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As an element in Cirque
du Soleil's ever-expanding campus in Montréal, the 110
residences by Les
Architectes FABG continue their goal of transforming a
"no-man's
land into an urban treasure." Located on the edge
of a garbage dump, the world-renowned troupe is a good drive
from the expensive land of downtown Montréal, but with close
to 2,000 personnel and a need for larger practice and performance
spaces, the cheap and wide-open site is oddly appropriate.
This dormitory gives residence for those trained down
the street, but it also injects life into an otherwise
desolate area that, no doubt, will change over time from the
Cirque's presence. |
