La Maison de la culture Bollard était à l’origine une station-service trônant au cœur de la vie du quartier de la Petite Bourgogne. Ce projet se veut une aire de rassemblement proposant aux citoyens une expérience structurée ou en libre-service, et offrant des activités variées tant de jour que de nuit. L’environnement vaste et dégagé … Continued

Forts de leur portfolio comptant plusieurs projets marquants et matures au cours des dernières années, la synergie de l’équipe de concepteurs d’Architecture Microclimat transparait dans ses réalisations. Déjà lauréats à la 9e édition des GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN pour le projet La Taule, on ne peut que reconnaitre la constance des talents émergents de la … Continued

Le respect de l’histoire du bâtiment patrimonial de l’ancienne Banque Royale de la rue Saint-Jacques à Montréal, de même que l’impeccable intégration contemporaine des bureaux et du café de l’entreprise technologique Crew, sont une représentation exemplaire du design d’aujourd’hui. Offrant à la vue une mise en scène cohérente avec chaque élément professionnel, la réalisation fait … Continued

The Société de transport de Montréal’s new Azur metro trains will soon come into operation. Along with the cars, the driver’s cab—a component of key importance—was also redesigned. In developing their concept, the designers took note of the operators’ concerns. They spent time in the cabs with them, observing their habits, and conducted an in-depth … Continued

Chrysalide is the name of a centre for youth 12 to 18 years who have social maladjustment problems. This project by Catherine Boudreau won the FERDIE student award for its creative and sensitive design. Using the metaphor of the various stages of transformation from caterpillar to butterfly, the centre is designed in three zones representing … Continued

This project by Cégep Marie-Victorin was completed entirely in-house, the fruit of a team effort. As the designers were already employees of the college, they were able to draw on their sense of belonging inthis project to revamp the administrative corridor. The design team assembled together a group of graphic and interior designers and also … Continued

If the words “refined”,”efficient” and “ingenious” were used to describe the approach desired for the Bois, blanc, noir (wood, white, black) project, the word “budget” was also part of the client’s vocabulary. Taking into account the limited financial resources available, the architects developed and found the ideas and economical materials that would go into this … Continued

For the Pâtisserie Petit Lapin interior design project, Architecture Open Form chose to express the essence of the shop’s identity through the structural elements. The spatial organization is defined by a system of flexible partitions—softwalls—that evoke the folds of parchment paper cupcake cups. As light falls on the translucid white polyethylene modules, it sculpts and … Continued

The Display Window award was conferred on Hatem+D for the complete redesign of the Denault boutique’s window, facade and entrance. Drawing its inspiration from the brand’s DNO logo, the design of the space is contemporary, clean and open. The window’s surfaces are identical to those used in the boutique, making it seem as though the … Continued

Ambient light plays a central role in the Annie-Pelletier pool. The project evokes a prism breaking light up into its multi-coloured spectral colours. Coloured panels define the different areas through the use of distinctive colour palettes: blue for the main pool, yellow for the children’s recreational pool and green for the locker room area. And … Continued