New school a harmonious fusion of education and nature
In partnership with Leclerc Architects, Montreal-based Pelletier de Fontenay has recently completed École du Zénith in Schefford, QC, a project resulting from a series of competitions launched by Lab-École in 2019. Being the first school architecture competition since the 1960s, this major project marks a turning point in Quebec’s educational landscape, renewing the program, organization, and way of building elementary schools in the province.
In partnership with Leclerc Architects, Montreal-based Pelletier de Fontenay has recently completed École du Zénith in Schefford, QC, a project resulting from a series of competitions launched by Lab-École in 2019. Being the first school architecture competition since the 1960s, this major project marks a turning point in Quebec’s educational landscape, renewing the program, organization, and way of building elementary schools in the province.
Project Credits
- Client Centre de Service Scolaire Val-des-Cerfs
- Architects Pelletier de Fontenay + Leclerc
- Landscape Architect Fauteux et associés in
- collaboration with agence Relief Design
- Structural Engineer Lateral Conseil
- Civil engineer Gravitaire
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineer BPA
- PhotoS James Brittain
Edited by Jim Taggart from text supplied by the project team.
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