McGill University

EVOQ has provided architectural services for McGill University’s heritage buildings since 1990. Projects have run the gamut from full-rebuilding after fires to the retrofitting of  rare book libraries. Since the late 1990s, EVOQ has restored the exteriors of the historic buildings of the Lower Campus, often achieving award-winning results within tight budget envelopes.

Various building rehabilitations have targeted exterior envelopes, focusing on masonry, windows and traditional roofing. Most of the Main Campus is built of Montreal grey limestone; however many of the mansions of the Upper Campus are in imported sandstones and marbles.   Projects  include: the Arts Building (1837); William and Henry Birks Building (1931); Morrice Hall (1880); Strathcona Music Building (1899); Martlet House (Seagram’s building, 1928); Redpath Museum (1882); Chancellor Day Hall ( 1892-1912); Angus Residence (1893)  Redpath Hall (1893) Hosmer House (1903).

EVOQ were also the architects for the award-winning reconstruction of the fire-damaged Lady Meredith House (1892) and the Presbyterian College, affiliated with McGill University. The firm has worked extensively on the Faculty Club (1886), restoring its Queen Anne Revival interiors, rewiring and upgrading its services.

EVOQ has designed museological environments for both the McLennan Rare Books and Osler Libraries.

Throughout the decades, EVOQ has collaborated closely with the University administration to  ensure  that these restoration projects are  exemplars of McGill’s stewardship of its built environment.