WINNER OF A 2022 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF MERIT
?This project represents a simple adoration of a by-gone era with an appropriate level of adornment. The syncopation of the fenestration in the intervention pays recognition to the past, referencing the old brick façade, and yet the project still manages a degree of autonomy, important for a hopeful and different future. The simplicity of the project, including the understated furnishings and interior detail, are appropriate: they do not betray the history of the place, yet offer a level of finesse fitting for the intended users of the Ateliers. Delightful without kitsch.? ? Peter Hargraves, juror
A dozen studios for craftspeople occupy the shell of Locoshops, a decommissioned industrial structure. Located inside the brick-and-steel shell of the Locoshop Building?s southern portion, Les Ateliers Angus offers an imaginative transformation of a decommissioned industrial site in Montreal. 
The Angus Shops complex, once part of the railway network originally run by Canadian Pacific Railway, consists of several buildings used for manufacturing train components. This includes the Locoshop Building, an industrial shed that has since been converted into studios, offices, and stores. The linearity and rhythmic nature of the railway operations inspired the addition of a project running parallel to the historic façade?s massive brick wall. 
The space is part of Angus Shops, a railcar manufacturing and repair facility built in 1904...