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Lightspeed POS inc
By : ACDF Architecture
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition
Discipline : Interior Design
Categories : Office / Office 5,400 - 54,000 sq.ft. (500 - 5 000 sq. m.) : Award of the Year Winner
Lightspeed POS now has more than 450 employees at their Montreal office, so it had to maximize the occupancy of the famous Gare Viger by transforming the 10,000 square feet located on levels 5 and 6. ACDF has focused on enhancing the heritage character of places while creating an architectural journey rich in contrasts and experiences. Bold contrasts in lighting and color embody the company's approach to creating desired moods and highlighting spatial transitions. Coming out of the elevators, we are immersed in a dark environment. Through the three boxes of bronze tainted glazing, which delimit the elevator hall from the training room, a subtle game of transparency and reflection takes place. Through a black background, the warm colors of the white oak bleachers and the rich texture of the brick wall that set the semicircular training room, intermingle with the bright white geometric reflections of the East and West corridors, which connect to the working areas. Through various deformations and narrowing of space, the anamorphic geometry of the white corridors accentuates this idea of passage. Along these axes are regrouped: meeting rooms, phone booth and services, thus creating unique workspaces at the ends. An extraordinary place where wooden structures and architectural artefact are literally brought to light, providing a more residential and human atmosphere to all employees.
Collaboration
Engineering : Bouthillette Parizeau
General Contractor : Construction Busch
Architect : ACDF Architecture
