Exterior view of HCMS Carleton by night. Photo by Doublespace.
HMCS Carleton and HMCS Hunter are new Naval Reserve Buildings located on waterfront sites at Dow?s Lake in Ottawa and the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario.  The consulting team, led by Ottawa-based GRC Architects, was mandated to develop a standard building design common to and suitable to both sites.  This design is intended to be adaptable to other sites across Canada in future.
Detail of structural system. Photo by Doublespace.
Program elements include offices, classrooms, training areas, stores and a boathouse area (which includes storage, training and support and admin areas associated with the use of diving gear and watercraft).  These elements are disposed in a two storey structure which surrounds a double height drill deck area suitable for unit meetings and presentations as well as training and recreation.  View of interior of HCMS Carleton. Photo by Doublespace.
The drill deck area is adjacent to a galley kitchen to be used for training Navy cooks.  This galley is able to serve directly to the drill deck for special events ? or in an emergency which requires the Naval Reserve building to provide temporary accommodation to members of the public.   
View of entry of HMCS Carleton. Photo by Doublespace.
Access to the building is controlled, with the fully glazed main entrance lobby visible to the public.  This lobby area is able to be secured from the balance of the facility and as a result the...