Historical Overview: MacBride Museum Expansion, Whitehorse, Yukon
ARCHITECT Kobayashi + Zedda Architects
Until recently, the MacBride Museum in Whitehorse was made up of a patchwork of rustic old buildings. Its first home in 1951 was the former telegraph office, built in 1900. In 1967, it expanded into another log building, and added a third building a few years later. An administrative office went up in 2007. The rest of the property?which, in all, occupies five city lots of prime waterfront real estate downtown?contained an outdoor display area, train shed and courtyard.
But despite its large footprint, the museum had under 800 square metres of public exhibit space?not nearly enough for its 40,000-item collection and archives on Yukon First Nations, mammals and birds, and the Klondike Gold Rush.
Then, in 2016, the museum received $6 million in federal and territorial funding for a new 1,500-square-metre addition. Architects Kobayashi + Zedda were commissioned for the project, and proposed a design that boldly cantilevers over the 119-year old telegraph office. An addition cantilevers over the museum?s turn-of-the-century telegraph office, shielding it from weather. Photo by Andrew Latreille
When they released their conceptual renderings, some people called their scheme ?ugly? and an ?eyesore? on social media. Others said it was too modern or didn?t suit the look of the waterfront. And, not everyone was happy with the price tag (which later increased to about $8 million).
Patricia Cunning, executive director of the MacBride Museum, say...
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