Elderly patients in care facilities require special care. Taking a shower or a bath is an activity that often generates great stress for the most fragile residents. And if they have degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, the task is even more fraught. These considerations were front and centre in the refit of four new adapted … Continued

Being sick isn’t fun, especially if you’re a child. That fact was all it took for the firm selected to design the new Shriners Hospital for Children to decide to infuse the project with a touch of whimsy. The hospital is organized into eight areas, each featuring colours and attractions of a different region of … Continued

In2014, ACDF Architecture began work on repurposing the former Place Viger hotel and train station. Covering three floors, the space would house the offices of the startup software company Lightspeed. The initial objective was to give new life to this historic 19th-century building by retaining many of the original materials, including steel columns and girders, … Continued

The La Presse newsroom had been neglected since 2007. La Presse’s major shift to digital provided the impetus for a reinvention of this space. Spread over three levels, the vast newsroom features different interconnecting areas that can be used for a variety of activities. Each level—a partial storey that seems literally suspended in space—is surrounded … Continued

This marketing agency has a new owner, a new name—inspired by London, England’s Camden Town, a district renowned for its alternative scene—and, now, a new look to reflect its revamped identity. The mandate given to Inside Studio was clear: make it raw, binary, original, multifunctional and inviting. Located in the Mile End neighbourhood, the square … Continued

The cornerstones of this remarkable project are a continuous rapport with light and an original concept that nevertheless remains true to the spirit of the client. The strength of this project lay in being able to transform a dark, conventional law office into a sleek, bright space using simple means and with a limited budget. … Continued

On the site of the old hippodrome at 250-B du Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel in Quebec City, stands the majestic new Videotron Centre. A veritable monument, this multi-functional arena will serve, among other things, as the home ice for a local hockey team, and was designed as a work of art to pay homage to the province’s … Continued

As part of the SPOT (Sympathique Place Ouverte à Tous)architecture and design cultural event held in Quebec City, ADHOC architectes teamed up with a group of students from Université de Laval’s school of architecture to create and build an outdoor stage canopy called Vol-au-vent. The Carré Lépine, 715 Saint-Vallier Street East in Quebec City, was … Continued

To underscore the pure beauty of the historic spaces of the monastery of the Augustinian Sisters of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, and to showcase the museum’s permanent exhibition in its best light, the architectsopted to create a series of simple glass display cases running along the walls from room to room. Floating at waist height … Continued

The refit of the Collège Bois-de-Boulogne’s Ignace-Bourget building sought to reflect the identity of the college and its values. The goal was to revamp the flow of traffic and occupation of space in a way that was both fluid and natural, by creating relationships between the different spaces. The main hall, cafeteria, student association rooms, … Continued