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The owner of the Château Laurier has filed a new design for its proposed addition, attempting to make the contemporary wing complement the historic hotel.
A heritage brief submitted with the package at city hall this week says “limestone fins” on the north-facing side, fronting Major’s Hill Park, will break up the height of the building.
One of the knocks against the previous design was that the glassy facade sullied the vista to the limestone and copper hotel. Including limestone in the revised design might win over critics who are worried about ruining the heritage value of the property with a contemporary hotel addition.
Photos: Newest Château Laurier design
Larco Investments, which owns the hotel, asked its designers at architectsAlliance to come up with another vision for the addition after the last one released in February received a strong rebuke from heritage advocates, such as Heritage Ottawa, which said the design had “all the charm of a box store.”
The architects have also changed the exterior design of the other sides of the proposed addition. The east-facing and west-facing sides have diagonal glass panes with limestone frames.
The author of the heritage brief, ERA Architects, says the new design protects heritage values of the hotel and the surrounding landscape along the Rideau Canal.
“It is our opinion that, from a heritage perspective, the exterior refinements described above represent a positive and context-sensitive design evolution for the Château Laurier’s proposed addition,” the brief says.
Heritage Ottawa hadn’t yet commented on the new design.
What do you think of the revised Château Laurier addition proposal?
Larco is demolishing the existing parking garage to make way for the new eight-storey addition, which is proposed to have 171 long-stay units and an underground parking garage. There will be no changes to the existing 426-unit landmark hotel building.
The company needs to go through the city’s political approval process to build the addition. That means ultimately winning approval by city council, but first going through the built-heritage subcommittee and planning committee.
The urban design review panel, made up of non-city hall architects, is also providing guidance.
The city hasn’t said when the application will go through the committee and council process.
The February design was open to public feedback, but the city hasn’t published a report on what it heard.
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A heritage brief submitted with the package at city hall this week says “limestone fins” on the north-facing side, fronting Major’s Hill Park, will break up the height of the building.
One of the knocks against the previous design was that the glassy facade sullied the vista to the limestone and copper hotel. Including limestone in the revised design might win over critics who are worried about ruining the heritage value of the property with a contemporary hotel addition.
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The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
The latest revision for the Chateau Laurier addition, released on May 31, 2018. architectsAlliance/OTTwp
Larco Investments, which owns the hotel, asked its designers at architectsAlliance to come up with another vision for the addition after the last one released in February received a strong rebuke from heritage advocates, such as Heritage Ottawa, which said the design had “all the charm of a box store.”
The architects have also changed the exterior design of the other sides of the proposed addition. The east-facing and west-facing sides have diagonal glass panes with limestone frames.
The author of the heritage brief, ERA Architects, says the new design protects heritage values of the hotel and the surrounding landscape along the Rideau Canal.
“It is our opinion that, from a heritage perspective, the exterior refinements described above represent a positive and context-sensitive design evolution for the Château Laurier’s proposed addition,” the brief says.
Heritage Ottawa hadn’t yet commented on the new design.
What do you think of the revised Château Laurier addition proposal?
Larco is demolishing the existing parking garage to make way for the new eight-storey addition, which is proposed to have 171 long-stay units and an underground parking garage. There will be no changes to the existing 426-unit landmark hotel building.
The company needs to go through the city’s political approval process to build the addition. That means ultimately winning approval by city council, but first going through the built-heritage subcommittee and planning committee.
The urban design review panel, made up of non-city hall architects, is also providing guidance.
The city hasn’t said when the application will go through the committee and council process.
The February design was open to public feedback, but the city hasn’t published a report on what it heard.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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