Siege Social Equipe Laurence

Founded in Piedmont in 1983, Équipe Laurence has positioned itself among the most important civil engineering firms in Quebec. Since 2012, and particularly in the last five years, Équipe Laurence has experienced rapid growth. The need to expand their offices led to several steps, studies and investments to seize this opportunity to highlight their role as a socio and eco-responsible actor by integrating a multitude of measures, practices and technologies supporting sustainable development. The result is a concept that optimizes solutions aimed at reducing the harmful impacts of construction, while inducing beneficial impacts for the ecosystem.

Furthermore, through their expertise in civil engineering, they are particularly well positioned to be proactive in the fight against climate change, 
contributing to the realization of more sustainable and resilient projects. With this in mind, they wanted to design their own headquarters to feature 
technologies specific to civil engineering, in addition to creating facilities that served as a living research and development laboratory. These technologies 
linked to rainwater management will also showcase their know-how to customers.

The choice of location reflects their desire to offer a work environment that supports the well-being of the team. Located along a highway, access is quick 
and simple. But once inside the building, this same highway is no longer visible. Nature surrounds them thanks to fenestration that optimizes views and 
natural light in regularly occupied spaces. The interior design, rich in woodwork, plants and choice of colors inspired by nature, extends the feeling of 
immersion in the surrounding woods. The combination of all these biophilic principles creates a soothing and rejuvenating space.

On the energy efficiency front, they made use of the neighboring open air water treatment pond as a hot/cold source to turn towards a hydrothermal system, instead of more expensive and invasive drilling for a geothermal system.