Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury has unveiled the exterior design of its future multidisciplinary arts centre of excellence. The building, which will be home to eight French-language cultural organizations at the corner of Elgin and Larch north of Medina Lane in Sudbury, has bold, dynamic lines in a design that is both modern and airy, with reflections of Northern Ontario?s past and industrial present.
The consortium of Yallowega Bélanger Salach Architecture and Moriyama Teshima Architects designed the future four-storey multidisciplinary arts centre, whose 40,000 square feet will house a concert hall, a multifunction studio, a contemporary art gallery, a bistro with a seasonal sidewalk terrace, a gift and book shop, an early childhood arts centre with a playground, and office space. ?We are proud of the result and the challenge of optimizing spaces in more than one way without losing anything in the process. It is a great honour to design this inviting, shared space for the entire community, a space that blends seamlessly into the urban dynamic of the downtown area,? added Jason Philippe, a native from Sturgeon Falls and the senior architect at Moriyama Teshima Architects.
?This is a flagship building with a long story to tell,? said Stéphane Gauthier, President of Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury. ?It was inspired by the driving force of the Nouvel-Ontario cultural movement and carried along by a whole generation?s will to make it happen. Nouvel-Ontario was the birthplace...