Ultralocal Architectes
Ultralocal Architectes
Ultralocal Architectes
Based in Quebec City, where it was founded by Véronique Barras-Fugère and Alexis Ruelland in 2020, Ultralocal Architectes advocates for an architecture that does good — “an architecture attentive to people, uses, territory and the planet.” Its standout projects include La Seigneurie Funeral Home, which brings light and a modern touch to what can often be a heavy setting; at the heart of the building, a circular skylight imbues the space with a calm, contemplative soul. At the Kangiqsualujjuaq arena, the firm is crafting a lantern-like envelope attuned to Nunavik’s climate and culture. And at Pharmacie Cartier, it’s restoring and reinvigorating a facade as part of a deeply urban undertaking — with folded painted aluminum used as “a restrained gesture rooted in the collective imagination.”
