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OPPOSITE A rhythmic façade composed of zinc panels provides filtered light to the office spaces within, while giving the banking headquarters a handsome street presence. Landscaping softens the site’s slope to create a welcoming approach for clients. ABOVE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Meeting rooms pop out along the building’s north side, creating a focal zone for collaboration and circulation; wood staircases rise alongside the façade; the ground floor foyer includes meeting areas for clients, and is enlivened by the activites above.
:: Jury :: This exceptional office building, developed within the discipline of commercial structures designed for financial institutions, breaks new ground in its organization and detailing. Most of the space is designed for large open office layouts, but the designers have clustered the circulation and enclosed spaces along the north face of the building to create a zone of energy and contact. Triple glazing provides acoustic privacy for the meeting spaces while creating a lively and special identity for the façade. The jury applauds the clarity and refinement of this unique building, as well as the clients who supported it.
CLIENT DESJARDINS SÉCURITÉ FINANCIÈRE / CAISSE DESJARDINS DE LÉVIS | ARCHITECT TEAM
ANNE CARRIER ARCHITECTURE—ANNE CARRIER, CHARLES FERLAND, PATRICIA PRONOVOST, MATHIEU ST-AMANT, MARTIN L’HÉBREUX, ROBERT BOILY, RAPHAEL HAMELIN. ABCP ARCHITECTURE—VADIM SIEGEL, PHILIPPE LAFRANCE-BOUCHER, DANY BLACKBURN, MARIO CÔTÉ, JACQUES BERNIER, SIMON BÉRUBÉ. | STRUCTURAL CIMA | MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL BPR | CIVIL CIMA+ | ERGONOMICS ENTRAC | ACOUSTICS SOFT DB | WINDOW GRAPHICS PAQUEBOT DESIGN | CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION DUTRAN INC. | BUDGET $20 M | COMPLETION NOVEMBER 2013
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