Bringing a downtown core back to its citizens with an eye toward the future

Place du Citoyen

Positioned between City Hall and the Municipal Library building, Place du Citoyen is one of the catalysts for a new architectural and urban image—and a place for the Saguenay community to celebrate life throughout the four seasons. We contributed landscape architecture and engineering services. The objective? Return the downtown core to citizens through a vision of sustainable development.

Taking into account the completion of a future walkway over Saguenay Boulevard as well as construction of a staircase linking Place du Citoyen with Jacques-Cartier Street, we carried out the preparatory studies, development concept, plans and preliminary cost estimates, performance specifications, tendering, supervision, and as-built plans. We also coordinated the multidisciplinary team. 

The result? A flowing, open area that gives residents a peaceful urban oasis where they can enjoy the outdoors—a space that includes modern amenities to make it sustainable while also paying tribute to the area’s enduring history and culture.