Born from an initiative between the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien and the City of Rockland, this school project was designed in three phases.
The first phase consisted of adding a pavilion that houses seventeen new classrooms, a science laboratory, a computer laboratory, and a new administrative area.
In addition to renovation work on the existing school, the second phase enabled the construction of a 360m² multifunctional workspace that houses woodworking, carpentry, welding, and vehicle maintenance workshops, a computer laboratory, as well as a cafeteria. The cafeteria also serves as a performance hall, with 350 retractable seats, and features specialized lighting and audio-visual systems. The second phase intervention integrates harmoniously with the existing building, and even shares some of its spaces and architectural language with the adjacent recreation centre, which was recently built.
Beyond meeting the growing space needs, the project also provides the school with a more welcoming and community-friendly face. The third phase enabled the construction of an additional annex, featuring ten new classrooms, and several renovations to the existing building. It provides the school with a new main entrance and a more contemporary façade: the existing windows were replaced with a curtain wall system, and the deteriorated concrete elements were covered with new aluminum panels.
Architecture
Provencher_Roy
Electromechanical
Levac Robichaud Leclerc (LRL Associates Ltd.)
Structure
Levac Robichaud Leclerc (LRL Associates Ltd.)
Civil Engineering
Levac Robichaud Leclerc (LRL Associates Ltd.)
