The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury Restoration Project

JANUARY 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 5 Although at first glance the exterior appearance of the Armoury looks as it did prior to the fire, there have been significant updates, says Luc Morin, Project Chief. “The guiding principle of the project was to preserve and protect the integrity of the building while introducing modern improve- ments and advantages,” says Morin. “Fortunately, we still have the original architectural drawings from 1885 by Eugène-Étienne Taché, the architect of the original building, so the build- ing retains much of its architectural integrity.” The complex restoration has trans- formed the way the building will be used by combining heritage and modernism. While the commemora- Photo credit: Stéphane Groleau