Workplace design for Canada’s Tech & Life Science Industries
Plus Company, Toronto
INNOCA is a collaboration between G architects and workplace strategists Lebel & Bouliane, with a complete suite of architectural services for all sectors of Canada’s Tech & Life Science industries.
Our focus on workplace strategy, collaboration, systems design, technology integration and architectural transformation reflects our deep understanding of how people use and thrive in space. We achieve this through programmatic and site-responsive geometries, supported by change management, durable and sustainable materiality, and built-in flexibility.
STUDIO INNOCA
Durham Spine & Pain Institute
We specialize in spaces where collaboration & innovation thrive.
Redefining the intersection of technology, healthcare, and life sciences, INNOCA blends the expertise of two architectural powerhouses: G architects and Lebel & Bouliane. Together, we create specialized, functional spaces that prioritize collaboration.
Leveraging G architects' extensive experience in complex clinical and laboratory environments, alongside Lebel & Bouliane’s innovative approach to workplace design, we craft environments that drive scientific and medical advancement through innovation and teamwork.
G architects
Robust expertise for back-of-house spaces, including laboratories, CSA-compliant healthcare environments, and complex operational spaces.
Lebel & Bouliane
Award-winning design firm known for trechnology-driven collaborative and client-facing environments, tailored to your brand and organizational culture.
What We Do
We specialize in the design and delivery of bespoke healthcare and life sciences spaces, ensuring that both the back-of-house technical infrastructure and front-of-house user experience align to create high-performing environments.
Our expertise includes:
Environments That Elevate Your Culture
Design that strengthens organizational culture by aligning your environment to its purpose to reinforce shared values, support team cohesion, and amplify mission-driven work.
Collaboration Spaces
Collaboration spaces that adapt to shifting team dynamics, using spatial overlap and shared infrastructure to accelerate knowledge exchange, strengthen culture, and support innovation at scale.
State-of-the-Art Laboratories
Wet labs, research & development spaces, dry labs, computational spaces, and everything in between.
Private Healthcare Clinics and Medical Offices
Experts in CSA-compliant environments, from Z8000 in planning, through Z32, Z317, Z7396 in design & construction, to Z8001 at completion.
High-Performance Technical Spaces
From medical diagnostic imaging, simulation labs, AR/VR integrated environments to vibration, humidity and climate sensitive processes and equipment.
Sustainability & Wellness
From biophilic spaces to passive and active carbon reduction strategies; low VOC materials; natural daylight, spectrum and circadian lighting design; high acoustic control; controlled and monitored ventilation and fresh air; and energy management.
Projects
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Eurofins CDMO Alphora Kilo Laboratory
A high-containment GMP kilo lab supporting HPAPI scale-up and manufacturing.
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Durham Spine & Pain Institute
The GTA’s newest private clinic for pain treatment in Ajax.
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Plus Company
A new workplace campus in Toronto’s Liberty Village.
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University of Toronto - Experiential Learning Commons
A LEED Gold industry-facing hub for the University of Toronto near St George campus.
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Eurofins CDMO Alphora Biologics Laboratory
A pilot-scale biologics lab advancing antibody and therapeutic research in Mississauga.
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Jam3 /Media Monks
A world class studio for AR & VR experiences in Toronto.
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Jackman Reinvents
A refreshed downtown Toronto workspace blending history with modern flexibility.
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North York General Hospital Outpatient Services Centre
A modern clinic environment enhancing community healthcare access in North York.
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George Brown College - 200 King Street East
A reimagined administrative hub supporting student services and academic collaboration.
Our People
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Phil Goodfellow, OAA NSA
ARCHITECT
LEAD, LIFE SCIENCES -
Luc Bouliane, OAA FRAIC
ARCHITECT
LEAD, WORKPLACE DESIGN -
Natasha Lebel, MBA
STRATEGIST
WORKPLACE DESIGN -
Mieke Stethem, OAA MRAIC
WORKPLACE - DESIGN SPECIALIST
& PROJECT MANAGER -
Luke Kimmerer, MArch
LIFE SCIENCES - DESIGN SPECIALIST
& PROJECT MANAGER
Our Credentials
G ARCHITECTS
University Health Network
North York General Hospital
Baycrest Health Sciences
Lakeridge Health
Providence Care
Newfoundland & Laborador Health Services
Eurofins CDMO Alphora
LEBEL & BOULIANE
University of Toronto
Toronto Metropolitan University
Algoma University
Stack Fintech
Google / Sidewalk Labs
Shopify
Plus Company
Bloomberg