We’re proud to announce that A+ has been named Grand Prize Winner for the project Invoke at the GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025. This recognition adds to 7 nominations received this year, underlining the strength of our integrated design approach for organizations and commercially driven spaces.
Award-Winning Project: Invoke Studios
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Client: Invoke Studios
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Sector: Office
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Rentable Area: 35,670 sq ft
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Total Project Duration: 12 months
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Point of Pride: We delivered an exceptional design on time and on budget, debunking the myth that financial rigor weakens conceptual quality. This project now stands among the city’s most prestigious design references this year.
Key challenges
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Could the selected space truly accommodate the envisioned program?
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Would the fit-out budget align with the allocations negotiated in the lease?
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Could the project be delivered within the required timeline without surprises?
Measurable results
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Rapid needs validation through a structured facilitation process
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Confident confirmation of the space selection
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Works completed according to the agreed schedule
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Budget kept firmly under control, with no unexpected overruns
Partners: Architecture: Desk architectes | Electrical Engineering: Navada | Mechanical Engineering: JFP Ventilation, JFP Plomberie | Decorative Metalwork & Millwork: Blitz Design | Furniture: Cime environnements d’affaires, Élément de base | Lighting: Richporter Lighting, Hamster | Artists: Uplifted by Meve, LNDMRK | Photographer: Maxime Brouillet
“When we kicked off the construction of our studio, we had a clear vision—and a financial framework to respect. What I particularly appreciated about A+’s integrated approach was their ability to quickly internalize our budget constraints and be accountable for them. Beyond simply sticking to the numbers, they continually optimized choices so we could realize the vision without diluting the essence of the project. Today, looking at the result, the compromises don’t feel like concessions—they were made intelligently, without sacrificing anything essential.”
— Dominic Guay, VP & General Manager, Invoke Studios
7 nominations that affirm the excellence of our method
This year, our work is recognized in several categories that matter to our B2B clients: operational performance, user experience, speed-to-market, and environmental footprint.
Categories & nominated projects
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Gold Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: 5,400–54,000 sq ft | Discipline: Interior Design — Invoke Studios — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Gold Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: 5,400–54,000 sq ft | Discipline: Interior Design — Mistplay — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Silver Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: 5,400–54,000 sq ft | Discipline: Interior Design — A+ Office — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Silver Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: 5,400–54,000 sq ft | Discipline: Interior Design — LANDR — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Gold Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: Creative Firm & New Technology Company | Discipline: Interior Design — Mistplay — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Gold Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: Creative Firm & New Technology Company | Discipline: Interior Design — Invoke Studios — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Gold Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: Creative Firm & New Technology Company | Discipline: Interior Design — Invoke Studios — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
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Silver Certification — Office Category | Subcategory: Creative Firm & New Technology Company | Discipline: Interior Design — LANDR — GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 2025
Invoke, A World-Class Studio – From Space Selection to Turnkey Delivery
See how a tech company relocated 32,000 sq. ft. with no delays or cost overruns thanks to a structured, integrated approach.
Frequently asked questions
In the traditional model, you sign separate contracts with the architect, engineers and contractor, each defending their own interests. With integrated project delivery, a single team designs and builds your space under one contract, with a shared target budget and open-book transparency. You make the decisions; we coordinate execution from start to handover.
Coordinating the architect, engineers and trades yourself means juggling multiple contracts, multiple invoices and shared blame when something goes wrong. With one contract, you have a single point of contact accountable for budget, schedule and outcome. The expertise is already aligned and used to working together, which removes the coordination errors that drive most delays.
We set a target budget at the drawing stage using real data from comparable projects, then design within that budget instead of discovering the price at the end. The agreed price does not change unless you request modifications or different materials. Any hidden condition we uncover along the way is on us.
No. The total cost is usually lower and, above all, more predictable. Bringing design and construction under one contract removes stacked margins, the change orders that come from conflicting drawings, and rework. Open-book transparency shows you where every dollar goes. You pay the real cost of the work, not a chain of middlemen.
Timelines depend on size and complexity, but the integrated approach shortens them because design and construction advance in parallel rather than in sequence. As an example, we delivered the 14 Red Bull Music Academy studios in 18 days. By the second meeting you already have a preliminary budget and drawings to plan around.
Far less than with several vendors to coordinate. You have one point of contact who manages the architect, engineers and trades for you. You keep the important decisions; we handle the daily coordination, follow-ups and on-site surprises. In practice, your role comes down to approving key milestones on an agreed communication routine.
We fit out commercial spaces of every kind: offices, medical clinics, restaurants, retail and industrial spaces, across Greater Montreal and up to roughly 90 minutes from the surrounding region. Our projects run from about 2,000 to 60,000 square feet. Our work includes studios, clinics, factories and pre-built suites for landlords and brokers.
The budget agreed at the drawing stage is guaranteed: any overrun that does not come from a change you requested is on us, not you. Hidden conditions uncovered on site are our responsibility too. For schedule, phased planning and one integrated team cut delays at the source. We deliver turnkey, so your teams can move in the next day.
