Heritage Ottawa responds to new design for Château Laurier
Now in its fourth iteration, a plan by architectsAlliance to expand Ottawa’s iconic Château Laurier continues to meet a frosty reception.Â
Designed in collaboration with heritage consultants ERA Architects for developers Larco Investments? the proposal envisions a modern addition to the 1912 building, with the latest iteration introducing limestone cladding to reference the materiality and texture of the Châteauesque hotel.
Heritage Ottawa was not impressed, warning that approval of the design would constitute “the most disgraceful act of heritage vandalism of our generation.” Read the full statement below:
Owners of the Château Laurier have unveiled their latest design for a proposed addition to the venerable historic hotel, a National Historic Site of Canada. Heritage Ottawa remains unimpressed?and is gravely concerned that the City of Ottawa may be on track to approve what would be the most disgraceful act of heritage vandalism of our generation.
The revised design fails to resolve?or even address?the underlying flaw that impaired all of the previous attempts. The angular, blocky massing and style of the proposed addition remains intrinsically incompatible with the romantic sensibility of the historic Château.
First and foremost, any addition must appreciate and respond constructively to the architectural sensibility of the original building. In the case of the Château Laurier, that prevailing sensibility is ?picturesque?; that is, the buil...
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