Description
The Canadian Grand Prix has been held on an artificial island since 1978: The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in the Sankt-Lorenz-Stream of the Île Notre-Dame. The organisers of Formula 1 made the continuation of the Grand Prix in Canada until 2029 dependent on the city of Montreal replacing the temporary facilities with a permanent building that would meet the current requirements of the event. In the record time of only ten months - between the 2018 and 2019 races – the buildings on the 4, 361 kilometer Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve were converted for almost 50 million US dollars.
The new paddock now comprises 3 levels of racing stable boxes, offices for the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the promoters as well as a grandstand for 5,000 people. There is also a multimedia Center for journalists and broadcasters.
Due to the short construction time, les Architects FABG Montreal, opted for a solution consisting of prefabricated parts with concrete slabs, steel columns and girders, CLT wooden panels, curtain-type facades and partition walls that can be dismantled. All materials can be dismantled at the end of the Grand Prix and reused later.
Unlike other international Grand Prix venues, the lounges have neither exterior walls nor air conditioning, the surfaces are reduced and the electricity for the lighting is generated by solar panels. Around 3,600 m² of COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II from Saint-Gobain, with their extremely transparent and selective solar control coating, provide natural daylight and thermal comfort for visitors and teams during the race days.
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COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 & 70/33 II
COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 and COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II, respectively the annealed and to-be-tempered version of the product are the most transparent and neutral triple silver coating, bringing ample natural light into buildings while blocking two thirds of solar heat.