Maison Accuracy

Maison Accuracy, 2022, Montreal, QC

TypeWork and culture

LocationMontreal, QC

Year2022

TeamJade Lachapelle, Keyan Ye, Pia Hocheneder, Nicolas Lapierre

ConstructionModulor

PhotosRaphaël Thibodeau

TextLorène Copinet

Feeling at home, while embodying the unique corporate identity of international consulting firm, Accuracy: this is the challenge that Atelier L'Abri took up by designing refined workspaces that rhyme with conviviality. Building on the codes of residential projects within Maison Accuracy, the architects offer warm and generous offices for employees and visitors alike.

Following its design-build approach, the team of L'Abri and Construction Modulor got involved from the earliest stage of the project by participating in the search for the ideal location for the European consulting firm's new Montreal offices. Accuracy made the bold choice to move into a larger space at a time when the craze for teleworking has prompted many companies to reduce their work areas. Applying an analytical approach based on the company’s operations, the architects proposed a new layout model based on flexibility, comfort, and the creation of common spaces.

Whether with the careful separation of the new volumes from the original mill floor ceilings, or the natural materials, such as walnut and lime plaster, the design highlights the architectural heritage of this former warehouse, built in 1868, with its solid masonry walls and its wood and steel structure. Covered by two monumental skylights that create inner courtyards, the generously planted space bathes in natural light, injecting a unique character and an exceptional spatial quality into it, which is magnified by the interior architecture.

Integrating new organizational and operating principles for the company, Maison Accuracy offers bright, soothing, and comfortable office spaces, where beauty inspires and encourages a return to work in person for more human and collaborative relationships.