About | Atelier Barda

Atelier Barda | contact@atelierbarda.com | +1 (514) 360-2223 | 207-5795 avenue de Gaspé, Montréal, H2S 2X3, Québec, Canada

Atelier Barda is an architecture studio whose methodology is rooted in the unique nature of each commission and each client. Every proposal emerges from a process of questioning, seeking the most appropriate response to the project’s needs and context, guided by the principle of redefining in order to better experiment.

The practice is grounded in a shared commitment to articulating constructive thinking with a sensitive approach to space, with particular attention to the many details that shape a project. The studio’s work encompasses both architectural practice and experimentation through competitions and private commissions.

Atelier Barda is based in Montréal and maintains various international collaborations.

Antonio Di Bacco (Co-founder, Principal Architect, MOAQ, MOAO)
Cécile Combelle (Co-founder, Architecture Graduate)
Clément Cousin (Eng., Director of Operations)
François Bergeron (Architect, MOAQ)
Kamilla Jolicoeur (Architect, MOAQ)
Frédérique Moisan (Architectural Technologist)
Marc-Olivier Rouette (Intern Architect)
Kim Sansregret (Architect, MOAQ)
Philippe Tremblay (Intern Architect)
François Olivier-Gouriou (Communications)
Maxime Bourgault (Intern Architect, Industrial Designer)

Mention | Architects’ Directory 2020 : 20 Promising Emerging International Practices. Wallpaper* Magazine, UK

Finalist | Prix d’Excellence de l’Ordre des Architectes du Québec, Maison Gauthier. Québec, Canada

Mention | Best of Est 2018 : Top Ten International Designers. Est Magazine, Australia

Winner | Résidences, Maison Gauthier, 21st Annual Best of Canada Awards, Canadian Interiors, Toronto, Canada

Winner | Résidences, Résidence Villeneuve, 21st Annual Best of Canada Awards, Canadian Interiors, Toronto, Canada

Winner | Ambassadeur du design Montréalais, Biennale Intérieur de Kortrijk, Belgique, Bureau du Design de la Ville de Montréal

Winner | Architecture Emerging Talent, Emerging Designer Competition, Toronto Design Exchange Museum, Toronto, Canada

Winner | Résidences, Appartement Saint-Laurent, 20th Annual Best of Canada Awards, Canadian Interiors, Toronto, Canada

Mention | Canada 150 : 30 Canadian Architecture Firms Breaking New Grounds, Azure Magazine, Toronto, Canada

Winner | Atelier Barda sélectionné parmi les 13 pratiques émergentes du Canada, Twenty + Change: Next Generation , Toronto, (ON)

Retail Apocalypse: CCA x SSENSE. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Exhibition, Hall Cases and Octagonal gallery, Montréal, (QC)

MTL+. Biosphère, Musée de l’Environnement. In collaboration with Rafael Ziegler, (PhD), Institut de l’Environnement, du Développement Durable et de l’Économie Circulaire (EDDEC), Montréal (QC)

44 Low-resolution Houses., directed by Michael Meredith, associate professeur, and designed by MOS, graphic design by Studio Lin, Princeton University School of Architecture, (É.-U.)

DX Museum Emerging Designer Exhibition. Exhibition of the award winners, Design Exchange Museum, Toronto, ON.

Twenty + Change: Next Generation. 4e édition. Urbanspace Gallery, Toronto, (ON)

Ma cantine en ville. Coproduction Galerie VIA et Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine. Galerie VIA, Paris, (FR)

Conférence canadienne de l’acier | Institut canadien de la construction en acier (ICCA), Acier et design circulaire dans les bâtiments – Étude de cas du Centre d’Art Battat (CA)

International Symposium | Repenser Antonioni : une économie du sensible, Institut Culturel Italien de Paris (FR).
Les territoires du kairos : Antonioni et l’art de territorialiser l’instant (Antonio Di Bacco)

Roundtable | Invited Panelist. Discutons de la carrière Francon, as part of Lara Almarcegui’s project and her Guides to the Wastelands series. Centre Canadien d’Architecture, Montréal (CA)

International Seminar | « Conoscenza, progetto, governance: tra analogico e digitale ». Scuola di Ateneo Architettura e Design E. Vittoria de l’Università di Camerino (IT). Sustainable Urban Planning and Inland Areas Development Strategies

Conference | Contamination : A Lecture From Atelier Barda. Princeton University School of Architecture (É.-U.)

Conference | Conoscenza e innovazione nel progetto per il patrimonio: Contaminazione. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Politecnico di Bari (IT)

Conference | Instantanés d’architecture de l’École d’architecture de l’Université Laval, Musée de la civilisation de Québec (CA)

Symposium | 44 Low-resolution Houses. Princeton University School of Architecture (É.-U.)

Symposium | Faire la place – Les arts et l’espace public: création, diffusion et appropriation, organised by le Quartier des spectacles de Montréal in partnership with Culture Montréal. Invited Panelist : Espaces publics et participation citoyenne (CA)

44 Low-resolution Houses Book | Michael Meredith. Published by Princeton University School of Architecture (É.-U.)

Experimenting Landscapes : Testing the Limits of the Garden | Emily Waugh. Métis International Garden Festival, Éditions Birkäuser, Bâle

Twenty + Change. Next Generation; Emerging Canadian Design Practices | Heather Dubbeldam. Riverside Architectural Press, Toronto

Ma cantine en ville; voyage au coeur de la cuisine de rue | Éditions Alternatives et Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Paris