Music Conservatory of Val-d’Or

For this project, the expansion involved adding a multi-purpose room, administrative spaces, rehearsal studios and classrooms for teaching music. The building’s architectural language is both simple and minimalist. Exterior cladding marked with vertical lines and façades broken up by seemingly randomly placed openings add life to the pristine white envelope. The relationship between masses and voids creates a rhythm reminiscent of music and dance.

In addition, as a nod to the past, the main façade is enhanced with two superimposed wood and aluminum screens that depict the original 1938 windows and the construction of the two schools, many years ago.