GLASS FOR FACADE 2022

GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 - 65 64 - GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 In Canada’s Northern provinces, air travel is often the only link to the outside world – to major centres in the south as well as between remote towns. For the expansion of Chibougamau-Chapais Airport, the EVOQ and ARTCAD architectural firms designed a modern glazed steel-wood terminal construction in reference to the locally natural resource rich forest region. The new terminal building marks the transition area between the passenger carparks and runways. Two elongated structures incorporate a reception and waiting hall at their centre, which in turn connects all the terminal’s functions and services. The hall’s south-facing, single-pitch roof provides a light-flooded interior. Its glass façades are protected from extreme Arctic conditions by broad roof overhangs. Local glulam and cross-laminated timber panels were used in the construction. In addition to wood, glass and the colour white are the dominant features. The hall’s overhanging wooden roof spans twelve metres and is supported by a slender, white steel structure. This delicate supporting structure fully reflects the architectural concept of transparency and airiness. Also adhering to this concept are the two glass façades, which are supported by a post-and-beam construction comprising local timber. For the glazing, the architects opted for the neutral COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II solar control coating from Saint-Gobain Glass, which combines high light transmission with maximum thermal interior comfort. The Canadian artist Emmanuelle Gendron created an art project for the glazing as a tribute to the Eeyou Istchee region, its forests, lakes and a culture deeply rooted in Cree traditions. In addition to the glass product for the façade, 7 other Saint-Gobain solutions were used in this project and supplied by CertainTeed: finishing products, tapes and gypsum boards of different types. PUBLIC TRANSPORT AIRPORT CHIBOUGAMAU -CHAPAIS ARCTIC WHITE WITH TRANSPARENT AIRINESS Location 10 Chemin de l’Aéroport, Chibougamau, CA Architect EVOQ Architecture, Quebec, CA and ARTCAD Architectes, Rouyn-Noranda, CA Glass processor Multiver, Quebec, CA Façade maker Unicel Timber Curtain Wall, Longueuil, CA Photos ©Maxime Brouillet Certifications Gold Certification, awarded by Grands Prix du Design / 15th Edition (Public Building / Institutional Building) & Awards