The Îlot Balmoral, a SHDM property that is under construction in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, recently welcomed Montréal creators and Instagrammers Anne McIsaac (@yellowillow), Jean-François Savaria (@jfsavaria) and Vincent Brillant (@montrealismes) for a tour of the spaces that the National Film Board of Canada (@onf_nfb) will offer to its public. Discover this unprecedented look at the bold architecture signed by Provencher_Roy that will be unveiled in the coming days and take part in this NFB initiative by sharing their posts on Instagram.
The NFB will be relocating in the fall of 2019 from its current headquarters on Côte-de-Liesse to Place des festivals, and will occupy six of the thirteen floors of Îlot Balmoral. It is therefore a genuine revival for this institution that will become, thanks to this move, the “new NFB” and an invaluable cultural space in the heart of Montréal.
A bold and sustainable architecture
Designed by the Provencher_Roy architect firm, the Îlot Balmoral revolves around two architectural structures of 13 stories each, separated by an oblique fault line that creates a full-height atrium that provides exceptional natural light. A lobby crosses the building from rue de Bleury and opens on place des Festivals The four facades are built as « curtain walls » of glass providing a view on the Place des festivals, Mount Royal and downtown. The Îlot Balmoral aims at qualifying for a LEED Gold NC 2009 certification. Ultimately, it will have a leasable area of 26,000 m2 (280,000 ft2), and its tenants will enjoy a green roof, a parking for 186 vehicles, six public charging stations that are part of Hydro Québec’s Electric Circuit, space for 70 bikes as well as changing room and showers. Six passenger elevators and two freight elevators will service the building, and technical and telecommunications rooms will be installed on each floor.
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Photo credit: Anne McIsaac (@yellowillow)