Grand Théâtre, Québec Building Restoration, Canadian Building Preservation Project, Images
Grand Théâtre de Québec
Building Preservation Development in Canada – design by Consortium Lemay and Atelier 21
Apr 11, 2017
Grand Theatre
Architects: Consortium Lemay and Atelier 21
Location: Québec, Canada
Preserving Heritage: Grand Théâtre de Québec to Don Glass Casing by Lemay and Atelier 21 

An innovative Canadian first for a heritage preservation project of its size, the new glass envelope that will protect the Grand Théâtre de Québec is a Lemay and Atelier 21 consortium design and the winning solution in the cultural complex?s architectural competition.

Faced with the severe deterioration of its concrete envelope, made of prefabricated panels, the Grand Théâtre de Québec needed an intervention to ensure its longevity. The team?s proposed solution was holistic, delicate, transparent and understated. The jury was charmed by the concept of a protective shell around architect Victor Prus? creation, a brutalist icon inaugurated in 1971.
“It was crucial to respect Prus? vision,” said Eric Pelletier, Lemay architect and creative partner, “and preserve the integrity of Jordi Bonet?s mural, sculpted into the interior supporting wall over an area of 1,000 m2.?

The future glass casing will be integrated with the building as a modern, conserving cocoon, where the gap formed by the double façade will be climate-controlled and ventilated, thereb...