Stationnement et siège social de la CNESST by : Coarchitecture | LEMAYMICHAUD

Award of the Year Ex aequo Architecture

Project Stationnement et siège social de la CNESST

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Coarchitecture | LEMAYMICHAUD

Québec, Canada coarchitecture.com lemaymichaud.com

Stunning Headquarters, Day & Night!

REVAMPING A DISTRICT Located in the new D’Estimauville eco-district of Quebec City, the new CNESST headquarters is the centerpiece of the industrial sector’s revitalization strategy, contributing to the makeover of Avenue D’Estimauville and Boulevard Sainte-Anne. GATHERING TALENT Bringing together more than 1,800 employees, the creation of this workplace, an achievement signed by the creative consortium made up of Coarchitecture and LEMAYMICHAUD, has brought about significant acoustic and safety issues to handle.

EX ÆQUO Award of the Year

Grandiose, impressive, dizzying in some ways, the space unfolds around an eight-storey atrium that leaves no one indifferent.

COUNTERING THE SILO EFFECT Made of wood and glass, this majestic atrium ensures omnipresent visual contact with the outside and a decompartmentalization of administrative offices, countering the silo effect. Here, the variety of spaces offered to employees revolves around a palette of soft colors, soft surfaces and wood.

A WINTER GARDEN A generous Winter Garden democratizing the most privileged space of the building, the CNESST head office’s atrium, is intended to be a place of gathering and rejuvenation of the highest quality. Brilliant!

LONG LIVE THE INTERACTION Acting as an obligatory passage, enter the wonderful winter garden! It provokes positive meetings and fruitful exchanges between employees, thus fostering the feeling of belonging to a great team and the pride of working for an organization whose primary mission is the health of people at work.

EQUITY & AVANT-GARDE Here, all the institutional offices are laid out in such a way as to limit closed offices and democratize natural light. The open areas are found on the periphery of the floors and the closed offices are concentrated in the center of each of them.

The client also wanted to integrate spaces reserved for management and the board of directors. A large round table combined with the huge windows offers a panoramic view of Île d’Orléans and the splendid city of Quebec.

Like a painting by a grand master, the facade featuring aluminum produced in Quebec stands in all elegance.

ALUMINUM ART BEFORE THE ATRIUM In this promising project that redefines an unloved district of the national capital, the facades are treated with elegance. Aluminum, a material produced in Quebec, is used as the exterior cladding.

These facades integrate the interior side, since the visible atrium ensures contact with the exterior, creating a bright and energizing space for all employees.

THE EVENING SHOW In the evening, this illuminated facade rises to the dimensions of a work of art.

In addition to wood and wood veneer, the finishes used in this Arte project offer a warm and luminous corporate atmosphere, in a minimalist style that blends harmoniously with the subtle integration of the client’s corporate colors of green.

THE GREEN AXIS OF THE ECO-DISTRICT It should be noted that the layout proposed by the consortium of architects for this institutional client promotes generous interaction with the green axis which structures the eco-district. Thanks to the entrance forecourt and the employee terrace, the green axis is widened to create an additional public space.

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK Let’s admire this triangular wooden structure for a moment. Warm and welcoming, this innovative use of wood demonstrates the CNESST’s commitment to sustainable development and occupational health, supported by initiatives to obtain LEED and WELL certifications.

STAIRS TO DANCE OFF OF The stairs make you want to break out in dance. The elegant finish of the ramps and its satin gray is reassuring. They lead to benevolent spaces with astonishing perspectives and possibilities for warm contacts.

GREEN TODAY, GREEN TOMORROW The atrium exposes a warm wood structure and contributes to providing the ecological character sought both for the building and the neighborhood.

A GRAND MODEL TO FOLLOW This project by the Coarchitecture and LEMAYMICHAUD consortium is a very large-scale example that will have to be repeated in order to continue to beautify neighborhoods such as this one in Quebec City and to enrich the quality of life at work for talents devoted to their professions.

JURY’S KUDO

« This massive project is a strong statement of alternative solutions and sustainability principles with applied innovation to the community it serves. Not to mention, the atrium and staircases are spectacular! »