With the Centre d?Art Diane Dufresne, ACDF Architecture has created a new arts centre for the suburban municipality of Repentigny, providing a dynamic core where residents can take in stirring arts and culture without getting on the highway to nearby Montreal. The centre?s architecture, including its siting, massing, circulation and materiality, are instrumental in reinventing the desired community image. It plays with notions of rootedness while gesturing to a vibrant future, instilling a sense of belonging and optimism. Familiar yet distinct, it invites visitors in and encourages long, lingering stays.

© Adrien Williams

Architects: ACDF*

Location: Repentigny, QC, Canada
Area: 1365.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Adrien Williams

Architectural Project Team: Maxime-Alexis Frappier, Joan Renaud, Martin Champagne, Maxime Boiselle, Mathieu St- Hilaire, France Perras, Christelle Montreuil Jean-Pois, E?tienne Laplante, Guillaume Pelletier

Structural Engineer: Dube? Beaudry et associe?s

Mechanical And Electrical Engineers: WSP

General Contractor: L?Archeve?que et Rivest

Landscape Archictect: BC2

Scenic Consultant: Sce?no Plus

Artists: Jean-Paul Mousseau (lamp), Marcelle Ferron (stained glass), Richard Langevin (exterior sculpture)

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