3D virtual tour of Atelier 25 – the new public works building of the City of Candiac
The City of Candiac entrusted Panosphere 360 with the Matterport 3D virtual tour of Atelier 25, its brand-new Public Works Department building at 25 Marie-Victorin Boulevard. Put into service in September 2026, Atelier 25 is the first large-scale building in Quebec built with heavy timber and a green roof: 4,700 m² of floor area, a 2,400 m² green roof, a structure that cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 21% and a rainwater harvesting system that supplies 100% of the sanitary fixtures. The project is targeting LEED v4 certification.
The virtual tour was publicly launched by the City on September 15, 2026, and integrated into its official website as part of Municipal Week. See the official announcement from the City of Candiac to learn more about this innovative building.
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Atelier 25 brings together the teams from roads, parks, horticulture and urban forestry, snow removal, and water and sewer systems. It replaces the former municipal garage built in 1982, when Candiac had 9,000 inhabitants, compared to over 25,000 today. A building of this nature is not open to the public on a daily basis: the virtual tour allows citizens, the media, and the City's partners to explore it freely, understand where the $30.5 million investment is going, and discover the sustainable development innovations that have been integrated.
The tour highlights, in particular, the green roof and its sedums, the Oasis rainwater harvesting system room, the bioretention basins, the exposed timber structure, the specialized workshops (signaling, carpentry, mechanics, horticulture), the administrative offices and the integrated artwork Le Ruban Jaune.
Atelier 25, at 25 Marie-Victorin Boulevard in Candiac – photo taken from Matterport Pro3 video capture
A tailor-made virtual tour, going beyond the Matterport scan
The entire building was scanned with the Matterport Pro3 camera, inside and out, to produce an accurate, navigable digital twin. Panosphere 360 then designed a custom interface that turns the scan into a true communication tool:
- Navigation menu in the City's colors: six sections (including Exterior, Innovations and sustainable development, Administration and Workshops) and 37 places accessible in one click, with automatic guidance to each point of interest.
- 360° aerial views: three panoramas captured by drone (front facade, rear facade and green roof) integrated directly into the visit, to capture the entire building and its green roof.
- 76 information points: interactive bubbles written by the City, with its own color and icon codes, synchronized in the tour to explain each piece of equipment and each innovation.
- Branded in Candiac’s image: logo, typography and color palette of the City, cover image and clean interface, without third-party branding.
- Customer autonomy: the municipal team can continue to enrich the information bubbles in Matterport, and the visit is updated without the public address changing.
A collaboration with the City's Communications Department
This project was carried out in close collaboration with the City of Candiac's communications team, who identified the locations to be highlighted, wrote the content for the information points, and approved each stage of the project. We thank them for their trust and the quality of our discussions throughout the project.
Created by Panosphere 360
Panosphere 360 is a Matterport Service Partner and has been publishing tours on Google Street View since 2015 (over 1,000 tours on Google Maps). Based on Montreal's South Shore, we create 3D virtual tours for government ministries, municipalities, educational institutions and businesses throughout Quebec. Want to showcase a municipal building, an infrastructure or a real estate project to your citizens? Discover our virtual tour services or contact us for a quote.
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