{"id":288924,"date":"2025-12-12T09:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=288924"},"modified":"2025-12-12T09:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:31:41","slug":"foil-gallery-a-gallery-reborn-from-industrial-architecture-by-atelier-labri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/foil-gallery-a-gallery-reborn-from-industrial-architecture-by-atelier-labri\/","title":{"rendered":"FOIL Gallery: A gallery reborn from industrial architecture by Atelier L’Abri"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Century-old Factory reborn as a Hybrid Gallery\u2013Caf\u00e9 blending Contemporary Art, Community, and Industrial Memory<\/h3>\r\n

I<\/span>n Montreal\u2019s Mile-Ex district, a century-old factory has been transformed into FOIL Gallery, a new cultural hub that merges contemporary art with the rhythms of everyday life. Founded by artists Fvckrender and Baeige, the hybrid gallery\u2013caf\u00e9 was designed by Atelier L\u2019Abri<\/a>, which revitalized two long-vacant units within a historic industrial building while preserving its architectural and material legacy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Photo credit: Alex Lesage<\/p><\/div>

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\r\nPhoto credit: atelier l'abri<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

The building, constructed in the 1910s, originally served as an ammunition factory for Canadian Explosives Limited during World War I and later employed women workers during World War II. Its distinctive sawtooth roof, massive timber trusses, and exposed concrete structure remain central elements of early industrial architecture in the Marconi\u2013Alexandra sector. Once threatened by demolition, the structure gained new relevance alongside the recent redevelopment of Parc des Gorilles, a public park created through a grassroots effort to protect the former rail corridor.<\/p>\r\n\n\t\t