This Université de Sherbrooke project consisted in giving a second life to the dining rooms of the cafeteria of the Multipurpose Pavilion, which was built in 1993. he objective of the redevelopment and expansion was to convert the spaces into a café/lounge/cafeteria/bar in order to offer appropriable spaces, encouraging students to frequent, over an extended period, the space to eat, but also to study , work in a team or engage in social activities, at any time of the day and evening.
This project was part of a larger process aimed at asserting the values related to sustainable development that the University has adopted. It was also part of the objective of redefining the image of the campus to meet the identification needs of current and future customers with spaces and equipment.
Spread over two floor levels initially totaling 640m2 in area, the dining rooms have been extended to 60m2 and can now accommodate 500 seats. Zones with distinct atmospheres and the addition of mezzanine spaces open to the main space meet the objective of appropriating the space by students whose needs vary throughout the day. To the objectives of the University, Cimaise wished to add the enhancement of the existing abundant fenestration, with a view of the mountains of the Orford sector, as well as that of the central space open on two levels and which today accommodates two new circular spaces on mezzanines.
Like social networks, the new spaces keep students in constant communication with their world, with their campus. They can identify with the new image of the cafeteria, this image corresponds to who they are, to what they like. The different areas/atmospheres that we have named Express, Resto, Atrium, Introspection, Sharing, Exchange, Relaxation, Study/Multi and Executive meet the different functional and interaction needs as well as the different personalities of the students.