The annual Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards recognize excellence in the preservation of the City's architectural heritage. Submissions were received in the following categories: Restoration (returning a heritage resource to its original form, material and integrity); Adaptive Use (modification of a heritage resource to contemporary functional standards while retaining its heritage character); and Infill (an addition to a historic building, or all-new construction within a historic context). Bronze plaques are mounted on Award of Excellence award-winning projects, and major contributors to each project receive framed certificates. Certificates of Merit are also presented to projects and contributors deserving recognition in the three categories.
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Award of Excellence - Restoration/Adaptive Use
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Library of Parliament, Parliament Hill
Ward 14 -Councillor Diane Holmes
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The Library of Parliament, constructed between 1859 and 1876, underwent extensive restoration and adaptive use over a twelve-year period. This work involved restoration of the roof and stone masonry, the reinstatement of character-defining elements such as the glass floors and wood carvings which had been destroyed by a fire in 1952, the repainting of the interior plaster dome in High Victorian colours, the excavation of additional basement levels, seismic upgrading and the restoration and modification of the building envelope to permit enhanced temperature and humidity control.
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Receiving certificates:
- Michael R. M. Hogg OAA, Project Director
Ogilvie and Hogg, Desnoyers Mercure et associés, Spencer R. Higgins and Lundholm Associates, Architects in Joint Venture
- Jozef Zorko OAA, OQA
Ogilvie and Hogg, Desnoyers Mercure et associés, Spencer R. Higgins and Lundholm Associates, Architects in Joint Venture
- Spencer R. Higgins OAA
Ogilvie and Hogg, Desnoyers Mercure et associés, Spencer R. Higgins and Lundholm Associates, Architects in Joint Venture
- Michael Lundholm OAA
Ogilvie and Hogg, Desnoyers Mercure et associés, Spencer R. Higgins and Lundholm Associates, Architects in Joint Venture
- Mary F. Soper, Project Director
Public Works and Government Services Canada
- William N. Fuller
Thomas Fuller Construction Co., (1958) Limited
- Sylvain Lavoie, P. Eng.
MPM, Pageau Morel & associés inc.
- Michael Petrescu-Comnene
Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd.
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Award of Excellence - Infill
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484, 486 Edison Avenue and 481, 483, 485, 489 Melbourne Avenue
Ward 15 - Councillor Christine Leadman
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This infill project retained and updated the house of Charles Ogilvy, owner of a large Ottawa department store, and constructed new townhouses on its grounds. The original Ogilvy House, a white stucco building with wide over-hanging eaves, tri-partite windows and a distinguished entrance, inspired the design of the townhouses. The proportions and detailing of the new buildings combine to create an elegant contemporary architectural statement that is compatible with the design of the original Ogilvy House.
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Receiving certificates:
- Barry J. Hobin, Barry J. Hobin & Associates Architects Inc.
- John MacDougall, Uniform Urban Developments
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Award of Excellence - Adaptive Use
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895 March Road
Ward 5 - Councillor Eli El-Chantiry
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This project involved the conversion of a former schoolhouse into medical offices. A sympathetically designed board and batten addition at the rear of the building provides a new main entrance and reception area. The interior offices feature the exposed masonry walls of the former classroom and other original building elements such as wainscoting and a blackboard. The increased structural requirements of the second floor operating room and offices were cleverly incorporated into the building design without compromising its heritage character.
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Receiving certificates:
- Dr. James Lacey
- Ralph Vandenberg, Ralph Vandenberg Architect Inc.
- Malcolm Wildeboer, Ralph Vandenberg Architect Inc.
- Roy Nandram, RND Construction Ltd.
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Certificate of Merit- Infill (Landscape)
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724 Manor Avenue
Ward 13 - Councillor Jacques Legendre
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This project involved the construction of pergolas and other garden elements on the foundations of two former greenhouses at the Rockcliffe residence of the Nuncio, the Pope's representative in Canada. The siting, form and materials of the pergolas create a pleasing transition between the house and the gardens, enhancing the picturesque character of the property.
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Receiving certificates:
- Apostolic Nunciature in Canada
- Vincent F. Alcaide, Alcaide Webster Architects Inc.
- John Doran, Domicile Developments Inc.
- Mike Beckwith, Beckwith Carpentry
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Certificate of Merit- Infill
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139 Guigues Avenue
Ward 12 - Councillor Georges Bédard
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139 Guigues Avenue is a new 11-unit condominium located in the Lowertown West Heritage Conservation District. This building respects the architectural character of the streetscape by maintaining the existing setbacks on the street, respecting the cornice line of the adjacent building and using new brick that is similar in colour to the older brick in nearby houses. While the development takes place across several property lines, it is divided into separate bays, and reads as a combination of smaller elements.
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Receiving certificates:
- François Latreille and Samia Benmiloud, Domaines du Marché Inc.
- Paul Daoust Construction Canada Ltd.
- Phillip Sharp, Phillip Sharp Architect Ltd.
- Centre financier aux entreprises Caisses populaire de l' Ontario Region d'Ottawa
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Certificate of Merit- Infill
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321 Fairmont Avenue
Ward 15 - Councillor Christine Leadman
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This project involved the construction of an addition to the concrete block house at 321 Fairmont Avenue on the footprint of a former summer kitchen. The house features craftsman-inspired details such as overhanging eaves and robust wood decoration on each of its elevations. The proportions and finishes of the addition enhance the character of the house.
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Receiving certificates:
- Edward Livingstone and Johnna MacCormick
- Kevin Deevey, Kevin Deevey Architect
- Vincent de Beer, Vincent de Beer General Contracting Inc.
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Certificate of Merit – Infill
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3955 Richmond Road
Ward 8 - Councillor Rick Chiarelli
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This project involved the construction of a new entrance and foyer for the Bells Corners United Church, designed by Ottawa architect James Strutt in 1961. Strutt, a proponent of Canadian Modernism, was noted for the use of natural finishes and for the expression of the structure in his buildings. The church is a fine example of his work and of Modernist architecture of this period in the city of Ottawa. The main entrance was expanded in a sensitive manner that emulates the materials, structural rhythms and Modernist aesthetic of the original church.
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Receiving certificates:
- Aubrey Moodie and Olly Chuchryk, Chair, Construction Committee, Bells Corners United Church
- Peter Kindree and Richard Rampton, Peter J. Kindree Architect
- Rory M. Gardiner, R.M. Gardiner Construction Co. Ltd.
- Charles Fenton, Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd.
- Robert Lefebvre and Charles Fox, Goodkey Weedmark & Associates
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