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Blatter 100

The house, the room, the piece of furniture · Round table on 26 November 2026 in Québec. Programme, time and venue to be confirmed.

Funding and allocations

Funder and programmePeriodAmount or support awarded
Université Laval · FAAAD · SSHRC exploratory grants

Grant for Architecture in Québec 1900–1980, supporting research on Robert Blatter among other work. The amount is shared across the two project presentations.

Since 2025CAD $7,000

Publications and outcomes

  • Completed
    Documentation and analytical redrawing of six houses by Robert Blatter; graphic corpus and models for research and teaching.
  • Presented
    Fabio Sedia, Sara Watanabe, Pierre-Ulric Gagné, Reframing Quebec Modernity. Robert Blatter and the Analytical Knowledge of Domestic Space. CAH, Torino, 9 September 2026.
  • Planned
    Centenary round table on 26 November 2026 and proposed exhibition La maison, la pièce, le meuble. Venue and programme to be confirmed.
  • Submitted
    Fabio Sedia, Carmen Espegel Alonso, Sara Watanabe, Mostafa Saad, Reassessing Domestic Modernity in Quebec City: Robert Blatter between Space, Structure, and the Materiality of Dwelling. ICSA 2027.

Protocols and agreements

Archives, surveys, analytical redrawing and typological comparison: a graphic protocol connects the house, room and furniture.

Partners and institutional support

Collections and documents: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée de la civilisation and Ville de Québec. Contribution from the Consulate General of Switzerland in Montréal to the centenary project.

Project sources

Curriculum vitae · funding and outcomes
Featured · 1926–2026

Blatter 100

The House, the Room, the Furniture

Roundtable · Québec City

Musée de la civilisation — proposed venue

Venue, schedule and programme to be confirmed.

One hundred years after Swiss-born architect Robert Blatter arrived in Québec City, this project revisits his work through the experience of dwelling: from the house to the room and down to the furniture.

Under Fabio Sedia’s scientific direction, the research brings together six houses, twelve rooms of the Henri-Bélanger house and several pieces of furniture. Archives, redrawings and models reveal the relationships between space, construction and domestic life.

The roundtable on 26 November will address the value we place on modern architecture today and the lessons of a hundred years of modernity in Québec. The detailed programme will be announced shortly.

An exhibition is proposed at the Musée de la civilisation under the working title The House, the Room, the Furniture. It will present student work and models; its schedule and format have yet to be confirmed.

Research & Knowledge Sharing

School of Architecture, Université Laval. Work from the course “Modern architecture, documentation, analysis and representation” — ARC-3551 and ARC-7031, Winter 2026, directed by Fabio Sedia.

Documents & collections

The research draws on documents provided by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée de la civilisation and the City of Québec.

ARC-3551 / ARC-7031

Document, analyze, represent.

Student plates and models. Each document can be opened at full size to read the drawings and their captions.

The house — six studies

Henri-Bélanger Residence — study plate.
Henri-Bélanger Residence — study plate.Work by: Ève-Marie Nadon, Émilie Riverin, Michaël Rondeau, Sara Watanabe · Université Laval.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — study plate.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — study plate.Work by: Meghan Gil, William Maltais, Laura-May Riverin, Jade Théôret · Université Laval.
Émilie Bourdon Residence — study plate.
Émilie Bourdon Residence — study plate.Work by: Eline Orts, Margaux Waltz, Paul Callegarin, Cloe Gignoux · Université Laval.
Marguerite-Bélanger House — study plate.
Marguerite-Bélanger House — study plate.Work by: Esther Boulou, Alexia Lams, Sacha Liddell · Université Laval.
Kerhulu–Guérard House — study plate.
Kerhulu–Guérard House — study plate.Work by: Lilas Thanh Couture, Tom Constantinides, Maxime Dulac, Helena Pfisterer · Université Laval.
Plante-Bédard Residence — study plate.
Plante-Bédard Residence — study plate.Work by: Félix Mac Intosh, Elizabeth Gagnon, Mareet Alsahwi · Université Laval.
Maison Plante-Bédard (1945) — diagrams and analytical studies.
Maison Plante-Bédard (1945) — diagrams and analytical studies.Félix MacIntosh, Elizabeth Gagnon and Mareet Alsahwi · Université Laval.

The room — interior studies

Vestibule — study plate.
Vestibule — study plate.Work by: Helena Pfisterer, Lilas Thanh Couture · Université Laval.
Entrance hall — study plate.
Entrance hall — study plate.Work by: Michaël Rondeau, Sara Watanabe · Université Laval.
The living room — study plate.
The living room — study plate.Work by: Ève-Marie Nadon, Émilie Riverin · Université Laval.
Dining room — study plate.
Dining room — study plate.Work by: Eline Orts, Margaux Waltz · Université Laval.
Chinese drawing room — study plate.
Chinese drawing room — study plate.Work by: Alexia Lams, Sacha Liddell · Université Laval.
Primary bedroom — study plate.
Primary bedroom — study plate.Work by: Esther Boulou, Paul Ugo Callegarin Demangeat · Université Laval.
Guest bedroom — study plate.
Guest bedroom — study plate.Work by: Tom Constantinides, Maxime Dulac · Université Laval.
Bathroom — study plate.
Bathroom — study plate.Work by: Meghan Gil, Jade Théôret · Université Laval.
Library — study plate.
Library — study plate.Work by: Félix Mac Intosh, Mareet Alsahwi · Université Laval.
The bar — study plate.
The bar — study plate.Work by: William Maltais, Laura-May Riverin · Université Laval.
Archival document — plan
Archival document — planDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
Archival document — exterior photograph
Archival document — exterior photographDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
The kitchen — overall plan
The kitchen — overall planDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
The kitchen — sun path
The kitchen — sun pathDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
The kitchen — annotated section
The kitchen — annotated sectionDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
The kitchen — annotated axonometric drawing
The kitchen — annotated axonometric drawingDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
The kitchen — chair detail
The kitchen — chair detailDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.
The kitchen — interior reconstruction
The kitchen — interior reconstructionDocument provided in the course materials · Université Laval.

The model — Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence

Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — model, main façade.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — model, main façade.Model by: Meghan Gil, William Maltais, Laura-May Riverin, Jade Théôret · Université Laval.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — model, secondary entrance.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — model, secondary entrance.Model by: Meghan Gil, William Maltais, Laura-May Riverin, Jade Théôret · Université Laval.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — model with removable parts.
Jean-Pierre-Demers Residence — model with removable parts.Model by: Meghan Gil, William Maltais, Laura-May Riverin, Jade Théôret · Université Laval.

Models — additional views

Jean-Pierre-Demers House — model.
Jean-Pierre-Demers House — model.Model: Meghan Gil, William Maltais, Laura-May Riverin, Jade Théôret. Photograph: Pierre-Ulric Gagné.
Library in the Henri-Bélanger House — model.
Library in the Henri-Bélanger House — model.Model: Mareet Alsahwi, Félix Mac Intosh. Photograph: Pierre-Ulric Gagné.

Project presentation based on the Blatter 100 dossier, September 2026.

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