La TOHU
Montréal, Québec, Canada 2002-2004
YEAR
2002-2004
CAPACITY
840 seats in circus configuration
COST
$15 M
CLIENT
La Tohu Cité des Arts du Cirque
PARTNERS
Scheme Consultants, Jodoin Lamarre Pratte and Jacques Plante
AWARDS
LEED GOLD – First building certified in Canada / Ideas for Life Award, Canadian Environmental Awards, 2007 / Award of Excellence, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), 2005, Innovation in architecture / Orange Award, Save Montreal, 2004 / Award of Excellence, Canadian Institute for Steel Construction, Green building / Brownie Award, Canadian Urban Institute, 2004, Best overall project and Best green building design / Award for Technical Innovation, Canadian Urban Institute, 2004 / Contech Award 2004, Constitutional, industrial and commercial and Sustainable development
image: Alain Laforest
La TOHU houses North America’s first circular performance space dedicated to the circus arts. Theatre design of a flexible space: Design of all functional spaces, rigging, technical grid and specialized equipment.
