COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Digital Research Library
Record
Title:
Promenade Samuel-De Champlain: Quai des Brumes
Title:
Approaching the garden on the bike path; metal grids on either side of path is where misters are located; granite blocks and natural boulders placed in garden
View:
Approaching the garden on the bike path; metal grids on either side of path is where misters are located; granite blocks and natural boulders placed in garden
Creators:
Daoust Lestage, Inc. (Canadian architectural firm, active ca. 1990)
Date:
2006-2008 (creation)
Style/Period:
Twenty-first century
Location:
site: Québec, Québec, Canada
Location Note:
Station des Quais area, northeast end of the park; along Boulevard Champlain
GPS:
+46.767569-71.256303
Culture:
Canadian
Materials:
granite; natural stone; plant materials
Work Types:
open spaces; gardens; visual works; environmental art ; visual works; installations (visual works)
Description:
The cultural section of the project (Station des Quais), gathers four contemporary gardens inspired by the mood of the river; the Quai des brumes, the Quai des flots, the Quai des hommes and the Quai des vents. In Quai des brumes (Mist Dock), granite blocks and broadcasting mist machines recall the intimate atmosphere of the river banks. The misting system is comprised of four gutters with six piston powered pumps. A programmable controller sequences the misters and lighting and an anemometer also controls the operation of the system. If the wind becomes too strong, the pumps stop. (Source: Commission de la Capitale Nationale Quebec; http://www.capitale.gouv.qc.ca/)
Classification:
Garden and Landscape
Technique:
construction (assembling); gardening
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A2-C-QC-PSC-B04
MDID Identifier:
69471
Archivision Set:
Archivision Addition Module Nine
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