The architect of François-Xavier Drolet followed a rational and functional plan. The red brick building was made of two L-shaped sections. In 1908, one section held the mechanical shop, and the other, the foundry and the forge
The building's distinctions were it's large and arched window's, it's simple ornamentation and it's light floor. The building, made of tight aligned openings, permitted a natural lighting inside and minimal ventilation into the vast central hall were workers performed their daily activities.
 This old factory of wich only few models remain in Quebec City, is quite representative of the industrial architecture of the 20th century. The city of Quebec has respected and kept its characteristics at the time of it's exterior restoration done between 1993 and 1996.
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