The Canadian Canoe Museum - architecture and design

The Canadian Canoe Museum



WINNER OF A 2016 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF MERIT
The museum?s low-slung, serpentine form creates a gentle presence adjacent the Trent-Severn waterway with its historic lift-locks.
Taking the form of a serpentine glass pavilion with a gently sloped, two-acre rooftop garden, the Canadian Canoe Museum rises out of the ground alongside the Trent-Severn Waterway. Embedded into the drumlin-lined landscape instead of dominating it, the museum provides spectacular views of the water and the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site, originally constructed in 1904.
Rooftop view
The museum?s deference to its surroundings embodies the Aboriginal tenet of building lightly on the land. The structure nestles between its green roof and the earth to provide energy-efficient and environmentally controlled display spaces for canoes, kayaks and other artifacts dating back to the 1780s. A sinuous central skylight draws light deep into the interior along the access path. Flexible, internally partitioned floor plates enhance the museum?s ability to adapt to programmatic and technological changes over time. The building is a dramatic backdrop for formal and informal outdoor events.
Although the building?s lines are organic, it has been designed to be straightforward to construct. Two concrete slabs, one at grade and one forming the roof, are the main structural elements, and the undulating elevation will be glazed with a 4:1 straight-to-faceted glass ratio; no curved glass is required. The ...
_MFUENTENOTICIAS canadian architect
_MURLDELAFUENTE https://www.canadianarchitect.com/

--------------------------------
 
Architecture project of the year 2020: The Red Roof by TAA Design | Dezeen Awards

One-of-a-Kind Off-Grid Tiny Home Is Inspired by a WWII Airplane

29-04-2024 08:18 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

A Boeing 737 Was Transformed Into This Luxurious Villa Perched On a Cliffside in Bali

Converting an aircraft into a cliffside villa posed numerous challenges, but Geometrium Studio rose to the occasion with innovative solutions and meticulous attention to detail. With limited space and unconventional...
29-04-2024 08:18 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

This Stinson Beach house retreat showcases serene waterfront views

Lauren Nelson Design is responsible for the complete transformation of this serene waterfront retreat with light and airy interiors, situated in Stinson Beach, California. The family’s primary residence is in San Francisco. They sought to have a...
29-04-2024 07:40 - ( Interior Design )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

22 Most Amazing Backyard Grill Station Ideas For Summer Entertaining

As the weather heats up, it’s time to embrace the great outdoors and indulge in the joys of backyard entertaining. What better way to kick off the season than with a well-equipped grill station that transforms your outdoor space into a culinary...
29-04-2024 07:40 - ( Interior Design )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

Pharo Office Building | Park Associati

Pharo, a cutting-edge office building crafted by the visionary architects at Park Associati, has taken shape on a strategically located lot in Milan. Situated at the intersection of key access roads leading to the city center and in close proximity...
29-04-2024 07:39 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

Tenjin Business Center | OMA

About Tenjin Business Center Fukuoka was OMA’s only completed project in Japan until 2012. The Nexus World Housing project was built more than 25 years ago. Fukuoka Jisho, a local developer, commissioned Arata Isozaki to create a concept that...
29-04-2024 07:39 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

ansui house nosara by modus operandi aligns with its curvilinear site in costa rica

modus operandi\'s design of ansui house attends to the region\'s unique tropical climate. The post ansui house nosara by modus operandi aligns with its curvilinear site in costa rica appeared first on designboom | architecture & design...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

installation by head?genève envisions post-anthropocene landscapes at milan design week

designed by maia students of the department of interior architecture, head.geneve, 2084: a diorama of the future constructs three nomadic installations. The post installation by head?genève envisions post-anthropocene landscapes at milan design...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

Eight creative guest rooms that accommodate visitors in style

In this lookbook, we\'ve collected eight guest rooms from China to Spain that provide visiting friends and family a space to call their own. Guest accommodations come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ranging from a sofa during our younger years...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

KWK Promes transforms slaughterhouse into art gallery with rotating walls

Architecture studio KWK Promes has converted a slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic into Plato Contemporary Art Gallery, with exhibition spaces lined with rotating concrete walls. Located in Ostrava, the original heritage-protected slaughterhouse...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

Ten interior design projects by Florence Institute of Design International

Dezeen School Shows: an education centre geared toward the creation of contemporary art is featured in this school show by Florence Institute of Design International. Also included is an alternative health centre and wellness sanctuary in Berlin...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

Módica Ledezma employs strict geometry at Mexican equestrian centre

Mexican architecture studio  Módica Ledezma has chosen earth-toned materials to construct the single-pitched buildings that make up this rural complex of stables in Mexico. Amongst the forests of Valle de Bravo, in the State of Mexico, Módica...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
Studio EO's Indefinite Vases pair melting glass with cut stone bases

Jane Withers picks five projects that don't "take water for granted" from MK&G exhibition

An exhibition at Hamburg\'s MK&G museum examines the global water crisis and what architects and designers can do to help. Here, curator Jane Withers selects five highlights from the show and explains the stories behind them. Water Pressure:...
29-04-2024 07:38 - ( Architecture )
-------------------------------------
server nuevo