Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Hospital | Provencher_Roy + Yelle Maillé et associés architectes

The aim of creating an innovative and contemporary atmosphere at Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Hospital inspired the project’s essence. The hospital, affiliated with the Université de Montréal, is one of Quebec’s largest ultra-specialized trauma hospitals. In addition to clinical practice, the expansion includes:

• The Integrated Trauma Centre.
• A mother-child unit.
• An endoscopic unit.
• Research and teaching activities.
• A mother-child unit.

© Olivier Blouin

Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Hospital’s Design Concept

Natural light and views of the outside are abundant throughout the structure, boosting patient and user well-being. The patient block, which appears as a free-floating volume above the lower levels, is distinguished from the lower levels by a primary masonry materiality that reflects the original 1926 heritage architecture.

© Olivier Blouin

The language of alternating vertical bands of a solid brick wall and a curtain wall provides exceptional energy efficiency in the envelope while preserving natural light and views from the internal areas. The rhythmic pattern of openings in the envelope and the objective of establishing an effective integration of the extension into its landscape and heritage environment take on a decidedly contemporary character.

© Stéphane Brügger

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