The proposed project aims to establish the identity of the area by marking this heterogeneous urban territory and transforming key sites into temporary public spaces. The site is conceived as an open-air amphitheater and as the expression of a radiating force emerging from the heart of the neighborhood, generating a positive ripple effect on its surroundings.
Within this approach, the intersection of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Sainte-Catherine Street is first activated through ground markings, followed by the construction of a ticket booth at the southeast corner, conceived as a true cultural showcase. From this intersection, considered the neighborhood’s point 0,0,0, a three-dimensional grid unfolds, superimposed onto the urban fabric and graphically marking the territory. Cultural institutions are identified in relation to this grid through coordinate-based markers displayed on the ground, building surfaces, and neighborhood maps distributed throughout the area. This graphic system extends across public spaces, existing buildings, and into Montreal’s underground network.