The Maison Chevalier du Quartier Petit Champlain in Quebec City has been redesigned. More than $1 million has been invested to give her back the love she deserves.
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The Tanguay Group, which acquired the premises from the Musée de la Civilization in October 2021, announced the end of extensive restoration and rehabilitation works on the building, which now houses around thirty employees and in whose impressive building an immersive activity is offered to visitors vault.
“We approached the Ministry of Culture to seek approval for rental improvements. We did not do any demolition work. It’s more like construction work. We had plans drawn up by our architects,” said Jérôme Jolicoeur, Partner and Vice President of Tanguay Real Estate Group.
Most of the work took place in the summer and autumn of 2022.
“The painting work was extremely tedious. We had three full-time painters for almost three months just to touch up the paint inside.”
Painting the premises was a real painstaking job, especially for the windows that required a lot of patience and cutting.
The other work done is more at the building mechanics level, he added.
“It’s not in the visible part. Water pipes and electricity had to be renewed. The same goes for ventilation. Everything has been optimized.”
Immersive experience
To enliven the space and open it to the public, the owner has partnered with the company Immersion Québec, which offers visitors a virtual reality experience focused on Québec history.
Diane Tremblay
(Photo courtesy of IMMERSION QUÉBEC) Immersion Québec is a virtual reality activity that allows viewers to experience ten great moments in the history of the city of Québec.
For more information and to purchase tickets, you can visit the Immersion Québec website (immersionquebec.com) or go directly to the vaults of the Maison Chevalier at 50 rue du Marché-Champlain in Quebec. This activity is open to the general public 7 days a week since May 1st.
To rent
The vaults can also be rented for wedding receptions, shows, business meetings, film shoots, etc. The Maison historique Jean-Baptiste Chevalier has been part of the Quebec landscape since 1752.
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