Fact File
Project Name: PEKULIARI
Location: Outaouais, Qc, Canada
Architects: MU Architecture
Height: 670 Ft.
Project Area: 326 000 sq.ft.
Photo credit: MU Architecture
Source: V2Com
Architects, Copresidents & Cofounders
Photo credit: Fany Ducharme
Diametrically opposed from the concept of urban sprawl, this impressive tower that stands in the heart of the vast forest of Quebec, greatly diminishes its impact on nature and the destruction of more and more rural land and asserts itself as the world’s first.
As you head towards the PEKULIARI reserve, the tower seems to emerge from the ground and culminates more than 200 meters high in the hilly landscape. Its appearance of large stacked rocks is complemented by an irregularly shaped exoskeleton structure that gives the envelop an organic and cellular aspect that contrasts with the crystalline glass façade underneath. Composed of multiple toned glass panels, the façade shimmers under the sun. Designed with the latest parametric architecture technologies, it gives the 48-story tower an out-of-the-ordinary sculptural look.
The lobby resembles a grand hall with futuristic and elegant lines. Partially shaded by large surrounding trees the filtered glass roof lets natural light fill in the three-story space. Combining security access gateway and hangar for private helicopters, the structure supports a large greenhouse that supplies fresh food products.
A large function room with huge bay windows offers breath-taking views of the lake. An immense terrace and an arched quay create a meditative observatory on these still waters. The large open space room merges into a bar and a cigar lounge. A first-class parking lot with a bat cave-type hidden entrance in the woods is located at the basement level, adjacent to a huge wine cellar, entertainment rooms and an indoor shooting range.
The tower comprises of 50 luxury units; these high-end fully automated pieds-a-terre combine aesthetics, avant-garde design and cutting-edge technology. PEKULIARI allows for long stays in the wild with a grocery store, an all-sports articles boutique, administration and business centers, offices and conference rooms, gym, spa, rooftop pool and baths and a sky bar with panoramic views of the hills and lakes.
PEKULIARI pushes the limits of innovation in the integration of new building technologies. In addition to rainwater and snow collection, greywaters will be filtered and released into the environment through natural and ecological processes. Windmill systems and photovoltaic glazing will ensure self-sufficiency.
