A unique and sensitive solution
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Client
Grand théâtre de Québec
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Location
Quebec City, Canada
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Year
Ongoing
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Consortium
Lemay and Atelier 21
2 Awards
2019
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Quebec

Lemay's preservation of architect Victor Prus’ grand theatre and artist Jordi Bonet’s mural called for a holistic, skillful and energy-efficient intervention. Embrittled over time, these two significant works are the object of a complex and delicate rescue operation. Lemay designed a protective glass casing that was transparent, minimalist and almost immaterial.
The brutalist lines and artistic narrative are even more striking thanks to Lemay's subtle, functional and ecologically viable solution.