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Roch Cayouette, a member of the leadership team at the helm of Provencher_Roy, advocates for the creation of living spaces that respect the context in which they are integrated, through architecture that is engaged, expressive, contemporary, and light-filled. An experienced studio director and designer, he specializes in residential projects in urban settings, whether new construction or the adaptive reuse of industrial sites and heritage buildings into residential developments. After nearly 30 years at Cardinal Hardy, where he worked on major projects (including the new gateway development on the Bonaventure Autoroute site at the entrance to downtown Montréal, the expansion of Montréal–Trudeau International Airport, and the redevelopment of Montréal’s Old Port) Roch joined Provencher_Roy in 2015 and became a partner in 2017. For him, the constraints associated with interventions in urban or heritage contexts offer rich opportunities, potentially revealing distinctive features and avenues worth exploring.
Roch leads numerous innovative, mixed-use and multi-phase residential projects, ranging from 100 to 500 rental, community-housing, or condominium units. These include Symphonia POP, a cubist-inspired residential tower on Nuns’ Island; NOCA, a residential development at Bassins du Havre in Montréal’s Southwest borough; TAK Prestige, an archipelago of stacked and row townhouses that highlights the use of wood as both a structural and cladding material, including charred and weathered wood; and Arbora in Griffintown, the largest CLT wood residential development in Québec, certified LEED Platinum. Roch Cayouette also serves as lead designer on the master team for the province-wide Maisons des aînés (Seniors’ Homes) program in Québec.