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Laval, Canada
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Rivian
Laval, Canada
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2026
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
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When architecture becomes a brand's language
How can architecture become the direct vehicle for a brand's DNA? By transforming values into lived spaces — and turning every design decision into an act of identity.
A dual challenge
Rivian's new 28,000 sq. ft. facility sits in Laval, along Highway 13, in an industrial district undergoing transformation. The project was conceived around two inseparable ambitions: asserting a bold presence along a major artery, and giving architectural form to Rivian's values of innovation and modernity.
Opacity meets transparency
The design is defined by the tension between two stacked volumes. Above, a monolithic black mass — minimal, assertive, textured — acts as a living canvas for Rivian's visual identity. Below, a lighter, transparent base opens the building to the street, scaled for the pedestrian and designed for approachability. Between them, a continuous band of light draws a precise horizon line, unifying the composition and sharpening its silhouette.
The showroom as facade
At the main entrance, the fully glazed showroom dissolves the boundary between inside and outside. Interior activity becomes exterior expression — animating the facade from morning to night, and projecting the brand outward into the urban landscape.
Design with purpose
The building is currently in the process of obtaining LEED v4 certification — not as an afterthought, but as a principle embedded in the design process from the start. Sustainability and architectural ambition, here, are one and the same.
How can architecture become the direct vehicle for a brand's DNA? By transforming values into lived spaces — and turning every design decision into an act of identity.
A dual challenge
Rivian's new 28,000 sq. ft. facility sits in Laval, along Highway 13, in an industrial district undergoing transformation. The project was conceived around two inseparable ambitions: asserting a bold presence along a major artery, and giving architectural form to Rivian's values of innovation and modernity.
Opacity meets transparency
The design is defined by the tension between two stacked volumes. Above, a monolithic black mass — minimal, assertive, textured — acts as a living canvas for Rivian's visual identity. Below, a lighter, transparent base opens the building to the street, scaled for the pedestrian and designed for approachability. Between them, a continuous band of light draws a precise horizon line, unifying the composition and sharpening its silhouette.
The showroom as facade
At the main entrance, the fully glazed showroom dissolves the boundary between inside and outside. Interior activity becomes exterior expression — animating the facade from morning to night, and projecting the brand outward into the urban landscape.
Design with purpose
The building is currently in the process of obtaining LEED v4 certification — not as an afterthought, but as a principle embedded in the design process from the start. Sustainability and architectural ambition, here, are one and the same.
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