[4] The 40,000 square-foot building contains a 300-seat theater, a multi-use performance space, a contemporary art gallery, a library with a national publishing house, a boutique, offices, a daycare and a bistro with a seasonal terrace.

The architecture teams at Moriyama & Teshima and Bélanger Salach worked collaboratively with the leaders of the Francophone Canadian community within Sudbury to ensure their design needs were met.

[11] The main materials used in the construction of Place des Arts were structural steel for the framing, poured concrete for the floors, wood finished interiors and glass panels for the building envelope.

[15] The multidisciplinary arts centre was projected to host 850 cultural activities a year that would attract locals and tourists to downtown Sudbury.

[17] In order to meet construction deadlines, workers were exempt from the mandate to stay at home from the Ontario Government, with the requirement that they wear masks at all times.