Bibliothèque Donalda-Charron: A library for the senses

At the heart of a large-scale natural environment, the Donalda-Charron library aims to build upon adjacent site conditions, favouring a landscape approach through which the library’s interior is read as both a continuous and integral part of the surrounding park. Hence, ideologically, its architecture aspires to create an absolute democratization of the space, actively promoting an enhanced relation with the context. In continual osmosis with the surroundings, interior spaces extend outwards into courtyard, gardens and outdoor public facilities.

Founded in Montreal in 1971, NEUF architect(e)s has grown to become one of the largest and most diverse architecture and design firms in Canada. Its focus on relationships with clients and employees has led to the successful completion of over 7,500 projects including work for Canadian institutions, as well as many precious collaborations such as the CHUM (with CannonDesign), and important infrastructural work for aerospace leaders such as Bombardier. NEUF’s expertise covers over nine practice sectors and its activities expanded across four continents.

Unity (Montreal, CA)
- LOOP Design Awards, Interior - Offices, Winner, 2023
- Grands Prix du Design, Grands Prix du Design + Creative & New Technology Firm Office, Gold + Agile Environment, Gold + Art Integration, Silver + Office > 54 000 ft², Platinium, 2022

Bibliothèque Donalda-Charron (Gatineau, CA)
- World Architecture Festival, Completed Buildings - Civic & Community (finalist), 2023
- Prix d'excellence en architecture de l'Ordre des Architectes du Québec, Finalist, 2023
- LOOP Design Awards, Cultural Building, Winner + Public Buildings and Institutional, Honorable Mention, 2022
- IDA Design Awards, Architecture, Silver, Institutional, 2021
- Architecture MasterPrize, Interior Design - Public Spaces, 2021
- Grands Prix Du Design, Grand Prix - Architecture, 2021
- DNA Paris Design Awards, Cultural + Public + Civic, 2021

NEUF50
- Communication Arts, Design - Integrated Branding Programs + Books + Self-Promotion, Finalist, 2023

Spritz (Gatineau, CA)
- Grands Prix du Design, Interior Design, Restaurant > 1 600 pi², Gold + Bar, Lounge & Nightclub, Silver, 2022

CHUM 2 (Montreal, CA)
- Architecture MasterPrize, Institutional Architecture + Healthcare, 2022
- ICCA Québec: Award of excellence, Institutionnal and Industrial Project, 2022

CHUM 1
- International Interior Design Association, Healthcare Interior Design Award, 2018
- The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, 2018
- American Architecture Prize: Healthcare, Heritage, 2017
- World Architecture Festival, Display, Health Completed Projects, Old and New Completed Buildings, Finalist, 2017

Biodôme Migration (Montreal, CA)
- World Architecture Festival (WAF), Completed Projects, New & Old, 2022
- OAQ Award of Excellence in Architecture, Cultural Buildings, 2022

Fasken (Montreal, CA)
- Architecture MasterPrize, Architectural Design - Renovation & Restoration, Honorable Mention, 2021
- IDA Design Awards, Architecture - Renovation, Honorable Mention, 2021

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