SAINT-JEROME, QUE. — The town of Saint-Jerome, Que. north of Montreal celebrated the official opening of its new Theatre Gilles-Vigneault last month.
Construction of the theatre started in October 2015, a media statement said. The official opening was delayed from a previously announced target of September 2017.
The constructor on the project was Construction Demathieu & Bard (CDB) Inc. The project, named after the renowned Quebec folk singer, has already won several awards for its design team, Atelier TAG + Jodoin Lamarre Pratte.
The federal government contributed $3.6 million to the theatre project. With 860 seats, a mezzanine and one balcony, the theatre is now the largest performance hall in the Laurentians, the statement noted.
Diffusion En Scene is the owner and manager.
The project won a Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Award of Excellence in 2017 and a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence in 2014.
The design team was selected in 2014 after winning a competition. The Saint-Jerome Performance Hall Competition Jury wrote, “The innovative nature of this project and the research demonstrated to support the process is of the utmost interest to the jury. Its wood canopy generated by a structural origami provokes significant enthusiasm.
“As a whole, the sober architectural concept suggests that this work seeks to highlight the human activities within the spaces rather than be itself under the spotlight. This project integrates the social life of the community well as it interacts on all sides of the building. Its accessibility gives it a lively and inviting character.”
The architect’s website noted, “One of the main concerns in sustainable development was the use of wood as a local and renewable material, so black spruce from Quebec was chosen for the construction of the imposing glulam/cross-laminated timber canopy which overlooks the forecourt of the main entrance.”
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