Among the many Canadian firms lauded at this year’s American Architecture Prize, Lemay, one of Quebec?s leading architecture, design and urban development firm, celebrated its third AAP award. The prestigious international award recognizes Lemay?s unique, user-driven design and stunning architectural branding for leading construction firm Pomerleau in Lévis, Quebec.
Pomerleau Offices – Main entrance. Photo credit: Jonathan Robert
?From every angle, the new Pomerleau offices near Quebec City speak to the client?s mission, values and culture, thanks to our integrated design approach and process,? said Louis T. Lemay, the firm?s president and excellence facilitator, of the eloquent gesture made by Lemay?s architects, interior designers and landscape architects. ?This architectural branding of the work environment reinforces employees? engagement and sense of belonging.? The unique, three-wing building features an exposed steel structure and visible mechanical equipment, recalling construction framework and emphasizing Pomerleau?s role as a builder. The use of raw materials reinforces this notion: natural pine, polished concrete, steel plating. These and other industrial touches help the building to integrate with a greater Pomerleau campus that hosts warehouses and garages, as well.
Lemay also redefined the language of the office environment, with a wealth of attractive, informal gathering spaces encouraging teamwork and synergy. The building?s few closed offices ...