Projects — Arts & Cultural — Place des Arts
The first multidisciplinary art centre of its kind in Northern Ontario, and consisting of seven member organizations, Place des Arts (PdA) will be a centre of excellence for Sudbury and its francophone communities. The goal of this community-based project, led in joint venture between Moriyama Teshima Architects (MTA) and Bélanger Salach Architecture (BSA), was to find new ways for interactivity and connectivity so that each of the organizations can continue to collaborate and thrive in this new facility. The PdA also aligns with the Greater Sudbury Downtown Revitalization Masterplan, and as such, required close consultation with each of the seven member organizations to ensure that each member group is well represented in their respective programs and activities as they merge into this new dynamic and collaborative space.
Located at the corner of Larch and Elgin Street in downtown Sudbury, a once vacant city parking lot has been transformed into a 3-storey building housing a 300-seat theatre, 120 seat black-box studio theatre and rehearsal space, youth studio, daycare for 24 children, and spaces for children’s summer camps and specialized after-school programs involving the arts. The building also contains a multi-media art gallery, bistro and a gift shop as well as meeting rooms accessible to the community. The third floor is dedicated to administrative spaces for the seven founding cultural arts organizations that are in charge of the programming of the centre.
Client
La Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury
Size
40,000 SF
Team
Moriyama Teshima Architects in joint venture with Bélanger Salach Architecture
Brian Rudy
Cathy McMahon
Emmanuel Awuah
Jason Phillipe
Louis Lortie
Maria Pavlou
Nick Gonsalves
Sean Robbins
Xiaoyi Ni
Jason Corbin
Awards
Rethinking the Future Award – Architecture Construction and Design Award, Cultural, Built Category (2022)
Architecture Press Release – Urban Design & Architecture Award in the Cultural Architecture (Built) Category (2023)
Grands Prix Du Designs – Gold Certification for Public Building / Cultural Building Category and Special Award: Architecture + Collaboration [Platinum Winner] (2023)
“It’s crazy beautiful; what a feeling after 12 years in the making…”
– Stéphanie Gauthier, Executive Director of Carrefour Francophone (Past Chair of the Board for Place des Arts)
- Place des Arts Earns 2 Gold Certifications in Grands Prix Du Design Awards Program
- Brian and Emmanuelle’s Contributions to the 2023 OAA Conference
- Ontario Association of Architects Conference in Sudbury
- Place des Arts Wins APR Urban Design and Architecture Award
- Place des Arts in Walls & Ceilings Magazine
- CTV News on Place des Arts Award Win
- Place des Arts Featured in Construction Canada Article
- Place des Arts Debuted in 2022
- Place des Arts Featured in Canadian Architect Magazine
- Place des Arts Wins Rethinking the Future Architecture Construction and Design Award
- Place des Arts Selected in Queens Park Pick Program!
- Place des Arts Featured in Porter Airlines Magazine
- Place des Arts Published on Archello
- Place des Arts Shared on AZURE Magazine
- Place des Arts Featured in Canadian Architect Magazine
- Grand Opening of Place des Arts Centre in Sudbury
- Place des Arts Centre Opens on April 29
- Places Des Arts Soon to Open
- MTA & YBSA Reveal Design For New Sudbury Place des Arts