Over a three-year consultation period, Blouin Orzes helped village authorities evolve a planned facility for the presentation of Inuit Games to a professional-calibre performance hall. Savings from the project are being used to restore a neighbouring 150-year-old church into an intimate space for storytelling and throat singing. Photo by Blouin Orzes
Architects Marc Blouin and Catherine Orzes work in the bustling metropolis of Montreal. But, says Blouin, they are constantly ?in a Northern state of mind.? The duo describes their practice, established in 2017, as ?a tireless journey through the vast territories north of the 55th parallel.?
Completed with Verne Reimer Architecture, the MARS Arctic Research and Conservation Centre is designed to accommodate visiting scientists in Churchill, Manitoba. The colour scheme was inspired by the black-and-white buggies used to take researchers to bear-watching sites 30 kilometres from the city. Photo by James Brittain Completed with Verne Reimer Architecture, the MARS Arctic Research and Conservation Centre is designed to accommodate visiting scientists in Churchill, Manitoba. The colour scheme was inspired by the black-and-white buggies used to take researchers to bear-watching sites 30 kilometres from the city. Photo by James Brittain
The firm?s commitment to the region builds on previous experience by its co-founders; Blouin, in particular, has been involved for decades in developing projects and building relationships with norther...