(A) Photographs
(B) Description
Diamond Schmitt Architects
Odawa-Ottawa, Ont, Canada
05/2015 – 02/2016
(construction completed 2019)
Refurbishment of the former Beaux Arts train station into a new home for The Senate of Canada. Redefining historic spaces, undertaking intricate heritage restoration and engaging in heroic efforts to introduce contemporary requirements for building upgrades.
The station featured limestone facades and cast iron detailing. Decades of urban development masked this original intention and left the building with an unfinished facade along a major city route. The design of the new facade is based on studies of the proportions of the existing building elements, rhythm and order.
Role: exterior envelope design and documentation, consultant,
sub-contractors and contractor coordination.
Team: Steven Bondar, Sydney Browne, Liviu Budur, Anne Cheung,
Martin Davidson, Kholisile Dhliwayo,
Mehdi Ghiyaei, Jim Graves, Chris Hughes, Dieter Janssen, Catherine Lin,
Justin Loucks, Wen-Ying Lu,
Darlene Magno, Jennifer Mallard,
Nadia Mulji, Mitch Popa, Thom Pratt,
Graeme Reed, Fernanda Rubin Joffe, Donald Schmitt,
Ronny Sepulveda, Gary Watson
Awards:
2021 International Architecture Award
2020 Civic Trust Awards – Award of Excellence
2020 AIA Canada Design Excellence Award
2020 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Design Excellence in Architecture
2020 OAA Design Excellence Award
2020 CODA Award of Merit
2020 Ontario Heritage Trust – Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation
“The 105-year-old building boasts fresh features that evoke our country’s rich history.
The intersection of existing historical finishes and contemporary design make for a truly unique space in the nation’s capital.”(1)
Senate of Canada
(C) Drawings
(A) Photographs of complete building by Double Space Photography.
(B) (1) - Quote from Diamond Schmitt website
(C) Elevations and Envelope Architectural details by Kholisile Dhliwayo.