EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION For a Hospitable Nature The Lachine Hospital project enhances a historic building with modern high-performance facilities and easier access for patients. The goals of this expansion are to resolve problems associated with the dilapidated state of the original building and to improve health care coordination. This vital project for the Lachine community […]

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION The mandate for the Block 2 competition was to transform several heritage buildings into a modern office complex on Parliament Hill. Located in Ottawa on the south side of Parliament Hill, Block 2 faces Centre Block and the Peace Tower. In the spirit of Reconciliation, we recognize that the Parliamentary Precinct – Block […]

Located on the 39th and 40th floors of Complexe Desjardins, a brutalist grouping of high-rises completed in 1976 in the heart of downtown Montréal, the financial institution’s executive floors have been updated and transformed into a quiet elegant atmosphere.  Here, values of the member-owned “Mouvement Desjardins” cooperative, like solidarity, equality, and equity meet thoughtful design […]

This new elementary school is part of a residential neighbourhood that includes several circus institutions (TOHU, National Circus School), a CHSLD and Frédéric-Back Park. A re-envisioned elementary school — With its open architecture, the new school consolidates the existing fabric by transforming a formerly abandoned site into a dynamic hub which improves community life. The […]

Inaugurated in 1966, the Ottawa Station is an International Style building distinguished by the use of glass, steel, and raw concrete. It was granted the status of “Heritage Railway Station” in June of 1996. Adapting a heritage building for contemporary use — The wing refurbishment project consists of a major redevelopment, featuring a lounge for […]

The renewal of PDP3 is founded on a premise of repairing the legacy of PdP3 in many dimensions The building is one of the largest federal office buildings in Canada and is the headquarters for both PSPC and Shared Services Canada (SSC). The renewal of PDP3 is founded on a premise of repairing the legacy […]

Saint-Eustache’s new elementary school was inserted on the lot belonging to Des Patriotes High School at the interface of residential and commercial zones in a neighbourhood developed in the 70s and 80s. Saint-Eustache’s new elementary school was inserted on the lot belonging to Des Patriotes High School (at the interface of residential and commercial zones […]

Sans-Frontières Elementary School is located in a developing neighbourhood in Saint-Jérôme’s Lafontaine district, close to Des Hauts-Sommets High School. The building was designed and built for a minimal environmental footprint. As it is sited on rugged, uneven terrain, the storeys deploy in step fashion, adhering to the topographic contours as seamlessly as possible.

HEC Montréal’s Hélène Desmarais Building: A contemporary face for an historic institution What if training the leaders of the future started with immersion in responsible architecture in tune with its surroundings? Designing a new 24,000-m2 building in downtown Montréal to expand the horizons of the oldest business and administration School in the country was the […]

Arbora is an ecoresponsible housing development located on a former industrial site. The site is bound by William, de la Montagne, Eleanor and Ottawa streets, in the Griffintown neighbourhood of Montreal’s Le Sud-Ouest borough. The project contributes to the revitalization of the neighbourhood and to shaping a new urban residential area that is sustainable, innovative, […]