2006 / November

Ædifica and Sid Lee join forces

Architectural firm Ædifica and Sid Lee (known as Diesel until recently) are officially announcing their collaboration in the development of retail spaces. Under this strategic partnership, Ædifica will support Sid Lee by providing the services of its architects and designers at the Sid Lee office.

Ædifica and Sid Lee have already completed a number of projects together. They joined forces to develop a number of retail spaces including Bose (Time Warner Center/New York) and Brite Smile (a number of U.S. locations). These two projects received awards in the International Store Interior Design Competition hosted by the Institute of Store Planners and VM & SD magazine, as well as the Retail Store of the Year Design Competition hosted by Chain Store Age magazine. They also currently work for Adidas in the USA and SAQ in Canada.

2006 / November

A new store concept for SAQ (Provincial Liquor Board)

Ædifica and Sid Lee worked on SAQ’s new store concept, rethinking the store and shop experience. Instead of simply approaching the challenge from an aesthetics point of view, we invested ourselves into understanding consumer’s behaviours towards product selection vectors such as varietals, taste profiles, origin, wine and food pairing, etc. The outcome can be seen in Laval since last November, where you can experience the new concept, one of a kind for the moment.

2006 / October

Creativity Montreal Contest ... 2 Grand Prizes for Ædifica

The Creativity Montreal Contest, taking over the Commerce design Montreal Awards, which already honored our work many times for commercial projects in Montreal, presented its first Grand prizes in commercial design on October 10. Two Grand Prizes were awarded to Ædifica for the quality of its projects.

A first Grand Prize in the «Shopping Centre & Commercial Mall» category was attributed for the e-Commerce Place Food Court. The second one, rewarding the Brite Smile dental spa concept in the «Store outside of Quebec designed by a local firm» category, is an extension of the numerous recognitions received earlier this year in American contests. The honor also goes to our partners at Diesel, which the project would not have been as remarkable without them.

Finally, a third project, Greiche & Scaff (Fairview Pointe-Claire) was finalist in the « Store of more than 1500 sq. ft. » category.

2006 / May

UQAM’S Biological Sciences Pavilion awarded

The Biological Sciences Pavilion, part of the Pierre-Dansereau Complex, was honored on May 16 by the Institut d’acier d’armature du Québec with the “Armatura 2006” prize in the “institutional” category. The pavilion, organized around a central court, is a nine-storey building that includes research and teaching laboratories, classrooms, amphitheaters, offices, animal quarters and a research greenhouse. The pavilion will become the first “green” building of UQAM since the project is currently in the process of LEED certification. Additionally, the Biological Sciences Pavilion has been selected by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) where it will figure in the 3rd Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities.

2006 / May

The e-Commerce Place project wins at Institute of Design Montréal Awards

The e-Commerce Place food court project, where milk became the theme around which the variety of architectural gestures were built for its strong link to the old location of the dairy industry leader Guaranteed Pure Milk, was awarded the Institute of Design Montréal’s – Prix Métropole – category Interior Design. The e-Commerce Place project is a meaningful example of Ædifica’s working method, focusing on the environment instead of being a strict preference for a material or style. As a matter of fact, the jury stressed in particular the beauty of the sculptural wall, made from moulded sheets of white aluminum, illustrating an ocean of milk accentuated by wavelets.

2006 / May

The Tourism, hotel and catering Institute of Quebec honored

The renovation and code upgrade project of the Tourism, hotel and catering Institute of Quebec (ITHQ), which led to a total building makeover, was honored by the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada and by the Canada Council for the Arts. In fact, the project is a laureate of the 2006 Governor General’s Medals in Architecture which recognize outstanding achievement in recent projects by Canadian architects. This project done in consortium with Lapointe Magne architectes, has unquestionably improved this part of the city, by transforming this infamous building into a modern icon for the tourism and hotel industry.

2006 / March

Outstanding Engineer

Darrell Case, President of Ædifica Case was recently selected for a special award in recognition for his achievements. In fact, he was awarded the Outstanding Engineer of the Year in Private Practice award – 2006 by the St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE). Congratulations Darrell!

2006 / February

Taste, luxury and humor...

Ædifica has been mandated by Barneys New York, a prestigious fashion Manhattan institution, to develop a new store prototype which will open in 2007 in Seattle. Barneys stands for taste, luxury and humor - an emporium of style and gorgeous products. To work for a fashion icon brand as Barneys New York is an exceptional opportunity in retail for our team.

2006 / January

BriteSmile : First place at ISP VM&SD 2005

The teeth-whitening spa concept won the First Place at the ISP VM&SD 2005 competition in the “Service” category. Far from the archetypal dental office, the concept creates a unique, soft, inviting and memorable environment. With its individual pods, equipped with a continuously evolving chromatic lighting system, BriteSmile certainly succeeded with its customer-centric approach rolled-out in the USA.

2006 / January

New mandate : Fletcher

Ædifica has been retained by the Fletcher Leisure Group, Canada’s largest privately owned supplier of golf apparel, sportswear and golf equipment, to create the new showroom for the Aureus and Sunice brands. The mandate, which also includes the workspace design of the marketing and graphic design departments, is a unique opportunity to reinforce the synergy between the key creative resources of the company and the brands.

2005 / December

The new out-patient clinic of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital honored

Ædifica, through TPL Architecture, who integrated their professional activities with the firm last fall, was awarded a “Prix d’excellence en architecture” – category universal access by  “l’Ordre des architectes du Québec” for its out-patient clinic project at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital .

2005 / September

Ædifica and TPL : one single team

Ædifica and Tétreault Parent Languedoc & associates architects (TPL), leaders in the fields of architecture and design, proudly announce the integration of their professional activities. For more details, click here