Île Saint-Quentin interpretive footbridge
client
Île Saint-Quentin
year
2025
place
Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada
format
700 mètres
project type
Interpretation
Between land and water, the interpretive bridge invites you to see differently: listen with your eyes, feel with your ears, and dive into the poetry of life.
This sensory and educational trail transforms the discovery of wetlands into an active interpretive experience. Studio Overall designs inclusive and ecological stations combining design, public art, and education to reveal the richness of ecosystems. This project is part of a conservation and accessibility approach that supports Île Saint-Quentin's mission to raise awareness about, educate on, and inspire care for the sustainable protection of natural heritage.
Conceptual choices
The footbridge is a sensory thread linking people and nature through poetic and inclusive stations.
The design transforms wetlands into living museums where families and seniors are invited to actively immerse themselves.
Technical choices
The stations, which are modular and easy to assemble on site, are designed using sustainable, local materials.
Each element integrates low-tech or no-tech devices to support the experience without harming the ecosystem.
Challenges
- Ensuring universal access for families and seniors in a fragile natural environment
- Integrating discreet technologies in a protected environment
- Creating narrative and sensory continuity along the route
- Designing a permanent and evolving layout, adapted to all seasons and deployed in several phases.
- Respecting wetland conservation while welcoming the public
RESULTS
- A new, accessible tourism offering to enhance Île Saint-Quentin
- Increased visitor awareness of the fragility of wetland ecosystems
- Concrete user involvement in conservation and environmental awareness
- Strengthened site identity as a place for education and immersion in nature
