#adaptativereuse
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Project • By jean de lessard, designers • Restaurants
Place Mont-Laurier Pizzeria
A family pizzeria alive for over 50 years in the Laurentians. Not the kind of project you take lightly. Full demolition and reconstruction — kitchen, bar, dining room, entries. 3,000 sq ft, 104 seats.
The intent was to make a large space feel intimate, and to nod to the 1970s — the decade the pizzeria was born — without falling into easy nostalgia. Bold color, like the people behind this project. A good meeting. A lot of work.
jean de lessard
jean de lessard
The next generation of this family business was deeply involved throughout — in the questions as much as the solutions. The goal was never just a strong opening. It was a place that would hold up with them over time, loyal to their existing clientele... More
Project • By NEAR project • Exhibition Centres
The Fallen Church
Designing a place of events means to take in consideration a series of complex needs, many of them derive from the historical evolution of the space. As a matter of fact, over the centuries, the way of performing and watching performances are evolved and adapted to the new way of expressing the art of representation. The proposal for the Fallen Church aims to offer an innovative approach that is valid both for traditional performances and above all for contemporary experiments that see the active participation of audience in the event.
NEAR project
Traditionally, stage and auditorium have pre-established positions. The stage is a dynamic organism with the ability to change multiple scenes. The auditorium has a static role; the audienc... More