MSDL and provencher_roy renovate casino de montreal

MSDL and provencher_roy renovate casino de montréal
photo by stéphane groleau

candian practices menkès shooner dagenais letourneux architectes (MSDL) and provencher_roy architectes have collaborated in the renovation of the casino de montréal. the project, which took four years to complete, involved simplifying the building’s interior volumes in order to improve the quality and flow of the venue’s layout.

the scheme involves a comprehensive review of circulation routes, reprogramming space around a circular hub where the site’s recreational areas converge. the gambling areas are located around the vertical column lit by a big mesh of aluminum slats, with panoramic elevators on the south side and a staircase to the north.

photo by stéphane groleau

the design respects the identity of exiting structure – the former french pavilion from the 1967 world exposition – using the same original architectural language to redesign the casino’s primary entrance. while the new galleries housing the administrative offices were placed in a new landscaping that honors expo 67’s former basins and watersheds.

‘we are proud we succeeded in finding the former expo 67 pavilion’s character, which now makes the casino de montréal a gambling establishment that is unique in the world and renowned for its original character’, commented claude provencher, founding partner of provencher_roy architectes.

photo by stéphane groleau

photo by stéphane groleau

photo by marc cramer

photos by marc cramer

photos by marc cramer

photo by marc cramer

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project info:

title: modernisation of the casino of montreal
location: montreal, canada
client name: casiloc

architects: menkès shooner dagenais letourneux / provencher roy architectes
project manager:
yves dagenais – project architect – menkès shooner dagenais letourneux architectes
jean-pierre le tourneux – design architect – menkès shooner dagenais letourneux architectes
claude provencher – design architect – provencher_roy

design team
MSDL
yves dagenais, architect, lead partner and co-founder
jean-pierre letourneux , architect, lead partner and co-founder
luc doucet , lead senior architect
vincent lauzon, lead senior architect
dominic genest , lead senior architect
marco goyette, senior architect

provencher_roy
claude provencher , architect, lead partner and co-founder
eugenio carelli, architect, associate
brent swanson, associate designer – affiliate moureaux hauspy design
jean-luc rémy, architect
hani diab, designer – affiliate moureaux hauspy design
daniel legault, architect

collaborators
architecture: menkès shooner dagenais letourneux / provencher_roy architectes
interior design: menkès shooner dagenais letourneux / provencher_roy design intérieur (moureaux hauspy design) / restaurants: in collaboration with blazysgerard
project management: casiloc
construction management: pomerleau
electricity: technika HBA / bouthillette parizeau
engineering: technika HBA / bouthillette parizeau
building: pasquin saint-jean et associés / roche
lighting: ombrage
kitchen and bar: genivar

project surface area: 45,000 sqm
photography: marc cramer and stéphane groleau

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