Conversion of Mies van der Rohe Gas Station / Les Architectes FABG

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Architects: Les Architectes FABG – Éric Gauthier
Location: 201 rue Berlioz, , Québec, Canada
Client: Arrondissement de Verdun
Design Team: Marc Paradis, Dominique Potvin, Jaime Lopez, Steve Montpetit
Engineers: Aecom
Builder: Norgéreq
Cost: 1.4 M $
Completion: 2011
Photographs: Steve Montpetit

Verdun Cultural Center / Saucier + Perrotte Architectes

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Saucier + Perrotte Architectes shared with us their proposal for a cultural center in , Canada, which was named as a finalist in the competition. The strategy unites the disparate elements of the program by covering them with a unique material that reinforces the monumental character of the building. More images and architects’ description after the break.