Being in the form of a corridor 2.5 metres wide by 22 metres long, the idea of energizing the passage by movement, - recalling the long tunnel of a wave – has emerged as the key element of the installation. In the concept phase, Arcadia Studio designers decided to take an artistic approach for the project and to enrich it with a playful component that would generate an action-reaction effect.

He entrusted the project to Anne-Marie Collins, manager of innovative and special projects in the borough who retained the Montreal firm of Arcadia Studio to design and implement this first placottoir with misters in Canada. Luc Ferrandez, came up with the idea of combining a refreshing rest stop with a Parklet. The Mayor of the Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough of Montreal, Mr. To date, it doesn’t appear to have been installed in parklets in Canada, or North America. This type of installation is seen primarily under awnings on private commercial terraces, but it is beginning to appear in public spaces as well. Recently developed in Europe, it refreshes thanks to the introduction of misters that decrease the air temperature by approximately 5 degrees on hot summer days. The refreshing stop is a place to pause and rest. The term 'placottoir' (a place to chat) is generally used in the Montreal area to describe a public space that is given back to pedestrians. This feeling is created by a rise in the percentage of humidity in the air that decreases the ambient temperature, all without a single water droplet.Ĭonceived in San Francisco in 2007, the Parklet (small park) temporarily expands a sidewalk into parking spaces, creating a private or public space for relaxing and socializing.

Forty five misters, integrated into the structure, are activated by a magic eye, offering an instantly refreshing sensation. The seven shades of blue used in this artistic installation are reminiscent of a wave’s colours seen in daylight. Inserted into five parking spaces facing 4301 St-Denis Street between Marie-Anne and Rachel, La Vague (The Wave) is 74 wooden frames that rotate in three degree intervals, suggesting the motion of a wave hitting the pavement.

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