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CAMILLE JOYCE

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MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, MONTREAL

Public space as a flexible stage

Competition won with OEUF Architectes (2023)

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The library is located in Pointe-Saint-Charles, a highly politically active neighborhood in Montreal, nestled in a large public park residents wanted to protect.

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The proposal introduces a raised extension, keeping the ground level open and preserving pedestrian flow through the park. The ground level follows existing desire lines and the extension creates a sheltered outdoor space that protects users from snow, wind and summer heat.

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I worked full-time on the project from early design stages focusing on spatial organization of the program, interior layouts and atmospheres, furniture concepts, 3D modeling and visual studies and participated in the monthly workshops with the whole team.

Light was treated as a design tool rather than a technical constraint. Controlled and diffused in adult reading areas, more open and expressive in children’s spaces, it supports clear circulation and adaptable uses.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Exposed wood structure and metal elements reinforce a tactile, honest material language. The building functions as a multi-civic space, capable of hosting readings, gatherings, events and informal occupation.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Logomark

CAMILLE JOYCE

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, MONTREAL

Public space as a flexible stage

Competition won with OEUF Architectes (2023)

The library is located in Pointe-Saint-Charles, a highly politically active neighborhood in Montreal, nestled in a large public park residents wanted to protect.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

The proposal introduces a raised extension, keeping the ground level open and preserving pedestrian flow through the park. The ground level follows existing desire lines and the extension creates a sheltered outdoor space that protects users from snow, wind and summer heat.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

I worked full-time on the project from early design stages focusing on spatial organization of the program, interior layouts and atmospheres, furniture concepts, 3D modeling and visual studies and participated in the monthly workshops with the whole team.

Light was treated as a design tool rather than a technical constraint. Controlled and diffused in adult reading areas, more open and expressive in children’s spaces, it supports clear circulation and adaptable uses.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Exposed wood structure and metal elements reinforce a tactile, honest material language. The building functions as a multi-civic space, capable of hosting readings, gatherings, events and informal occupation.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Logomark

CAMILLE JOYCE

MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, MONTREAL

Public space as a flexible stage

Competition won with OEUF Architectes (2023)

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

The library is located in Pointe-Saint-Charles, a highly politically active neighborhood in Montreal, nestled in a large public park residents wanted to protect.

The proposal introduces a raised extension, keeping the ground level open and preserving pedestrian flow through the park. The ground level follows existing desire lines and the extension creates a sheltered outdoor space that protects users from snow, wind and summer heat.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

I worked full-time on the project from early design stages focusing on spatial organization of the program, interior layouts and atmospheres, furniture concepts, 3D modeling and visual studies and participated in the monthly workshops with the whole team.

Light was treated as a design tool rather than a technical constraint. Controlled and diffused in adult reading areas, more open and expressive in children’s spaces, it supports clear circulation and adaptable uses.

Image © l’OEUF Architectes

Exposed wood structure and metal elements reinforce a tactile, honest material language. The building functions as a multi-civic space, capable of hosting readings, gatherings, events and informal occupation.