Centrexpo Cogeco, Drummondville Building, Canadian Office Architecture, Images
Centrexpo Cogeco in Drummondville
Commercial Building Development, Québec, Canada ? design by CCM2 architects + Bilodeau Baril Leeming architects
21 Mar 2017
Centrexpo Cogeco
Design: CCM2 architects + Bilodeau Baril Leeming architects
Location: Drummondville, Centre-du-Québec region, Canada
Centrexpo Cogeco

photo © Stéphane Groleau
Grands Prix du Design 10th Edition Winning Project for the Public Establishment Category

photos © Stéphane Groleau
The consortium BCM2 architects, formed by CCM2 architects and Bilodeau, Baril, Leeming architects is proud to announce that Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville is the Grands Prix du Design 10th edition Winning Project for the Public Establishment Category.
photos © Dave Tremblay
The Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville expresses the avant-gardist side of Drummondville by showcasing an actual and contemporary image. The designers intend to show a progressive architecture according to the time of the day, a fully glazed building which reveals the activities and dynamism of the location.
Natural and artificial light is used to materialize and dematerialize walls and floors. Different opacities in the fenestration allows to filter natural light at daytime and shadows are thrown on the floor as the day goes by. At night, artificial light fills the hall, reflects and holds on to the translucent glass to make it look like a glowing lantern, telling the popula...