In collaboration with the National Capital Commission (NCC), a group of Carleton University architecture students have studied the residence of 24 Sussex Drivehouse and created a series of preliminary designs.

As the official residence of the country?s Prime Minister, the house has been open to renovation or replacement since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose not to live there when he was first elected in 2015.

The residence is designated a Classified Federal Heritage Building for its association with the 11 Prime Ministers who have lived there since it was acquired in 1951. Before them, it was home to three of Ottawa?s lumber barons.

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The students presented the ideas to NCC officials, who are sharing them with those responsible for developing solutions for the rehabilitation of 24 Sussex. ?I am very impressed with these innovating and most creative projects produced by the students,? says Greg Kenney, Vice President, Official Residences. ?These projects will provide inspirations for the real project that is being managed by the NCC.? 
Adjunct professor Lyette Fortin led the 14-week design studio in winter 2020. Fortin is a conservation architect who, before teaching at Carleton, was one of the people responsible for official residences at the NCC.The 14 students were in their third year in the Conservation and Sustainability stream of the undergraduate architecture program. 
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