A studio for
the buildings of

industry, logistics, commerce, science, work.
industry, logistics, commerce, science, work.
industry, logistics, commerce, science, work.

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Principal-led since 1988 — 120 architects, interior designers and planners in Montréal and Toronto, working as one studio.

MODULO’s Montréal studio — a bright loft with long worktables, models and material boards

Fig. 01 — Studio, Montréal

45.5231° N — 73.5934° W

01

Purpose

Why we exist

01

Purpose

Founded in Montréal in 1988 and owned by the people who work here, MODULO designs industrial, commercial and workplace buildings across Canada.

We exist to make buildings that work as hard as the businesses inside them — planned around operations, priced with care and delivered without drama.

People in the studio

Employee-owners

Repeat clients

Languages spoken

02

Culture

Montréal / Toronto

02

Culture

One team.
Two cities.

Montréal and Toronto run as one studio — one set of standards, one pin-up wall and one principal on every project.

Montréal

Mile End

Toronto

King West

Architects gathered around a model at a pin-up review in the Montréal studio
Fig. 02 — Pin-up review — Montréal studio

03

People

(08) Principals & associates

03

People

Principals lead every project from first sketch to handover. Behind them: 120 architects, interior designers, planners and technologists.

The people behind the drawings.

Portrait of Élise Martin

Élise Martin

Managing Principal

OAQ, OAA, LEED AP

Portrait of Élise Martin

Élise Martin

Managing Principal

OAQ, OAA, LEED AP

Portrait of Jonathan Weiss

Jonathan Weiss

Design Principal

OAQ, FRAIC

Portrait of Amara Okafor

Amara Okafor

Principal, Operations & Strategy

OAQ, PMP

Portrait of Amara Okafor

Amara Okafor

Principal, Operations & Strategy

OAQ, PMP

Portrait of Luc Tremblay

Luc Tremblay

Associate, Project Director

OAQ, OAA

Portrait of Luc Tremblay

Luc Tremblay

Associate, Project Director

OAQ, OAA

Portrait of Priya Natarajan

Priya Natarajan

Associate, Project Director

OAA, LEED AP

Portrait of Priya Natarajan

Priya Natarajan

Associate, Project Director

OAA, LEED AP

Portrait of Camille Roy

Camille Roy

Associate, Director of Interior Design

APDIQ

Portrait of Daniel Chan

Daniel Chan

Associate, Master Planning

OAQ, AIBC

Portrait of Daniel Chan

Daniel Chan

Associate, Master Planning

OAQ, AIBC

Portrait of Sofia Mendes

Sofia Mendes

Senior Project Architect

OAA, WELL AP

Portrait of Sofia Mendes

Sofia Mendes

Senior Project Architect

OAA, WELL AP

Careers

We’re always looking for curious architects, designers and technologists.

Marc Gendron
Marc Gendron

Marc Gendron

Director of Real Estate, Kestrel Developments

“

From the first site walk to the day we got the keys, the same principal sat at our table. That continuity is rare — and you can feel it in the building.”

Kestrel Tech Campus, Building A, in Laval

Kestrel Tech Campus — Laval

04

Values

(04) Habits

04

Values

Four habits that
shape every project.

They are not posters on a wall. They decide who we hire, how we review drawings and when we say no.

01

Rigour

We measure before we draw. Every brief starts with data on your operations, your site and your budget — so each design decision can be defended in a boardroom, not just admired on a wall.

02

Generosity

Good ideas come from anywhere: clients, consultants, the site crew. We share drawings early, credit openly and make room for the best argument, whoever makes it.

03

Ownership

One principal stays accountable from first sketch to handover. No hand-offs between teams, no surprises at the last coordination meeting.

04

Craft

Details decide how a building ages. We sweat the junctions, the materials and the maintenance plan as much as the first impression.

MODULO’s Toronto studio — a converted warehouse with tall windows and drawing walls

Fig. 03 — Studio, Toronto

43.6447° N — 79.4003° W

05

History

Est. 1988

05

History

Thirty-eight years, two cities and one new name — the short version.

Since 1988, one drawing at a time.

Year

Milestone

What changed

Where

2026

Owned by the people who build it

Twenty-four architects, designers and planners become owners of the practice they shape every day.

Montréal / Toronto

2024

Toronto studio opens

A second studio in a King West warehouse brings principal-led teams closer to clients across Ontario.

Toronto — King West

2019

Interiors practice

Interior design becomes a discipline of its own, so workplaces are planned from the operations out — not dressed up at the end.

Montréal

2012

First net-⁠zero warehouse

A distribution centre in Lachine proves a large industrial building can produce as much energy as it uses, on a conventional budget.

Lachine, QC

2003

Dubé Caron becomes MODULO

A new name for a practice built on modules, systems and repeatable quality — and a growing team of 40.

Montréal

1988

Founded in Montréal

Henri Dubé and Louise Caron open a two-room office on Saint-Urbain, drafting warehouses for the city’s growing logistics trade.

Saint-Urbain, Montréal

Archive photo, 1988: the founders and a draftsman at drawing boards in the first office on Saint-Urbain

Fig. 04 — The first office, 1988

06

Contact

Start a project

Bring us the
hard brief.

Tell us about the site, the schedule and the constraints. A principal replies within one business day.

06

Contact

Bring us the
hard brief.

Tell us about the site, the schedule and the constraints. A principal replies within one business day.

06

Contact

Start a project

Bring us the
hard brief.

Tell us about the site, the schedule and the constraints. A principal replies within one business day.

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