Reception Pavilion of the Québec National Assembly

In the centre of the pavilion, a citizen’s agora, open to all, serves as a gathering spot that fosters encounter and dialogue; a monumental oculus overhead provides illumination as well as a window onto the past and future. The space’s circular shape evokes notions of neutrality, unity and equality; its insertion at the base of the Parliament Building is a metaphor for these values as the latter’s very foundation.

Reception, security and check-in areas, checkrooms, multi-purpose rooms and committee rooms are organized around the ramp. Pedagogical areas allow visitors to discover the evolution of democracy, but also how it works in real time, via observation windows that offer an immersion in the heart of parliamentary debates. 

The work of the light gives the route museum qualities, while the colors, going from white to blue and red, in reference to the Blue Salon and the Red Salon of the National Assembly, allow orientation in the space. Housing The Spectrum of Enlightenment public artwork by Jonathan Villeneuve, the tunnel serves as a link between the new Pavilion and existing Parliament Building.