTRIBUERA À REVITALISER LE
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BOULEVAR
Urban Planning + Design
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The 11th Avenue Park
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Design Proposal - Corner St. Antoine/32nd Avenue
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LE CORRIDOR FERROVIAIRE DE POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES
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Landscape Architecture
Résidences Jean-Placide
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Architecture
Racine cubique (Cube Root)
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Journée des Bons Voisins
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The Remembering Hall
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Graphic Design
PROJECTS
Urban Planning + Design
De rue partagĂŠe en montagne (Climb Every Mountain) Second prize at the 2015 edition of the Montreal Interuniversity Charrette in Urban Design : Rue University. Between City and Mountain. A Link Reinvented, Feb. 2015
map of accessibility in the area
Contributors: Alexie Baillargeon-Fournelle Ila D’Cruz Our mandate was to rethink the link between University Street, the soon-to-be closed Royal Victoria Hospital and the nearby Mount Royal. Our project included the implementation of a shared street and many landscape architecture concepts dear to Frederick Law Olmsted.
Map of University Street map of protected and created views in the area
Mount Royal Park and location of the project (Map from Olmsted, 1877) master Plan of University Street revitalisation project
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Street section A between pine avenue and the mountain
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View of shared street between sherbrooke street and pine avenue
Ferns (Brackenfell)
Rocky Cliff (Crags)
Rocky Slope (Upperfell)
View of the entrance Ross pavilion Surgical Pavilion
Strathcona
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Pine avenue
East Wing
Centennial Pavilion Laundry
Women’s pavilion
Clearing (Glades)
Urban Planning + Design
REVITALIZING PUBLIC SPACES
A Socially Engaged Lachine Victoria (before)
Notre-Dame (before)
Studio Project - First semester of the Master of Urban Planning McGill University, Sept. - Dec. 2014 Contributors: Maryam Akhtar Khan Jasmine Lefresne Kassie McCleery
Parc Lasalle 1.8m
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The project consisted of creating a new master plan for the eastern part of Lachine, a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada. The key focus of our master plan was to reinvent the industrial area and turn it into a community asset. It aimed to develop safe, high quality and well-used public spaces, and reduce social barriers to create a more cohesive and equitable community.
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Master Plan for East Lachine
Public Space Grass Road Water Pedestrian Path Bike Path Trees Playground Greenhouse
Revitalising Public Spaces 10
Bassin 4: The Healthy Way Studio Project - Second semester of the Master of Urban Planning McGill University, Jan. - Feb. 2015 Contributors: Maryam Akhtar Khan Ryan Lo Kristín Una Sigurðardóttir Our mandate was to find and develop a site within the district of Griffintown in Montreal that could host a mixed use complex including both an elementary and high school. Concept plan: Primary + Secondary School Wellness Centre + Pharmacy Community Kitchen Senior Residence + Condomium Greenhouse + Park
MASTER PLAN
Urban Planning + Design
Land Uses
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Circulation
Points of Interest
Views
Côté cour (Schoolyard Side)
Primary School + Kindergarten + Senior Residence + Wellness Centre + Pharmacy + Community Kitchen + Greenhouse
Côté jardin (Garden Side)
Secondary School + Condominiums 13
Winter View
Urban Planning + Design
The Kadafar Project Course “Principles and Practice: Ecological Approaches to Planning� - Second semester of the Master of Urban Planning McGill University, March - April 2015 Contributors: Caleb Horn Danielle DeMarsh
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Eadeh Attarzadeh MacKenzie Kimm
Swathika Anandan
The project consisted of creating a development plan for a 50acre piece of land in Saint-Lazare, Canada. The owner of the land was committed to using this land to construct a net-positive development which would use the land in an ecologically and socially sustainable manner, balancing the provision of housing with the ecological and community needs of the site. The plot of land in question was bordered on either side by conventional subdivisions, and a river run along the length of the property creating wetlands. The site would provide housing for a community of 100 residents in 33 units (with a possible 200 additional residents in future phases). This project is currently in early visioning phases as nothing concrete has yet been approved.
Summer View
Site Constraints
Master Plan
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Residential Building Module Definition
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Urban Planning + Design
Retail Improvement Strategy for Westmount: Greene Avenue and the Victoria Village
RETAIL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY FOR WESTMOUNT: Ville-Marie CĂ´te-desNeiges
Greene Avenue Westmount
Studio Project - Third semester of the Master of Urban Planning McGill University, Sept. - Dec. 2015
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Urban Planning + Design
Las Barrancas: Atlas of Public Space Conditions Studio Project - Mexico City Visiting School Architectural Association School of Architecture, July 2015
Location - Las Barrancas within Mexico City
Different levels of analysis
Contributor: Adriana Corrales Rodriguez This three-week intensive studio was set in Mexico City and focused on many themes related to urban disruptions. Our team analyzed the development of unplanned public spaces and mechanisms of selfappropriation of the environment by community members in the area of the “barrancas.� We found that through the use of garlands, painting and greenery, among others, the community created public recreational spaces in areas that are not normally perceived as such, for instance intersections or public stairs. 19 15
Topography
Longitudinal Section of the Barrancas
Vegetation Cover
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Density
Perpendicular Section of the Barrancas Scale of Public Spaces
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Types of interventions
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Types of interactions
Closed street
Stairs
Parallel street
Intersections
Stairs
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Intersection
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Typologies of public spaces
Connection networks
Projections
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Comparison
Of Parks Rec, and Men Urban Planningand + Design
Of Parks and Rec, and Men
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Of Parks and Rec, and Men
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L'archipel montréalais constitué des îles Sainte-Hélène et Notre-Dame a subi d'innombrables L'archipel montréalais constitué des îles Sainte-Hélène et Notre-Dame a subi d'innombrables transformations depuis leof chantier ayant vu naître Notre-Dame et l'agrandissement de Canadian transformations Centre Architecture Competition, Nov.l'île2015 depuiscolossal le chantier colossal ayantl'île vu naître Notre-Dame et l'agrandissement de l'île Sainte-Hélène dans les années 60. Du cœur d'Expo 67, en passant par les Floralies, les Grands Prix l'île Sainte-Hélène dans les années 60. Du cœur d'Expo 67, en passant par les Floralies, les Grands Prix de Formule 1, ledefestival et les baignades la plage Jean-Doré, cet oasis cet de plaisance a su a su FormuleOsheaga 1, le festival Osheaga et lesàbaignades à la plage Jean-Doré, oasis de plaisance Individual Work attirer les foules de lalesgrande de Montréal d'ailleurs plus de 50plus ans.deToutefois, cet cet attirer foules région de la grande région deetMontréal et depuis d'ailleurs depuis 50 ans. Toutefois, achalandage, qui bien souvent résultat événementiels produisant d'importantes achalandage, qui est bienlesouvent estde le phénomènes résultat de phénomènes événementiels produisant d'importantes retombéespour économiques pour las'effectue métropole,au s'effectue au détriment des écosystèmes retombées économiques la métropole, détriment des écosystèmes et de et de This project aimed at renewing the Montreal archipelago l'environnement. Cetted’aménagement proposition d’aménagement surd'un la vision parcreconnectant public reconnectant l'environnement. Cette proposition s'appuie surs'appuie la vision parcd'un public les citadins la nature, le fleuve saint-laurent l'un des importants de l'histoire including Helene and Notre-Dame Thechapitres islands les citadins à laSte. nature, leàfleuve saint-laurent et l'unislands. deset chapitres importants dehave l'histoire montréalaise. Trois grands thèmescette illustrent cette transition d’épicentre évènementiel à nouveau montréalaise. Trois grands thèmes illustrent transition d’épicentre évènementiel à nouveau attracted crowds of citizens for more than 50 years, thanks to poumon vert symbolique de la métropole: reconnecter les citoyens au fleuve Saint-Laurent et aux poumon vert symbolique de la métropole: reconnecter les citoyens au fleuve Saint-Laurent et aux étendues d'eau, effectuer une transition de l'automobile au transport actif, et laisser la nature large events producing high economic but negative étendues d'eau, effectuer une transition de l'automobilebenefits au transport actif, et laisser la nature reprendre ses droits sans oublier le passé. reprendre ses droits sans oublier le passé.
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transition de l’automobile au transport actif / SHIFT FROM THE automobile TO active transportation la nature reprend sesetdroits sous oublier passé / Nature its course without forgetting RECONNECTION au fleuve étendues d’eau /leReconneXION TO takes THE river and other water bodiesthe past
transition de l’automobile au transport actif / SHIFT FROM THE automobile TO active transportation la nature reprend ses droits sous oublier le passé / Nature takes its course without forgetting the past Marie-Ève Assunçao-Denis
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RECONNECTION avec le fleuve et les étendues d’eau / ReconneXION TO THE river and other water bodies Les citoyens de montréal et d’ailleurs devraient bénéficier d’un accès privilégié au fleuve. L’archipel offre plusieurs possibilités d’aménagements afin de profiter de la présence de l’eau: un parc aquatique au lac des dauphins des piscines dans le chenal le moyne une patinoire sur le lac des cygnes
Citizens of montréal and elsewhere should have a better access to the river. The archipel provides many possibilities for development aiming to enjoy the presence of water, such as: Waterpark in the lac des dauphins pools in the chenal le moyne Skating rink on the lac des cygnes
Chenal le moyne Lac des Dauphins
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transition de l’automobile vers le transport actif / sHIFT FROM THE automobile TO active transportation Les voitures ne représentent pas le future, et l’archipel devrait s’adapter en convertissant ses routes en voies réservées au transport actif et collectif: un train léger reliant tous les points importants en empruntant les routes et le circuit gilles villeneuve convertir les chemins en voies cyclables et piétonnes
Cars are not the future, and the archipel should adapt by converting its roads to active and public transportation: light train linking all important points, using the Previous roads and the circuit gilles-Villeneuve turning roads into pedestrian and bicycle paths
la nature reprend ses droits sans oublier le passé / Nature takes its course without forgetting the past Les stationnements et les espaces sous-utilisés (comme ceux utilisés seulement quelques semaines par année) devraient être transformés en espaces verts publics: laisser la végétation s’épanouir naturellement accéder à de nouveaux points de vues
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parking spaces and underused spaces (such as those used only a few weeks per year) should be transformed into green public spaces: let vegetation grow naturally get new interesting views of Montreal, the river, the bridges and the south shore
Pont de la concorde
circuit gilles villeneuve passerelle du cosmos pont des îles
pont de la concorde
stationnement entrée du village
stationnement de la ronde
Place des Nations
stationnement p-2
parterre de l’île sainte-Hélène Place stationnement du casino des nations
Urban Planning + Design
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Vert-Pointe-Eau
SILLONNANT LE QUARTIER POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES D’EST EN OUEST, LA LIGNE D’ANCIENNES VOIES FERRÉES APPARTENANT À L’AGENCE MÉTROPOLITAINE DE TRANSPORT A ÉTÉ CÉDÉE EN PARTIE (LA MOITIÉ SUR LE SENS LONGITUDINAL) À
ENTRÉES OUEST ET NORD PANNEAUX VITRÉS ILLUSTRANT L’HISTOIRE DU QUARTIER
2016 edition of the Montreal Interuniversity Charrette in Urban Design : Pointe-aux-Trembles’ Unused Rail Corridor, February - March 2016
L’ARRONDISSEMENT. NOTRE PROPOSITION CONSISTE EN UN AXE DE TRANSPORT ACTIF ET RÉCRÉATIF METTANT EN VALEUR LES ÉLÉMENTS NATURELS, HISTORIQUES,
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TOURISTIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX DU QUARTIER. LE SENTIER VERT | POINTE | EAU
BOUL. SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE
PRÉSENTE UNE LARGE VOIE CYCLABLE POUR CEUX DÉSIRANT SE DÉPLACER RAPIDEMENT AINSI QU’UNE PISTE MULTIFONCTIONNELLE DESTINÉE À TOUS.
Contributors: Catherine Houbart & Cheng Niu
CELLES-CI SONT BORDÉES AU NORD PAR UN RUISSEAU ALIMENTÉ PAR L’EAU
CÈDE SA PLACE PROGRESSIVEMENT À UN ENVIRONNEMENT NATUREL, PARFOIS BOISÉ, VERS L’EST. CE PROJET DE SENTIER CONTRIBUERA À REVITALISER LE
BOULEVAR
VIEUX-POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES ET À RALLIER LES SECTEURS ET LEURS HABITANTS. E
LE CORRIDOR FERROVIAIRE DE
AN-BAPTIS
EXPÉRIENCE SAISISSANTE. LE PAYSAGE URBANISÉ ET PLUS MINÉRALISÉ DE L’OUEST
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This charrette aimed at redeveloping an unused railway corridor in the neighbourhood of Pointe-aux-Trembles, in Montreal. The COUPE - 9 RUE proposal consists in the creation of an active transportation corridor enhancing the natural, historical, touristic and commercial elements of the area. A multi-use path runs along a stream collecting rainwater. Urban furniture and other visualBOUL. landmarks act as reference SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE points and reminders of the site’s previous functions. The urban setting in the western part evolves progressively towards a more AVANT APRÈS natural environment.
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LE TRAITEMENT DES INTERSECTIONS. DIFFÉRENTS ÉLÉMENTS PARSEMÉS LE LONG DU
BOULEVARD
ASSURE CONFORT ET SÉCURITÉ AUX USAGERS, DEUX ASPECTS QUI ONT AUSSI GUIDÉ
DU TRICEN TE
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PLUVIALE DES RUES. LE MOBILIER RAPPELANT LE PASSÉ FERROVIAIRE DU SENTIER
AMÉNAGEMENT AMÉNAGEMENT PLUS PLUS URBAIN URBAIN ZONAGE COMMERCIAL DERRIÈRE LE CENTRE ROUSSIN BANDE CYCLABLE RELIANT LA PLACE DU VILLAGE RUISSEAU PLUVIAL Marie-Ève ASSUNÇAO-DENIS, Université McGill Catherine HOUBART, Université de Montréal
ENTRÉES O – VERT | POINTE | EAU – ET NORD & ÉCLAIRAGE URBAIN| &EAU ÉCLAIRAGE ENTRÉES OUEST –MOBILIER VERTURBAIN |MOBILIER POINTE – ET NORD
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D’ANCIENNES VOIES SIGNALISATION FERRÉES APPARTENANTSIGNALISATION À L’AGENCE MÉTROPOLITAINE DE STATION DE RÉPARATION STATION DE RÉPARATIONPERGOLA PERGOLA SILLONNANT LE QUARTIER POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES D’EST EN OUEST, LA LIGNE PANNEAUX VITRÉS TRANSPORT A ÉTÉ CÉDÉE EN PARTIE (LA MOITIÉ SUR LE SENS LONGITUDINAL) À DE VÉLOS DE VÉLOS ILLUSTRANT L’HISTOIRE D’ANCIENNES VOIES FERRÉES APPARTENANT À L’AGENCE MÉTROPOLITAINE DE
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L’ARRONDISSEMENT. NOTRE PROPOSITION CONSISTE EN UN AXE DE TRANSPORT DU QUARTIER TRANSPORT A ÉTÉ CÉDÉE EN PARTIE (LA MOITIÉ SUR LE SENS LONGITUDINAL) À ACTIF ET RÉCRÉATIF METTANT EN VALEUR LES ÉLÉMENTS NATURELS, HISTORIQUES, L’ARRONDISSEMENT. NOTRE PROPOSITION CONSISTE EN UN AXE DE TRANSPORT TOURISTIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX DU QUARTIER. LE SENTIER VERT | POINTE | EAU ACTIF ET RÉCRÉATIF METTANT EN VALEUR LES ÉLÉMENTS NATURELS, HISTORIQUES, PRÉSENTE UNE LARGE VOIE CYCLABLE POUR CEUX DÉSIRANT SE DÉPLACER TOURISTIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX LE SENTIERAUX VERT | POINTE | EAU ACCESSIBLEDU AUXQUARTIER.ACCESSIBLE RAPIDEMENT QU’UNEROULANTS PISTE MULTIFONCTIONNELLE DESTINÉE À TOUS. FAUTEUILS ROULANTSAINSIFAUTEUILS PRÉSENTE UNE LARGE VOIE CYCLABLE POUR CEUX DÉSIRANT SE DÉPLACER CELLES-CI SONT BORDÉES AU NORD PAR UN RUISSEAU ALIMENTÉ PAR L’EAU RAPIDEMENT AINSI QU’UNE PISTE MULTIFONCTIONNELLE DESTINÉE À TOUS. LAMPADAIRES LAMPADAIRES BANC BANC PLUVIALE DES RUES. LE MOBILIER RAPPELANT LE PASSÉ FERROVIAIRE DU SENTIER CELLES-CI SONT BORDÉES AU NORD PAR UN RUISSEAU ALIMENTÉ PAR L’EAU ASSURE CONFORT ET SÉCURITÉ AUX USAGERS, DEUX ASPECTS QUI ONT AUSSI GUIDÉ PLUVIALE DES RUES. LE MOBILIER RAPPELANT LE PASSÉ FERROVIAIRE DU SENTIER LE TRAITEMENT DES INTERSECTIONS. DIFFÉRENTS ÉLÉMENTS PARSEMÉS LE LONG DU ASSURE CONFORT ET SÉCURITÉ AUX USAGERS, DEUX ASPECTS QUI ONT AUSSI GUIDÉ PARCOURS ASSURENT DES REPÈRES VISUELS AUX USAGERS EN PLUS D’UNE LE TRAITEMENT DES INTERSECTIONS. DIFFÉRENTS ÉLÉMENTS PARSEMÉS LE LONG DU EXPÉRIENCE SAISISSANTE. LE PAYSAGE URBANISÉ ET PLUS MINÉRALISÉ DE L’OUEST PARCOURS ASSURENT DES REPÈRES VISUELS AUX USAGERS EN PLUS D’UNE CÈDE SA PLACE PROGRESSIVEMENT À UN ENVIRONNEMENT NATUREL, PARFOIS LAMPADAIRE INTERACTIF: LE LAMPADAIRE NIVEAU SUPÉRIEUR INTERACTIF: NIVEAU SUPÉRIEUR EXPÉRIENCE SAISISSANTE. LE PAYSAGE URBANISÉ ET PLUS MINÉRALISÉLEDE L’OUEST BOISÉ, LORSQUE VERS L’EST. CE PROJETLORSQUE SENTIER CONTRIBUERA À REVITALISER LE S’ALLUME DU MOUVEMENT S’ALLUME ESTDE PERÇU. DU MOUVEMENT EST PERÇU. CÈDE SA PLACE PROGRESSIVEMENT À UN ENVIRONNEMENT NATUREL, PARFOIS VIEUX-POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES ET À RALLIER LES SECTEURS ET LEURS HABITANTS. BOISÉ, VERS L’EST. CE PROJET DE SENTIER CONTRIBUERA À REVITALISER LE
PANNEAUX VITRÉS ILLUSTRANT L’HIST DU QUARTIER
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SILLONNANT LE QUARTIER POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES D’EST EN OUEST, LA LIGNE
ET LA DEUXIÈMEETMOITIÉ DU CORRIDOR? LA DEUXIÈME MOITIÉ DU CORRIDOR? COUPE - 9 RUE
VIEUX-POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES ET À RALLIERELES SECTEURS ET LEURS HABITANTS.
LE CORRIDOR DANS SALEFORME CORRIDOR ACTUELLE DANSEST SA UN FORME AXE ACTUELLE D’UNE GRANDE EST UN AXE D’UNE GRANDE
COUPE - QUI 9 RUE BIODIVERSITÉ OFFRE BIODIVERSITÉ UNE FOULEQUI DE SERVICES OFFRE UNEÉCOSYSTÉMIQUES. FOULE DE SERVICES ÉCOSYSTÉMIQUES. E
CETTE CARACTÉRISTIQUE CETTE EST CARACTÉRISTIQUE UN AVANTAGE DANS ESTLEUNQUARTIER AVANTAGE QU’IL DANS LE QUARTIER QU’IL SERAIT INTÉRESSANT DESERAIT MAINTENIR INTÉRESSANT AU MAXIMUM. DE MAINTENIR LA DEUXIÈME AU MAXIMUM. MOITIÉ, LA DEUXIÈME MOITIÉ,
AMÉNAGE AMÉNAGE PERMETTANT AUX AMÉNAGEMENT PLUS AMÉNAGEMENT PLUS
SI UN JOUR CÉDÉE ÉGALEMENT SI UN JOUR À L’ARRONDISSEMENT, CÉDÉE ÉGALEMENT ÀPOURRAIT L’ARRONDISSEMENT, FAIRE POURRAIT FAIRE
AMÉNAGEMENT AMÉNAGEMENT PLUS PLUS AMÉNAGEMENT AMÉNAGEMENT PLUS NATUREL NATUREL PLUS NATUREL NATUREL CONSERVATION L’OBJET
D’AMÉNAGEMENTS L’OBJET SOUPLES D’AMÉNAGEMENTS QUI FAVORISERAIENT SOUPLES QUILA FAVORISERAIENT DU PAYSAGE CONSERVATION ACTUEL DUTOUT PAYSAGE EN PERMETTANT ACTUEL TOUT AUXEN
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CITOYENS DE S’APPROPRIER CITOYENSL’ENDROIT. DE S’APPROPRIER CETTE DEUXIÈME L’ENDROIT. MOITIÉ CETTE DEUXIÈME MOITIÉ
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HARMONISATION HARMONISATION AVEC LE MILIEUAVEC LE MILIEU BÂTI - ENTRÉE EST BÂTI - ENTRÉE EST
POURRAIT ACCUEILLIR DES ŒUVRES ACCUEILLIR D’ART DES ŒUVRES DESD’ART JARDINS ÉPHÉMÈRES, DES JARDINS ÉTÉ ÉPHÉMÈRES, ÉTÉ POURRAIT COMMUNAUTAIRES,
BOUL. SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DES COMMUNAUTAIRES, TERRASSES POUR DES LES TERRASSES COMMERCES POUR
LES
COMMERCES
ENVIRONNANTS ET DESENVIRONNANTS TERRAINS DE VOLLEYBALL, ET DES TERRAINS PAR EXEMPLE. DE VOLLEYBALL, CE PAR EXEMPLE. CE
BOUL. SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE
GENRE D’AMÉNAGEMENTS GENRE ESTD’AMÉNAGEMENTS ÉGALEMENT TOUT EST À FAIT ÉGALEMENT COMPATIBLE TOUT À FAIT COMPATIBLE AVEC LA PISTE CYCLABLE AVEC ET LA LA PISTE PISTE CYCLABLE MULTIFONCTIONNELLE ET LA PISTE MULTIFONCTIONNELLE QUI QUI ATTIRERONT LES GENS ATTIRERONT DU QUARTIER LESETGENS D’AILLEURS. DU QUARTIER ET SI JAMAIS ET D’AILLEURS. UN ET SI JAMAIS UN ENGOUEMENT SE CRÉE ENGOUEMENT POUR UN SERVICE SE CRÉE DE TRANSPORT POUR UN SERVICE EN COMMUN DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN
AVANT
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RELIANT LA POINTE DERELIANT L’ÎLE ETLA LE POINTE CENTRE-VILLE, DE L’ÎLEILETSERA LE CENTRE-VILLE, TOUJOURS IL SERA TOUJOURS BANC LINÉAIRE POUVANT SERVIR BANC LINÉAIRE DE TROTTOIR POUVANT EN HIVER SERVIR DE TROTTOIR EN HIVER
LE CORRIDOR FERROVIAIRE LE CORRIDOR DE FERROVIAIRE DE
AVANT D’UTILISER CETTE APRÈSÀ CETTE FIN. POSSIBLE POSSIBLE DEUXIÈME D’UTILISER PARTIECETTE À CETTE DEUXIÈME FIN. PARTIE LE CORRIDOR FERROVIAIRE DE POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES Marie-Ève ASSUNÇAO-DENIS, Marie-Ève Université ASSUNÇAO-DENIS, McGill Université McGill Catherine HOUBART, Université Catherinede HOUBART, Montréal Université de Montréal
Urban Planning + Design
The 11th Avenue Park Groupe de recherche appliquée en macroécologie (GRAME), April - May 2015 Individual work In 2015, the Borough of Lachine decided to create a new park at the corner of NotreDame Street and the 11th Avenue. I was asked to create a rendering showing a possible design for transforming the then vacant space into a cozy welcoming park. The emphasis was put on sitting and relaxing opportunities, and plane surfaces would be used for painting and public exhibitions related to the neighbourhood’s history and environment.
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Landscape Architecture + Urban Design
Landscaping design proposal
Design Proposal - Corner St. Antoine/32nd Avenue Groupe de recherche appliquĂŠe en macroĂŠcologie (GRAME), April - August 2015 Individual Work I created an urban design project proposal aiming at revitalizing an intersection and street nearby a newly opened library. The goal was to create a better surrounding environment for library users and for people walking on St. Antoine Street or waiting at the main bus stop.
Proposed landscaping design
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Artsy fence
Others
Shopping centre
American hornbeam (carpinus Caroliana) or Katsura tree (cercidiphyllum japonicum)
Waiting area
Gaz Metro conduit
Saul-Bellow library
Japanese lilacs or Smooth shadbush
Playground area for kids
Trees already present
Bus stop
Larch (larix laricina)
Potential bike path
Hydrant
New trees planted near the library
Landscape Architecture + Urban Design
Résidences Jean-Placide
Landscaping proposal
Groupe de recherche appliquée en macroécologie (GRAME), April - May 2015 Individual Work As part of an urban design internship, I had to create a landscape architecture project proposal for a residence for senior people. I had a look at the landscape and the different types of trees in order to determine which species would fit better in that specific context. Proposed landscaping design Japanese lilacs (Syringa spontanea) Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) “Red Fox”
Others
Red maple (Acer rubrum)
Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.)
Blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm,)
Conduite de bell Bell Conduit
Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
Weigela (6 shrubs)
Trees already on the land
Amur maple (Acer ginnala)
Fence containers (width of two doors: approx. 3.9m)
Fence backyard
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Proposed tree species
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Japanese lilacs (Syringa spontanea)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.)
Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) “Red Fox�
Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
Blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm,)
Red maple (Acer rubrum)
Amur maple (Acer ginnala)
Weigela (6 shrubs)
Renderings
Front yard
Parking Lot
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Architecture
Racine cubique (Cube Root) Studio Project - First semester of the Bachelor of Science (Architecture) UniversitĂŠ de MontrĂŠal, Oct. - Dec. 2008 Individual work My mandate was to create an interactive wooden installation next to a cliff. The closed installation had to have the shape of a cube, and could be deployed by effectuating no more than three movements. It was intended to be a resting area.
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Axonometric Projections
First movement
Second movement
Third movement
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Sections
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Floor Plans
Section of Closed Cube
Transverse Section 1
Transverse Section 2
Closed Cube
Second Level
Longitudinal Section 1
Longitudinal Section 2
Longitudinal Section 3
Third Level
Fourth Level
Elevations (Closed Cube)
Plan View (Open Cube)
Perspective Drawings
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Graphic Design
JournĂŠe des Bons Voisins RuePublique, August - Sept. 2015 Individual work I was in charge of producing a poster for the JournĂŠe des Bons Voisins, a community event during which Saint-Viateur Street in the Mile-End is pedestrianized and welcomes many different community groups and family activities. The street was divided into three sections: one dedicated to community activities and groups, one relating to urban design, and a third one on greening. The three last posters were used to identify the different sections on the street.
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Graphic Design
The Remembering Hall Pinarchitecture Competition - June 2015 Individual work The pinarchitecture competition consists in developing within a circle a graphically and architecturally interesting design about a specific topic. The subject for the month of June 2015 was “The Remembering Hall.� My concept shows the human evolution and the differences between the natural environment where primates live and the urban context where the majority of human beings live today. The box symbolizes the mix between those two antagonisms.
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MARIE-ÈVE ASSUNÇAO-DENIS Transport Planner and Urban Designer marieeve.assuncaodenis@gmail.com || +1 (514) 827-3884