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Jerome Cote President of Groupe Régis Côté

Groupe Régis Côté offers integrated services in architecture, urban design, real estate strategy and sustainable management of real estate assets based on building life cycles. This sustainable approach allows us to advise, support and guide our clients during all phases of their projects, from feasibility studies to maintenance management for their buildings.

Our 150 + employees work synergistically and favour an integrated design approach in order to offer real estate solutions tailored to each project entrusted to them. Since 1976, the Group has been active in many sectors, including energy and industry, commerce, education and culture, sports and recreational facilities, biomedical engineering and health, transportation and infrastructure, office and multi-residential.

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OPENING OF THE TROIS-RIVIÈRES OFFICE

ID STUDIO SUBSIDIARIES ESTABLISHED

MERGER OF THE SHAWINIGAN OFFICES OF JEAN-LOUIS DÉRY, ARCHITECTE AND RÉGIS CÔTÉ ET ASSOCIÉS

LOCI STRATEGIES SUBSIDIARIES ESTABLISHED

PLANIFIKA SUBSIDIARIES ESTABLISHED

OPENING OF THE MONTREAL OFFICE

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BRANDING + DESIGN

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ARCHITECTUREFeasibility studiesFunctional and Technical ProgramCapital Master PlanUrban design Interior designPre-rental Planning studiesCode StudyLEED certificationEnergy efficiencyCommissioning

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SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESSustainable real estate dévelopmentUrbanismUrban designImplementation of real estate projects

1. Sketch / Feasibility studies2. Our 3D visualization team3. Pre-rental Planning studies

Lévis Dévelopment4. Pre-rental Planning studies

Campus UQO contest5. Maison du Québec, 3D visualization6. Headquarters, La Capitale

assurances générales7. SIQ, Laurier-Station8. Building inspection9. Project management

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTPrepare Master Property Plans (MPP)Develop multiyear investment plans Conduct financial modelling and life-cycle analysisValidate and update building dataPerform building auditsDevelop processes adapted to asset maintenanceDesign interactive trend chartsAssess reserve fundsTailor asset maintenance training to specific needsReview business processes related to wealth management

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Our multidisciplinary services provide added

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EDUCATION& CULTURE

ENERGY& INDUSTRIAL

Hydroelectric power station, thermal power station, dis-pensing station, converter station

Elementary and secondary school, professional training center, Cegep, college, Univer-sity, museum, auditorium

COMMERCIALOFFICES& DEVELOPMENT

Traditional mall, Life-Style, power center, food court, restaurant, shop

Office building, City Hall, administrative area

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MULTI- RESIDENTIAL

Hospital, medical clinic, CLSC, CSSS

Terminal, subway station, underground parking, maintenance garage, warehouse

SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Amphitheater, arena, pool, stadium

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1. Cossette communication2. Place Laurier3. TD Building, Centropolis4. 5e saison Youth Center5. Rio Tinto6. Amphitheater Ville

de l'Ancienne Lorette7. Complexe Jeffrey-Hale8. C.H.U.M.

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DIX 30DISTRICTInnovative real estate project in the Quartier Dix30 district for both commercial and administrative uses, consi-dered the first of its kind in Quebec.

EXECUTION OF PHASE III

Quartier Dix30 is a multifunction real estate complex in Brossard, on the outskirts of Montréal. This innovative project was deve-loped on a 1.5 million square foot site desig-ned to serve as a town centre.

Phase I of Dix30 opened to the public in September 2006, with many retail stores, restaurants and various related services, totalling 400,000 square feet.

The project is now in Phase III ($100M bud-get) and will include construction of not only commercial space but also an 18-storey hotel, two office buildings and a six-storey medical clinic. This commercial project is also very innovative for its high density, mix of uses and inclusion of a totally pedestrian commercial street.

COMMERCIAL PROJECT OFFICE BUILDING

Apart from our firm’s involvement since 2008 in the development of phase 3 of the Lifestyle type complex, we were mandated for a paral-lel project that involved increasing the den-sity of phases 1 and 2 through the construc-tion of a 14-floor office building having an area of 250,000 sq.-ft. This project, involving inserting an office tower in the center of the action, created a focal point for the Quartier and contributed to creating a true downtown for the Montérégie region. This project was the expression of the desire to consolidate the mixed-use vocation of the site and to develop upwards.

To achieve this project, we had to adopt innovative architectural solutions in order to meet the following challenges:

Project location Brossard (Qc)

Implementation period

2006 - in progress

Cost of Work $500 M

Area 74 300 sq m

“We succeeded in designing the entire DIX30 complex with budgetary and time constraints without compromising on quality.”

Tinh Nguyen, senior technician, project leader

• Maintain a human scale in order to avoid compromising commercial viability at the street level;

• Plan access to the building from the underground parking lot, the shopping street, and the rear alleyway;

• In spite of its location, we had to give the building good visibility.

PARKING

Phase III will greatly reduce the area of heat islands so common in typical shopping centre parking lots, by placing all the required 2,000 spaces in a multilevel underground parking garage.

Air from this garage will be exhausted mecha-nically through grates built into the sidewalks behind stores, to avoid inconveniencing cus-tomers and tenants. Fresh air can also be brought in through these same grates and with a control system that opens the garage doors only as required. The insulated garage is heated (tempered) with natural gas and sealed to prevent water infiltration. Vehicle entry and exit is controlled by six high-speed insulated roller doors, two for each of the three outdoor access ramps to the garage. These ramps are heated to ensure totally safe access. Since underground parking accounts for 95 percent of all parking on site, vertical traffic to and from buildings is critical. The-refore, 13 elevators and 17 escalators will be built to serve the leasehold space. The par-king garage proper covers about 350,000 sq. ft. on each of both levels, for a total of about 700,000 sq. ft.

CLUB DIX30

This new venue is meant to complement the Étoile Banque Nationale hall. With seating for 250, it also houses an 80-seat restaurant and two private rooms, each able to accommodate 25 people. The club is arranged cabaret-style, with tables for four. It’s a venue for all ages, offering dinner shows, brunch, as well as dancing.

MEDICAL CLINIC

Construction of a new six-storey building with 19,000 m2, containing commercial premises (2,900 m2) on the ground floor and a me-dical clinic (3,700 m2) and office space (8,500 m2) on the upper floors. The design was based on sustainable deve-lopment principles (water management, energy efficiency) and emergency require-ments (movement of stretchers or whee-lchairs). The layout includes an entrance lobby, common spaces (hallways and rest rooms), stores, offices, and a medical cli-nic (operating room, diagnostic and ma-gnetic resonance imaging area).

“The goal when designing Club DIX30 was to create a venue with a distinctive and festive atmos-phere, both for the audience and for the performer.”

Serge Jacques, Architect designer

MEDICAL CLINIC

PARKING

CLUB DIX30

OFFICE BUILDING

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ANCIENNE-LORETTE'SSPORTS CENTER

SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PROJECT

Construction of a sports (2 ice surfaces) and cultural events complex

Project location : Ancienne-Lorette (Qc)

Implementation period : 2007 to 2010

Cost of work : $18 M

Area : 10 125 mètres carrés- 2 Glaces : 4 855 m2 - Sous-sol: 2 180 m2 - Rez-de-chaussée: 6 800 m2 - Étage: 1 150 m2

Realisation mode : Projet en Partenariat Public-Privé (accéléré / conception construction)

Ancienne-Lorette’s Complexe Sportif Multidisciplinaire, on the banks of Rivière Lorette in the city’s central park, combines all the services of a multifunction arena with the latest technology in audiovisual equipment and facilities to host various types of sports and cultural events. It houses two adjacent NHL-regu-lation ice rinks with fast icing systems, surrounded by heated stands that comfortably seat 1,225 and 300 spectators res-pectively. In addition to the ice surfaces for hockey and other sports, the sports complex developed with a multidisciplinary approach provides users with 14 locker rooms (two can ac-commodate professional hockey teams and two are reserved exclusively for women) and another for referees, as well as fitness rooms with modern equipment for off-ice training and preparation. In addition to these facilities, there are massage therapy and chiropractic services, a pro shop, skate sharpe-ning room, storage areas and lockers, an infirmary, a laundry room, cloak-rooms, food service areas and unloading docks that can handle major events. To provide optimal viewing of on-ice activities, the box-office lobby provides access to a pri-vate fitness centre, lively restaurant-bar and central lobby that all have direct views of the ice. Many snack bars have been set up around the perimeter of the rinks, in the central lobby and near the boxes to serve customers efficiently and keep waiting lines short. Since the building is laid out around a core, users can be at the heart of the action while enjoying high safety levels. There are also 12 administrative offices and two training rooms available for various sports organizations as well as four multipurpose rooms with retractable walls and access to an indoor courtyard that always has a clear view of the ice. In an elegant, modern environment, there are five spacious boxes, including one multimedia box for the press gallery, to meet the needs of journalists, columnists and cameramen at tourna-ments and major sports and cultural events.

entertaining façade immediately stimu-lates visitors as soon as they enter the site.

The use of wood for the exterior siding provides an interesting and unexpected contrast with the insulated metal panels that are the most common siding material in this type of project. These insulated me-tal panels can be quickly assembled over large surface areas in all weather condi-tions, so they appeared to be the perfect choice to save time and money. However, to avoid having the building look like a cold storage warehouse, we developed a

detail so the panels could be installed horizon-tally instead of vertically as they usually are. A series of mouldings and the counterpoint of two types of steel siding were instrumental in giving the building a unique and remarkable architectural character.

SAFETY

Safety rails in the stands were a compensatory measure submitted to the Régie du bâtiment du Québec. We wanted to minimize the visual impact of many safety rails while still ensuring public safety, and this was achieved when the Régie approved our request. In addition, ope-nings of tempered glass without intermediate columns further improve spectators’ views.

RESTAURANT

The restaurant, which features a panoramic view of the ice surfaces, lets visitors enjoy their meal while watching a hockey game and liste-ning to a musician perform on stage in the bar area. A huge central lobby serves both rinks and lets spectators roam without losing sight

INNOVATION

The arena is notable primarily for its very flexible and functional layout. Acoustics in these large spaces have not been neglec-ted: there is a system of acoustic panels carefully positioned throughout the ceiling structure to provide excellent performance acoustics, a major benefit for hosting musi-cal performances and other sports, cultural and arts presentations.

The sports complex’s main innovation is placement of the ice rinks in the base-ment, which makes the stands accessible from ground level, which in turn improves access to the facilities and enhances visi-bility. In addition, since players can access the ice directly from their locker rooms on the same level in the basement, the space under the stands can be used for storage, which frees up the traffic areas. Finally, Ancienne-Lorette’s sports complex is one of the only arenas in Quebec and eastern Canada with all the unique technology of the "Eco-Chill" system, which recovers and reuses as much of the available energy as possible and reduces greenhouse gas emissions generated by the complex.

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT

As the initial conceptual premise, empha-sis was placed on designing openness into the building, immediately apparent as an unconventional approach to this type of project. We therefore gave priority on the main façade to a huge curtain wall revealing living spaces where the functions of fitness training, gatherings, recreation and restau-rants are interrelated. This dynamic and

of what is happening on either rink. The furni-ture near the main snack bar lets people enjoy a bite to eat while watching one of the many large plasma screens installed all around the gathering area.

FOR USERS

The private two-tier training centre with the most sophisticated facilities provides a great view of the ice and outdoors. The location and size of the mezzanine were planned to accommodate training and running for para-chute jumps.

The functional locker room layout required careful planning since the adjacent rooms are separated by a shared shower room. Players also have access to training rooms.

On the upper floor, a synthetic skating surface was designed to accommodate practice shots on goal and mini-hockey games.

Retractable walls between the multipurpose rooms allow custom configurations to meet users’ needs. The main room provides access

to a large terrace next to the skating rink, with fixed benches and a bar counter on the mezzanine above the roof of the restaurant-bar. This is a great place for sports fans wan-ting to watch a game in progress.

INTEGRATION

Ancienne-Lorette’s Complexe Sportif Mul-tidisciplinaire on city land by the banks of the Rivière Lorette takes full advantage of its strategic location. Sited in a recreational and natural setting, surrounded by woods, a playing field, an aquatic centre and the Ancienne-Lorette Polyvalente school, it replaces the obsolete Ma-rio-Marois Arena. One of the main advantages of the complex’s location is close proximity to the surroun-ding sports and educational infrastructure, providing vi-sible, welcoming, accessible and safe facilities, that rea-dily serve citizens of all ages.

“The uniqueness of the amphithea-ter resides mainly in the great ver-satility of its installations, which are flexible, functional, adapted to various occupancy types, and sus-tainable.”

Jocelyn Boilard, Architect owner Project leader

the challenge was to reconfigure the buil-ding’s initial commercial function and design light-filled spaces adapted to a working office environment. One of the client’s wishes was to create a pleasant, lighted work environment for occupants.

In cooperation with the client and in com-pliance with LEED criteria, the building envelope was optimized to increase thermal resistance and user comfort. Our team deve-loped new innovative integrated strategies to

ATRIUM, QUEBEC

This building, erected in Charlesbourg in the 1970s, was initially designed as a shopping centre. After it was bought by the Govern-ment of Quebec in 1989, the structure was renovated for the first time to house admi-nistrative offices.

The initial design of the building had an introverted approach with few openings to the outside, an imposing silhouette and a central promenade illuminated by two sky-lights. During the second transformation,

GOVERNMENT PROJECT

Expansion and redevelopment of the Atrium building posed a major challenge for our design team

Project location : Quebec City (Qc)

Implementation period :

2008 to 2013


Total area : 45 000 sq m

Original area : 38 500 sq m

Final area : 44 000 sq m

improve workspace quality through reconfigu-ration of interior spaces, to open the building up with a common lounge area and, finally, to make targeted improvements to mechanical and electrical components.

OPENING UP THE BUILDING

The indoor environment of the Atrium buil-ding was designed to open the infrastructure up to the outdoors. The exterior development plan helped improve this aspect by creating

interstitial spaces such as the addition of an outdoor terrace next to the cafeteria, a series of rest areas and abundant plantings. To improve soil irrigation, a two-metre-wide green belt was planted around the building’s perimeter. The development plan also pro-motes active transportation with a bicycle trail nearby and the addition of bicycle racks at the various entrances to the building. This initiative is another strategy designed to connect people with their environment and surroundings.

OPTIMIZING THE ENVELOPE

Expansion of the Atrium building increased the area of the fourth floor to expand the buil-ding’s capacity without changing its footprint. The new addition is entirely glass-enclosed, letting in generous amounts of daylight. Care-ful attention was paid to materials selection to promote Quebec’s own resources, such as heat-treated laminated lumber, aluminum panels and limestone. Wood panels were in-serted into the exterior envelope to strengthen the building’s distinctive identity and enhance its esthetics. The wood, heat-treated jack pine, uses a totally natural process to boost its resistance and prevent deterioration. The limestone and aluminum panels used for the exterior envelope were produced locally. A white reflective membrane was installed on the roof to avoid the greenhouse effect. Green roofs were added above the entrance cornices and loading dock, an initiative encouraged by the Canada Green Building Council (CGBC). On the main roof, two existing skylights were retained and three more were added to maxi-mize natural light inside the building. These changes to the envelope improve the Atrium’s thermal insulation while creating a more light-filled and pleasant work environment for the department’s employees.

IMPROVING WORK SPACES

Two central hallways were designed to change the building’s initial character and provide sa-tisfactory service to the more isolated areas. Given the large size of the building, it was vital that the design team revitalize the two main traffic corridors by using a sequence of spa-tial motifs. Remarkable impro-vements were made at the various intersections, where the design of curved walls and skylights provided natural overhead lighting.

- Landscaping that requires no irrigation

- Rainwater retention

- Roof-mounted tank

- Reduction of light pollution

- New low-flow plumbing

- Showers for cyclists

- Natural lighting in 85 percent of spaces

- Low VOC emissions interior finish

- CO2 captors to control air quality

- Environmentally efficient lighting

- Centralized management of electrome-chanical systems

- Improved start-up operations

- Recycled materials

- Construction waste management

- Reused resources: furniture and tempo-rary partitions

- Reduced heat island effect

- Lumber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council

A key objective during the project design phase was targeting improvements to the mechanical and electrical components, to significantly reduce the building’s energy consumption. By combining various creative strategies, we managed to cut energy use by 35 percent. By our estimates, all the actions planned will achieve long-term savings of about $200,000 a year. These numbers prove that an existing building can be trans-formed into a model of environmental effi-ciency without having to replace all existing components.

Our team proudly focuses its architectural practice on a building’s life cycle, to reduce its environmental impact and operating costs. Part of our work therefore entails identifying the weakest links in an exis-ting building while keeping those that are functional, to make strategic choices in the design of a green building and avoid unne-cessary waste. Windows, heating and the ventilation system are good examples of this practice. While 75 ventilation units on the building’s roof were replaced with high-per-formance models, the interior ductwork was kept because it was in good condition.

Renovation of the Atrium building provided an excellent opportunity to develop an inte-grated design process that led to obvious viable solutions for the building, its occu-pants and the environment.

RESPECTED LEED STANDARDS

The challenge of this project is to dispose of its image resulting from its original function, a shopping center, to make an institutional project housing a minister.

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GRAND PRIZE 2013 AGPI, PILIER D’OR

BEST BUILDING

FIRST PRIZE «MULTI-FAMILY»

CATEGORY 2013

PCI DESIGN AWARDS

STUDENTS HOUSING E.T.S.

Project location: Montreal (Qc)

Implementation period: 2010 to 2012

Cost of work: $26 M

PROJET MULTI-RESIDENTIAL

A new building accommodating 286 dwelling units for students attending the teaching institution.

This building is built from prefabricated concrete panels, which were insulated before on-site construction and also have pre-installed win-dows. Energy- and water-efficient, this building, equipped with white roofing, aims to provide improved service.

A large, landscaped inner courtyard is available to occupants in addition to recreational common areas located in spaces with large windows. A walkway also connects the residences to the new É.T.S pavilion.

LEED Silver certification is planned.

FEASIBILITY STUDY In 2010, the United Nations commissio-ned our consortium (Régis Côté and Terra-das architects + TRAMA technoAmbiental, engineers) to conduct a feasibility study on construction of a new regional head office for South America, Latin America and the Caribbean to accommodate several agen-cies, including UNICEF, UNOPS, UNFPA, UNDP and UNAIDS.

Designing the regional head office, located about seven kilometres outside Panama City near the canal, on a hilly 6.4 acre site in a seismic risk area, posed many challenges and required several sustainable develop-ment measures to minimize its ecological footprint.

GOVERNMENTBUILDING ONU, PANAMA

Project location : Panama City, Panama

Implementation period : 2010

Cost of work US$ 32M

Area : 31 800 sq m

This new positive energy and low carbon emissions complex will serve as a global benchmark in sustainable development and the drive for LEED platinum certifica-tion.

The building’s design and orientation make optimal use of daylight, minimize heat and capture prevailing winds to ventilate the buil-ding. The roof holds rainwater to irrigate the landscaping.

AMBULATORY CARE CENTRE OF THE HOPITAL DU CENTRE-DE-LA-MAURICIE

HEALTHCARE PROJECT

The expansion and remodelling program fre-quently required that work be done next to the emergency room, operating block, cen-tral sterilization room, records section and all the administrative departments—while the premises were occupied. A major portion of the added space is devoted to various depart-ments, as for example medical electrophysio-logy, internal medicine, medical imaging and nuclear medicine.

Project location : Shawinigan-Sud (Qc)Implementation period:

2009

Cost of work $39.5MArea : 5 780 sq m

The construction of the new outpa-tient centre was done as a function of the existing technical facilities of the medical centre.

“The project perfectly meets both our needs and those of our 1,400 employees.”

Brigitte Lapointe, architect, La Capitale Project Coordinator

MFQ LA CAPITALE HEADQUARTERS

OFFICE AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Expansion of La Capitale’s head office at 625 Saint-Amable Street in Quebec City added 18,500 square metres, increased capacity to 1,644 employees and raised the company’s profile in Quebec City’s socio-economic and urban landscape.

The space constructed and renovated houses common work areas, such as a reception lobby, board rooms and training centres, the cafeteria, employee lounges, and more. The design was tailored to pro-vide occupants with a quality of work life that combines health, urbanity and modernity. LEED Gold certification is also planned.

This project won the UDI 2013 best real estate project award. The UDI stated, «The head office expansion of La Capitale Financial Group deserves top honours for its design and successful integration in its surroundings, human factor value, commit-ment to the adoption of innovative sustai-

nable building development techniques, envi-ronmental orientations which allow it to strive for LEED® Gold certification, and exemplary use of reclaimed building materials.»



2011 to 2013


Total area : 18,500 sq m

UDI 2013 BEST REAL ESTATE PROJECT AWARD

CFERINSTITUTIONNAL PROJECT

An innovative project both for its unique program and building design

CFER is a place with positive impact on both its social and environmental surroundings.

Socialimpact Environnemental

impact Project location : Drummondville (Qc)

Implementation period:

2007 à- 2010

Cost of work $4M

Area : 2000 sq m (57 % class, 43 % work area)

Leed Pending LEED Silver certification

In the fall of 2009, Waste Management, the largest environmental services organization in North America, opened a landfill site in Saint-Nicéphore and provided funding for a regional school board to build a training and recycling centre powered by recovered biogas.

One year later, CFER (Centre de formation et de recyclage) welcomed its first students to theoretical and practical training in a dyna-mic, innovative environment. With a total area of 1,588 square metres, the building consists of a steel core enclosed in a steel and wood envelope. CFER’s design illus-trates simplicity and natural elegance while incorporating sustainable, environmen-tally friendly techniques. The siting, shape and planning of the building as well as the materials used helped create a sustainable, energy efficient structure. Seventy percent of the wood-based materials used were certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which supports sound forest management, while 18 percent of the materials were from recycled sources. The CFER building also uses 60 percent less energy and 30 percent less water than a conventional building of

the same size. The generous fenestration and unique roof shape optimize natural lighting and provide luminous spaces for users. The building was also sited to capitalize fully on sunlight. The roof and marquee were desig-ned to increase reflection of daylight while avoiding overheating. The building is natu-rally ventilated and incorporates an automatic energy savings system, obviating the need for air conditioning. The exterior parameters were also designed to reduce heat, with minimal parking, and native plantings that require very little care and prevent runoff of rainwater.

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YOUNG DROPOUTS TEACH

RECYCLING TO YOUTH

RECOVER WASTE ENERGY

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STRATEGY : PRINCIPLE OF VISION

LEED

To obtain LEED silver certification, our team designed this project to comply with several LEED crite-ria, especially reduction of site disturbance; sustainable exterior parameters; optimized energy performance; use of renewable energy, recycled materials, local and low-emission materials; use of alternative transportation; site development that prevents the heat island effect; quality of the indoor environment; recycling of 180,000 kg of computers and electronic hardware every year; control of systems by occupants and space design that lets in natural light and gives occupants a view.

The building also operates on recovered biogas, producing 7.6 MG of electricity, enough heat for an eight-hectare greenhouse-ef-fect complex.

BUILDING

As a dual-purpose building, CFER contains administrative and academic spaces for 120 students, including one trai-ning room, four forum-style classrooms, computer hard-ware, a multifunction cafe-teria, an administrative area, restrooms, a storage area, a staff room and a specific area that can be dismantled.

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AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

“To achieve Silver LEED certi-fication, given the context of an industrial, high-tech building, we managed to implement the fol-lowing winning elements: siting, efficient water management, the use of natural light, sourcing ma-terials locally, and tapping into part of the energy efficiency from the adjacent existing building. “

Éric Dufour, architect / principal / owner LEED AP BD+C Project leader

Project location : St-Hubert (Qc)


2009 to 2011

Cost of work : $4.8 M

Total area : 2,600 sq m

The client wanted a thoroughly contemporary new building and the adapted technological innovations are indicative of the facility’s mission.

A new building is being constructed adjacent to an existing structure with an area of 2,600 square metres, to consolidate a complex in the field of leading aeronautical research.

The program involves establishment of a research and training centre that includes an aircraft hangar, research and tooling laboratories using the latest technology, administrative offices, researchers’ offices, a boardroom, a student café, common areas, a teachers’ lounge and a full sanitary block.

This project must incorporate spaces with a wide range of functions. For example, a 25-metre-square aircraft hangar is located next to administrative spaces and laboratories. The new building has also been designed to comply with sustainable development principles and is targeting LEED certification.

"The brightness of the buil-ding is a key element in the design of the project.”

Pascal Désilet, Executive director, CTA

LE MONDE DE COSSETTE

OFFICE AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROJECT

A space that reflects the culture and identity of Cossette’s world.

Renovation of Cossette Communication offices using our team’s winning concept developed in the initial competition.

The concept was developed in reference to the “mood board” prepared by the client and its needs. The “mood board” assem-bled the client’s sources of inspiration and illustrations of the desired style for its future facilities. The new Cossette Communication offices are located in a former post office (Telus Building at 300 Saint-Paul Street) that was completely gutted. Our renovation work was carried out within this shell converted into office space. The facilities present a new approach to work for Cossette Com-munication professionals. The open-plan offices consist of many islands for work, meetings and creation, called “creativity

incubators.” The central core of this space consists of a large bookcase enclosing “stu-dy boxes”, small isolated, themed rooms ideal for brainstorming and creative activity, and collaborative spaces that promote team-work. The premises also include the head office of Vision 7, Cossette Communication’s corporate division.

To optimize configuration of the spaces and forge a synergy between the work areas and common spaces, the architectural approach was to create semi-isolated work areas that remain open areas yet provide a degree of separation between the various teams by consolidating the traffic spaces toward the building’s centre and taking advantage of that space to promote social and collabo-rative activities. From a formal perspective, this resulted in the creation of a gallery hallway that showcases projects completed by Cossette’s people. Thus, structuring the high-traffic space leads occupants to walk through the common area, where many faci-lities have been located to promote encoun-ters and collaboration.

To help users make the space their own, very few fixed features were installed, to lea-ve the space as flexible as possible. In this way, the space can evolve and adapt to the client’s needs.


Implementation period:

2011

Area : 1 858 sq m

Cost of work : $37,50 pi2 (750 000 $)

CHALLENGES AND SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

Developed area of 20,000 sq. ft.

Electromechanical components have been concealed under the floor, increasing the functionality of the space, although this posed an interesting challenge when working with a raised floor.

Develop logistics in the layout of functions based on well-defined areas (integrated agen-cy, media, corporate, etc.).

Careful attention to acoustics in spaces with high concrete ceilings and in work areas.

Very eclectic layout design.

Inclusion of more closed Vision 7 offices in the remainder of the project (special attention to maintaining a visual link).

Our assignment: create strategies to foster the emergence of ideas.

The facilities present a new approach to work for Cossette Communication professionals.

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Built as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Maison du Quebec was a gathering place for visitors and local residents.

MAISON DU QUEBEC IN VANCOUVER

Project location : Vancouver (BC)


Cost of work : $1.5 M

Area : 16 072 sq m

The temporary installation formed a 70-foot cube clad with a semi-opaque white canvas. This structure served as a screen onto which were projected images, films and lights—a 360 degree, multi-senso-ry experience. A remodelled existing building that fit inside the cube made a space suitable for formal functions, with the whole thing opening onto an outdoor deck made of a variety of Quebec trees.

The originality and excitement of this unusual installation made the Maison du Quebec an extraordinary showcase for the Province's arts and culture, tourism industry and economic development. .

CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, BRANDING AND SIGNAGE PROJECT

Project location : Baie James area (Northern Quebec)


Cost of work : $2 B

Cost of work in archi-tecture :

$500 M

ENERGY PROJECT

EASTMAIN 1POWER PLANTConstruction of a new hydro-electric plant in the North of Quebec, speci-fically in the James Bay region.

The project included the construction of a 6-story control building housing all the services needed for the plant, the construction of a water intake building, the construction of the substa-tion, and site landscaping. The facilities were designed to accommodate a 20-person team.

The largest assets maintenance project carried out in Quebec.

CEGEPS FEDERATION

TARGETS REACHED:

• Conduct a technical audit of all buildings on each campus;

• Draw up a general profile of the condition of buildings;

• Implement a property assets maintenance software pac-kage;

• Accessible to 300 users.

KEY PROJECT COMPONENTS:

• 2.8M square metres;

• More than 900 buildings;

• 48 CÉGEPs throughout Que-bec;

• Software connected to the RISQ network;

• Migration of space data from the CÉGEPs’ SILC and MELS systems;

• Each one of the 300 users received 20 hours of persona-lized training from Planifika;

• Operation phase over a seven-year period.

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

AUDIT SERVICES PERFORMED:

• Visual inspection of architec-tural systems;

• Visual inspection of mechani-cal and electrical systems;

• Quality control of data sup-plied by engineering sub-contractors;

• Visual inspection of building structural components;

• Description of primary buil-ding systems and appraisal of their replacement value;

• Identification and description of requirements (deficiencies) of existing systems and cost assessment of remedial work.

" [...] The ministry and the college system tas-ked [Planifika] with documenting the current situation of Quebec’s college property inventory. This exercise began in April 2011 and lasted 16 months. Four teams, composed of mechanical, electrical and architectural engineers, as well as economists, evaluated the infrastructures of the 48 colleges in the province of Quebec using iden-tical objective criteria. They looked at the exte-rior building envelopes, the electromechanical systems, with photos as supporting evidence, and tested the condition of the structures. Thanks to this comprehensive audit, we were able to build a reliable and up-to-date database. [...] "

Quote from Ms. Christyne Tremblay, Deputy Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MESRST) Asset maintenance deficit committee April 17th 2013

The area studied has undergone a significant increase in property values and is under serious redevelopment pressure.

Professional commission to define a master preservation, develop-ment and requalification strategy for existing buildings in the Cote du Passage and Dorimène Desjardins Street area of Old Lévis, between Saint-Louis and Saint-Laurent Streets, to assist city officials in defining buildable space and infill criteria to guide developers in drawing up acceptable infill projects compatible with the original urban core buildings and their heritage and identity characteristics.

The primary challenge of this study was to develop infill criteria for contemporary buildings amid the existing heritage fabric of the Cote du Passage area, to respect the sense of place.

In recent years, the study area has seen a significant rise in pro-perty values and is under serious redevelopment pressure. At the juncture between the ferry and the Lévis terrace, it will also play a strategic role in travel by citizens and in welcoming tourists and visitors to Old Lévis.

COTE DU PASSAGE

Project location : Levis (Qc)

Implementation period : 2012

Cost of work : $40 000

ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN STUDY

URGENCE DE L'HOPITAL

We see great value in devising

and applying sustainable

solutions for sound resource

management

With a dozen LEED

accredited professionals,

Groupe Régis Côté

is a leader in sustainability

OUR GREEN PROJECTS

Price Building, Quebec City

Surete du Quebec Post, Laurier-Station, Quebec, Certified LEED Silver

Waskaganish Airport, Northern Quebec, LEED level sought: Silver

Ecole de technologie supe-rieure, student housing, LEED level sought: Silver

School of Wood Technology, Duchesnay-Quebec City, 2003 Excellence in Archi-tecture award from the Ordre des Architectes du Quebec - Special citation in sustainable development

Ecole de technologie supe-rieure, INGO innovation centre, Montreal, LEED level sought: Silver

College Edouard Montpetit, Aerospace Technology Centre, Longueuil-Montreal LEED level sought: Silver

Saint-Sauveur City Hall, Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Energia Award 2008, Associa-tion quebecoise pour la maitrise de l’energie - Citation for New Building, any sector

Waste Management, Recovery Training Centre, Drummondville, Quebec, Certified LEED Gold

Atrium, Quebec City LEED level sought: Silver


$6 B SIX BILLION DOLLARS IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS

OFFICES & DEVELOPMENT

Headquarters, Arrimage Quebec, Quebec City

Tecsult, Montreal

Hill + Knowlton Strategies, Quebec City

Office Building, Hydro-Québec, Manic 5

Centropolis, Laval

Hydro-Quebec, Quebec City

Lebourgneuf Complex, Quebec City

Office Building, Dix30 District, Brossard

Quebecomm Offices, Quebec City

Cossette Communication, Quebec City

Cossette Communication, Quebec City

Corporate headquarters, Energere, Montreal

Groupe Germain, Quebec City


Atrium, Quebec City

MFQ La Capitale offices, Quebec City

Headquarters Coopérative Desjardins, Lévis

COMMERCIAL

Place Laurier, Quebec City

Banque Nationale, Brossard

Place Cote-Vertu, Food market, Montreal

Jean Coutu, various branches throughout province of Quebec

Bell-Banque Towers, Food market, Montreal

Place Laurier, Quebec City

Laurier DuVallon, Quebec City

Centropolis, Laval

DIX30 District, Brossard

Le Club, DIX30 District, Brossard

Videotron Flagship, Montreal

Eaton Center, Food market, Montreal

Place Dupuis, Food market, Montreal

Délecta Butchery, Levis

Max Center Kareaga, Spain

Centropolis, Laval

DIX30 District, Brossard

Place Ste-Foy, Quebec City

EDUCATION & CULTURE

Felix-Antoine Savard hall, Universite Laval, Quebec City

Cegep Montmorency, Laval-Montreal (pool)

Technical audits of campus buil-dings for total surface of 25 millions square feet

E.T.S., Ingo, Montréal

Youth Centre, Le Gouvernail, Quebec City

Waste Management, Centre de formation en récupération, Drummondville

Teluq, Montreal

Ecole Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec City

Borealis Museum, Trois-Rivieres

Cité de l'énergie, Shawinigan

Fierbourg, center specializing in food and tourism

La Pulperie Museum, Chicoutimi

E.T.S., Montreal (renovation of existing building)

School of Forestry and Wood Technology, Duchesnay- Quebec City

Ecole des Batisseurs, Shawinigan-Sud

E.T.S., Montreal (new pavilion)

McGill University, Montreal (Architecture and asset management project)

Cegep Shawinigan

De Koninck pavilion, Universite Laval, Quebec City

EDUCATION & CULTURE

ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL

Toulnustouc power station, Riviere-aux-Outardes, Quebec

Shawinigan power station, Shawinigan, Quebec

Shipshaw power station, Northern Quebec

Kujjuak power station, Northern Quebec

St-Narcisse barrage

Eastmain-1 power station, James Bay, Northern Quebec

Grand-Mere power station, Grand-Mere, Quebec


St-Narcisse barrage

Outardes Station, Manicouagan MRC

Rio Tinto Alcan, Alma, Quebec

Eastmain power station, James Bay, Northern Quebec

Manic V, Cote-Nord, Quebec

Rapide-des-coeurs & Chute Allard power station, Mauricie, Quebec

Melville spillway, Shawinigan,


La Tuque Power Station (major rehabilitation)

SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Juvenat Notre-Dame, Saint-Raymond

Amphitheater Shawinigan

Municipal Curling, Shawinigan

Sepaq, Frontenac Park

Juvénat Notre-Dame, Saint-Raymond

Complexe Sportif, Ancienne-Lorette

Tennis Court, Nuns' Island

Amphitheater Shawinigan

Baie de Beauport, Quebec City

Aquagym, Ancienne-Lorette

Municipal Curling, Shawinigan

Maison du Quebec, Vancou-ver Winter Olympic Games 2010

Multi-sport athletic complex Ancienne-Lorette-Quebec City

Aquagym, Ancienne-Lorette

Tennis Court, Nuns' Island

HEALTH

Concept proposition CHU Ste-Justine (contest)

CHSLD / CLSC / CPE La Source, Quebec City

Medical Clinique, Dix30 District, Brossard (Biomedical engineering and architecture project)

Integrated operating room CSSS Thetford, Thetford Mines (Biomedical engineering and architecture project)

Hopital Centre-de-la-Mauricie, Shawinigan, Quebec

Hotel-Dieu Levis parking garage, Levis-Quebec City

CHUM, Montreal

(Biomedical engineering project)

CLSC Des Patriotes, Beloeil-Montreal

IUSMQ - Neurophotonics, Quebec City

Hopital Centre-de-la-Mauricie, Shawinigan, Quebec

Lebourgneuf Building, Quebec City

IUSMQ - Neurophotonics, Quebec City

CUSM, Montreal (Biomedical engineering project)

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Hotel-Dieu de Lévis parking garage, Levis-Quebec City

London Station

Ferry loading dock, Levis-Quebec City

STQ, Isle-aux-grues station

Ferry loading dock, Levis-Quebec City

Gateway Peps Université Laval, Quebec City

Dix30 District Parking garage, Brossard

Engineering study for Ontario Transportation Authority

STQ, Boat design

PEPS parking garage, Quebec City

Waskaganish Airport, Northern Quebec

Subway station renovations, Montreal

Centre technologique en aeros-patial, Longueuil

Downtown Shawinigan, Quebec

Montreal Dorval Airport

Port of Montreal

STQ- Ferry loading dock, Matane–Baie-Comeau–Godbout

RTC Metrobus Phase 2, Quebec City

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

MULTI- RESIDENTIAL

Houses Haïti (Id Studio project)

M9-3 Sales & Marketing ren-derings (Existing project – ID Studio)

Jeffery Hale Residences, Quebec City

E.T.S. Students residence, Montreal

M9-3 Sales & Marketing rende-rings (ID Studio)

Castelneau marketing - Sales & Marketing renderings (ID Studio)

Condo Notre-Dame (ID Studio)

Real Estate development L'Assomption (ID Studio)

Jeffery Hale Residences, Quebec City

Drolet, Le Pinacle, Quebec City (ID Studio)

Drolet, Le Zenith, Quebec City (IDStudio)

Rene Levesque / Des Erables, Quebec City

1455, Ste-Catherine Street West, Montreal (Id Studio project)

Municipal Atelier, La Prairie

OUR CURRENT PROJECTSOUR CURRENT PROJECTS

Lifestyle Plateau des Grives, Gatineau

La Romaine-1 Power Plant, Hydro-Quebec

Multi-use Complex, Turky

Edouard-Montpetit College, Montreal


Hemodialysis Centre, MontMagny

Fire Station, St-Lambert

Hotel, Montreal

Des Baillets Plant , Montréal

Gilles Chabot Centre, Boucherville

Hotel project, in consortium, Montreal

Maintenance Garage AMT, Lachine

DIX30 Cité, Brossard

STL, Lagueux Terminal

Satellite Station, Fossambault

Lifestyle Westcliff, Châteauguay

Cegep de l'Outaouais, Gatineau (project in consortium)

Hemodialysis Centre, MontMagny

Lucien-Borne Center, Quebec City

Hotel, Greater Montreal

Hotel project, in consortium, Montreal

Fire Station, Stonehame and Tewkesbury

Municipal Garage, Stonehame and Tewkesbury

Gilles Chabot Centre, Boucherville




Office Building, L'Amherst, Gatineau

DIX30 Cité, Brossard

Confidential Project, South America

Multi-use Complex, Turky

Sales rendering (ID Studio)

The approach we take involves

dialogue and collaboration

Guy Tremblay, our top expert in construction and a

mentor to the new blood.

Our project leaders are carefully selected to meet our and your needs.

Every team member is important to us, and that is why we put a big emphasis on talent development.

2009-2013 / Scholarship given to McGill University School of Architec-ture student for a project emphasizing sustainability

2008-2012 / Scholarship given to Universite Laval School of Archi-tecture student in recognition of entrepreneurial qualities and social commitment

2011-2015 / $20.000 grant to the University of Montreal for the pro-motion of excellence in site impro-vements.

1% of our revenue is donated to charitable causes.

We believe that it is important for businesses to be involved in the community.

LEADERSHIPTEAM

1. Jérôme Côté, President, 2. Régis Côté, Founding

Architect, FRAIC3. Mario Leblanc,

Architect Owner4. Jocelyn Boilard,

Architect Owner

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5. Richard St-Pierre, Architect Owner, director of Quebec City Office

6. Magalie Michel, Principal Architect, director of Mon-treal office

7. Claude F. Martel, Architect, director of Trois-Rivieres office

We are greatly aided by our ISO 9001 (2008) accreditation. We invest heavily in new technolo-gies for the sake of client perfor-mance and satisfaction.

We work hard to provide a structure so that everything operates at well- defined standards.

8. Bernard Gaudreault, HBS-LPSF, Planifika

9. Pierre Marcotte, Architect and Urban Planner, Director, LOCI Strategies

10. Etienne Dumas, M. Arch, Director, ID Studio

11. David Berthelot, Director of Marketing and Develop-ment

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We thank you

for your attention.

For further information:

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1-888-871-8595

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