Attitude on St-Denis is a retail boutique in Montreal that specializes in plastic-free beauty products. From the moment you step inside, the design of the space reflects their commitment to sustainability and a connection to nature.
The lush planter beds filled with a mix of moss, rocks and branches are strategically placed throughout the store to mimic a journey through nature on a boardwalk creating a natural and serene environment. The use of natural materials such as granite, lime plaster, and white oak gives a tactile and earthy feel to the space.
Located on Plaza Saint-Hubert, one of Montreal’s classic commercial strip, TUX’s new head offices reflect the dynamic and creative values of this marketing company. Two existing buildings were merged as one and, while TUX’s offices occupy a whole level, other uses have taken place in the building to create a mixed and diversified program.
The project’s program includes a cafe on the ground floor, directly connected to the plaza through the front facade. As you move past the cafe, a photo studio and a cafeteria then follow and open to the rear alleyway. On the second floor, a vast and opened workspace is bathed in abundant natural light coming from skylights and large windows. Then, a third floor has been added to the structure to house a family in a large residential penthouse.
After the acquisition of Montreal start-up ‘Smooch’, Zendesk sought to upgrade the offices for their new Canadian team. In early 2020, the design and planning of this 26,000 sq.ft. office were well underway when the global COVID pandemic came to turn the way we work in offices completely upside down. As offices around the world were shutting down and employees were working from home, Zendesk decided to cancel the build-out and reconsidering their approach to work, and the role of the office in the years to come.
Reimagining a post-covid office started by a companywide survey which made apparent that people found it easier to do focused work from home but that collaboration, interaction, sharing information and problem-solving were far better achieved in person. This triggered the search for a space half the size of the original office for the same headcount.
With the Phénix House, APPAREIL Architecture adds its signature to a bright and harmonious space, where the path unfolds in softness. With attention to even the smallest of details, the renovation of this Montreal duplex manages to make different styles cohabitate, creating a project in the likeness of its clients.
Following a fire, the owners wished to refurbish their 2600 square foot residence in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood. On the program: opening up the ground floor space, optimizing the openings onto the back garden, maximizing natural light and furbishing the basement and second floor to respond to the family’s needs.
This house is located in the city of Côte Saint-Luc, on the island of Montreal. It borders King-Edward Street in which the “split-level” abounds, these typical 1950s-level houses.
ACDF Architecture, a firm renowned for its use of anamorphic patterns and unusual juxtapositions of materials, is proud to unveil the new offices of Autodesk, situated in the trendy district of Griffintown, bordering downtown Montreal. The 40,360 sf project, comprising two floors of an existing office building, houses 200 Autodesk employees and features a series of offices, meeting rooms, breakout spaces, a game room, a media gallery, and multifunctional event spaces.
Montreal’s first “smart vertical community,” this thoroughly modern, mixed-use megaproject features a luxury hotel, condo and rental units, offices, restaurants, boutiques and large public spaces linked to a major park. In harmony with its pluralistic context, it offers varying degrees of permeability with its surroundings, creating spatial moments based on elevation and building depth.
On a pedestrian scale, Humaniti will frame a new public plaza and Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, whose iconic art centers a new urban room. On a district scale, there is powerful dialogue with the complex’s four distinct neighborhoods: Old Montreal, Downtown, the International Quarter and Quartier des spectacles. On a metropolitan scale, upper levels define a wider urban room framed by Humaniti, Mount Royal and the St. Lawrence River.
Since opening its doors in May 2019, Four Seasons Hotel Montreal has brought its city back to the forefront of the global luxury hotel design conversation with outstanding international media accolades, including features in AD Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Dezeen, and Wallpaper, and a nomination to the 2019 Surface Magazine Travel Awards. As a result of continuous interest, Four Seasons Hotel Montreal is delighted to accommodate leading architecture and design journalists to tour the property or meet the visionary architects, designers and artists who conceived an emblematic hotel where sensuality meets intelligent design, and where art and design enchant, surprise, and delight local Montrealers and global travellers at every turn.
Genetec is a Montreal-based company specializing in security technology for corporate and public safety applications. It is currently doing business on six continents. In 2015, the company’s rapid expansion reached a key milestone when the number of employees in Quebec passed 600. The time had come to rethink the management, use and organization of the company’s spaces.
FOR. performed an in-depth analysis of the company’s operations and organization chart, working with Genetec on a strategy to transform the organization and its operations, work practices and approach to collaboration. The process affected workflows, the elimination of silos, branding, materials management, furnishings, general traffic and space management. This process made it possible to develop a truly meaningful place for users.
A new optometry clinic has newly opened on Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal. In addition to offering a range of eco-friendly products, the space is designed to promote the profession of optometrists and rethink their place of work.
CATHERINE CATHERINE designed the store around an examination room with glass partitions, located in the center of the space and visible from the street. Clients can take their eye exam under the intrigued eyes of passers-by. The partitions let in natural light, an asset for this clinic and its doctors. Outside the examination room, the space is multifunctional and allows patients, as well as employees to settle at the place of their choice: bench, small reception desk, large service counter.
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