Kanva Architecture's partner in this large-scale project, Bande à Paul designed all of the Migration interpretation spaces, the renewal of the Montreal Biodome experience. It is an immersive and sensory journey, which crosses all the ecosystems of the new Biodôme and which allows for dialogue between them, the museographic elements of interpretation and the architectural renewal. For this large-scale project, La bande à Paul partnered with Kanva Architecture to design all the interpretation spaces for Migration, the Montréal Biôdome’s newly revamped experience. It is an immersive and sensory journey, which crosses all the ecosystems of the new Biodôme and which allows for a dialogue between them, the museographic elements of interpretation and the architectural renewal. Interventions of varying nature and scale are built into Kanva's grand architectural concept and displayed throughout the whole exhibit, including a tribute to Roger Taillibert's velodrome in the lobby, a new mural in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem, an exhibition of citizens' initiatives in the peripheral ring road and a spatialized sound installation at the exit gateway. Finally, our team designed a showpiece for the project to explain the setting's backdrop to the public: the Bio-machine. The Biodôme recreates something almost inconceivable inside a former Olympic velodrome: four distinctive ecosystems with optimal living conditions for their respective fauna and flora. The Biodôme recreates conditions that liken those of a natural environment using an impressive set of water, air, temperature and light management systems. Biodôme's employees are the key component of this marvellous machine since they take care of the animals as well as keeping the facilities operational. To showcase the Biôdome’s multiple life-supporting facets, we created the Bio-machine, a playful installation located on the Mezzanine that features 24 stations on various themes. The Bio-machine offers interactive digital and mechanical activities to learn a host of amazing things about ecosystem maintenance, feeding and caring for animals and birth management. The installation is a metaphor for nature with a complexity that reminds us that life depends on a set of interrelated and interdependent factors.
Migration
La Bande à Paul
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Mengjie Liu
Cofounder
at Sò Studio
6
7
6
7
6.5

Yifan Wu
Cofounder
at Sò Studio
7
6
6
7
6.5

Stefan Weil
CCO
at Atelier Markgraph
Fresh and bold, important and stron...
8
8
8
6
7.5

Leni Popovici
Founding Director and Partner
at KAP Studios
The exhibition does a fantastic job...
9
9
8
8
8.5

Veronica Givone
Managing Director Hospitality
at IA Interior Architects
A strong cultural statement that en...
7
8
8
6
7.25

Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Director of Interior Architecture
at Snøhetta
A fresh design and a dynamic and en...
8
9
8
7
8

Gudy Herder
Trend Consultant
at Eclectic Trends
How to draw attention in an oversat...
10
9
10
7
9

Sonia Tomic
Senior Associate, Head of Furniture & Materials
at Universal Design Studio
8
8
8
7
7.75

Tina Norden
Partner
at Conran and Partners
Engaging and playful visually creat...
8
8
8
7
7.75

Justine Fox
Cofounder | Colour Specialist
at Calzada Fox
An impressive voluminous space in w...
8
9
9
7
8.25

Christiaan Fokkema
Partner
at Hollandse Nieuwe
These kind of briefs must be a joy...
8
8
8
7
7.75

Ruud Belmans
Creative Director
at WeWantMore
6
7
7
6
6.5

Omar Abdelghafour
Founder Principal
at Light Space Design
8
7
7
6
7

Liam Doyle
Principal
at Jump Studios
8
8
9
6
7.75

Stefan Weil
CCO
at Atelier Markgraph
Fresh and bold, important and stron...
8
8
8
6
7.5

Leni Popovici
Founding Director and Partner
at KAP Studios
The exhibition does a fantastic job...
7
10
9
8
8.5

Veronica Givone
Managing Director Hospitality
at IA Interior Architects
7
7
7
7
7

Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Director of Interior Architecture
at Snøhetta
A fresh design and a dynamic and en...
8
8
9
6
7.75

Gudy Herder
Trend Consultant
at Eclectic Trends
10
9
9
8
9

Tina Norden
Partner
at Conran and Partners
Immersive and interactive without l...
8
8
8
7
7.75

Justine Fox
Cofounder | Colour Specialist
at Calzada Fox
8
9
8
7
8

Christiaan Fokkema
Partner
at Hollandse Nieuwe
These kind of briefs must be a joy...
8
8
8
7
7.75

Ruud Belmans
Creative Director
at WeWantMore
6
7
7
6
6.5

Omar Abdelghafour
Founder Principal
at Light Space Design
7
7
9
6
7.25

Liam Doyle
Principal
at Jump Studios
9
9
9
6
8.25

Daisuke Nagatomo
Assistant Professor
at National Taiwan Normal University
It is interesting concept of exhibi...
7.79
7.93
7.86
7.3
7.72

Julian Lwin
Spatial Design Director
at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
7.79
7.93
7.86
6.71
7.57

Bill Bouchey
Principal - Director of Design Interiors
at HOK
7.93
8.69
8.36
9.12
8.53

Martin Mostböck
Founder and creative director at AID
at Martin Mostböck. AID - ArchitectureInteriorsDesign
7.79
7.93
7.86
6.71
7.57

Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Director of Interior Architecture
at Snøhetta
Fresh design and dynamic and engagi...
8.31
8.38
8.95
8.17
8.45

Martin Mostböck
Founder and creative director at AID
at Martin Mostböck. AID - ArchitectureInteriorsDesign
7.82
8.18
8.27
6.73
7.75

Daisuke Nagatomo
Assistant Professor
at National Taiwan Normal University
Interest concept of exhibition and...
7.82
8.18
8.27
6.73
7.75

Florian Seidl
Design Manager
at Lavazza
Visually striking and bold in most...
8.05
8.18
8.29
7.18
7.93

Golnar Roshan
Creative Partner
at Rive Roshan
7.82
8.18
8.27
6.73
7.75

Julian Lwin
Spatial Design Director
at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
7.82
8.18
8.27
6.73
7.75
Location
Designer
Client
Espace pour la vie
Floor area
730 ㎡
Completion
2020
Designer
Architect