Projects / Lévis water treatment plant
STGM modernized Lévis’s water treatment plant with a design that combines engineering precision, sustainability, and sensitive urban integration.
Water treatment plant – City of Lévis
To meet Lévis’s growing demand for drinking water and replace an outdated facility, the City undertook a major upgrade of its treatment plant. Designed by STGM, the project includes a 1,855 m² expansion and a 685 m² redevelopment over two levels, ensuring reliable and sustainable service for the community.
Engineering and architecture in harmony
This highly complex facility brings together advanced systems, laboratories, workshops, offices, and meeting areas. Though not LEED certified, the design embraces the principles of sustainable development, ensuring the plant’s long-term efficiency and resilience.
Integrating industry into the urban fabric
Located along Alphonse-Desjardins Boulevard, near a heritage district, the plant’s design carefully considers its urban and residential context. The volume was divided into four articulated sections to reduce its visual impact and maintain a respectful relationship with the surrounding neighborhood.
A façade that mirrors its purpose
The plant’s blind walls feature a custom aluminum cladding, developed locally with STGM. Its vertical waves catch and reflect light, subtly recalling the shimmer of water. This refined material gesture gives the building a distinctive and expressive identity, both technical and poetic.