Artists Residences and Workspaces
Quebec City, P.Q.
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Artists Residences and Workspaces
Quebec City, P.Q.
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About the building:
This building is an Artists' Residence and Workspace. The upper levels are apartments and the large garage doors at grade level open into loft type work spaces. The exterior is a combination of brick masonry and a very flexible cement board. The cement board is made into panels by ripping the material, giving it a very rough edge condition. It is used in a grey as well as a rust colour. I happened to meet the artist who commissioned, designed and owns the building -- but alas I misplaced his business card.
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cement board on this portion is diamond shaped similar to much of the
terne roofing used in Quebec. |
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curved portion of the building makes it visable from both directions. |
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The
windows are inset into the cement board siding. |
Under
the eyebrow is a window which puts light onto the surface at night. |
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apartment units all have balconies outside. |
The artist's wife, also an artist, set the fish relief and words into the formwork of the underside of the slab. |
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Here we see
some work in progress in the shop. These curved pieces are the same as
the ones used on the garage (also in the gallery). |
The strips laying
in piles ready for application. The product is highly flexible and very
durable. It has apparently been used for years as flooring in pig farms.... |
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View from the
interior of the workspace looking out through the overhead doors. |
Corner view
of overall complex. |
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last updated February 11, 2021
