
Year 2009
Location Laval, Canada
Team James Lalonde
Budget $3,500,000
Photographs James Lalonde
Sky venture Laval is the only project in Quebec to offer the immersive experience of free fall.
Within the project, a cylindrical tube 14 feet in diameter and 45 feet high is installed vertically. Inside this tube moves a column of air going at a speed of 175 km per hour.
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The architectural challenge of this project was to Install a building of a particular volume that met its aeronautical needs in a site of great civic importance. This project also meets the high aesthetic requirements of the municipality by respecting the built environment.



