La Peche’s new town hall is a two-storey, highly energy-efficient building with a low intrinsic and operational carbon footprint.

With a surface area of 1,417 m² (15,252 sf), the structure is almost entirely made of wood. It features glulam beams and columns, and cross-laminated timber (CLT) floors and roofs. All interior partitions and exterior wall assemblies are of light timber frame construction.

The exterior siding is eastern cedar installed on wood furring. The windows and doors are wood with aluminum cladding on the exterior. Inside, the baseboards are maple, and the reception furniture, including the tax payment and permit consultation counters, also incorporates wood in their design.

The large south-facing facade, designed according to passive solar principles, offers a panoramic view of the Gatineau Park hills. It is designed to the international Passivhaus energy-efficiency standard, which saves 65 per cent of heating and cooling energy. It is also the first institutional building in Quebec to be a candidate for Passivhaus certification.

The project is built by BGLA architecture + design urbain.