Esplanade Tranquille 是蒙特利尔 Quartier des Spectacles 街区西端公共空间开发项目的最后阶段。项目的名字旨在向 Tranquille 书店致敬，这家书店在魁北克当代历史中占据了重要地位，1948 年，Refus 全球宣言于这里发起。

The Esplanade Tranquille constitutes the last phase of a project to develop the public spaces of the West Pole of the Quartier des Spectacles in Montreal. Its name pays tribute to the Tranquille Bookstore, once located on the site, an important place in the contemporary history of Quebec where the Refus global manifesto was launched in 1948.

▼项目鸟瞰，aerial view of the project

该街区在 Saint-Laurent 大道和 Sainte-Catherine 街的交汇处，堪称城市中心的社交枢纽。落成后的 Esplanade Tranquille 大道在功能上与节日广场互补，并在冬日里为市民提供了一处愉快的溜冰场，而在夏日又为人们带来了绿色与荫凉。各种各样的节目庆典和活动将这里化作一处全年活跃的放松休闲场所，进而为城市中心的转型过程注入了新的活力，使城市中心越来越符合人们多样化生活方式的需求，新公共空间附近越来愈多的新建公寓楼也证实了这一点。

Located at a nerve center of the city core, at the junction of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Sainte-Catherine Street, the esplanade has a complementary vocation to that of the Place des Festivals by offering citizens a refrigerated ice rink in winter, and a little greenery and freshness in summer. A varied program of shows and activities makes it a place of relaxation and entertainment all year round. It energizes the process of transformation of the city center, which is becoming more and more a living environment inhabited in a diversified way, as validated by the construction of new apartment buildings adjacent to this new public space.

▼顶视图，top view

按照 Quartier des Spectacles 区域的开发计划，Esplanade Tranquille 项目中将包括一座垂直于 Sainte-Catherine 街的线性服务设施，该建筑与公共广场接壤。该公共广场在夏季将成为各种节日庆典的理想举办场所，每到冬季又将变身为有趣的溜冰场。为了实现功能的转变，公共家具包括椅子、桌子、雨伞、火盆、种植箱、服务亭、围栏、舞台和移动游戏等都将存储于地下室，以便根据需要进行部署。

Following the Quartier des Spectacles development plan, the esplanade includes a linear service building perpendicular to Sainte-Catherine Street that borders a public square. This public square hosts shows during the festivals that follow one another in summer, and turns into a refrigerated ice rink as soon as the first cold weather arrives. To facilitate these transformations, public furniture including chairs, tables, umbrellas, braziers, planting bins, service kiosks, fences, stage, and mobile games are stored in the basement to be deployed as needed.

▼冬日鸟瞰，aerial view in winter

▼溜冰场，refrigerated ice rink