PROVENCHER ROY
ÎLOT BALMORAL
ENERGIZING MONTREAL ’ S CREATIVE ECONOMY AS A NEW ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN SKYLINE
The Îlot Balmoral , a 13-storey mixed-use office building commissioned by the Société d ’ Habitation de Montréal ( SHDM ), rises as a testimony to Montréal ’ s creative economy . One of the final major developmental pieces of the ‘ Quartier des Spectacles ’ in downtown Montréal , the impressive structure sits adjacent to Place des Festivals , and is the new home of the National Film Board of Canada ( NFB ) and UQAC ’ s École des arts numériques , de l ’ animation et du design ( NAD School ).
“ We proposed four visions of what an office building specifically designed for a cultural economy could look like , and Îlot Balmoral was selected to echo the very vibrant , dynamic nature of the district ,” explains architect Claude Provencher , founding partner at Provencher _ Roy . “ The Quartier des Spectacles is a cultural centre of activity that is now almost complete in its revitalization and transformation of the urban fabric surrounding Place des Arts .”
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