heneghan peng Architects Announced As Winning Design For New Canoe Museum
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After working through 97 high quality Stage 1 submissions from leading firms located all over the world, the Canadian Canoe Museum announced on Thursday (January 21st) Ireland-based heneghan peng and Toronto-based Kearns Mancini as the designers of the new Canadian Canoe Museum at the Peterborough Lift Lock. One of the reasons why their design won is that their design worked organically with the land rather than overwhelming it.
"The organically-shaped volume banded on its top edge with local hardwood is embedded within the site’s drumlins, allowing the museum’s light-sensitive collections of historic birch bark canoes that date back to the 1780s and aboriginal artefacts to enjoy energy-passive, naturally dark spaces. The museum’s stunning two-acre green roof will provide the community with the possibility of creating edible gardens, native flower pollinators and aboriginal three sister plantings while facilitating efficient management of storm water and fantastic views to the Lift Lock."
The design includes:
17,000 sq ft of exhibition
20,000 sq ft of high bay storage that will be accessible to the public
250-seat multi-purpose room available for events and weddings
Eastern door for aboriginal sunrise ceremonies
Restaurant, café; local food
Gift shop
Toddler play area
Trent-Severn Canal Exhibition, Parks Canada
Artisanal workshops
On-canal programming, canoe skills for all ages, winter and summer
Citizenship ceremonies in canoes, next to the museum
Connections to Trent-Severn bike path, in front of the museum
Outdoor terrace and public space for yoga, food festivals
“The design looks forward to the importance of sustainability, respect and responsibility as we move forward as a Nation to the Sesquicentennial in 2017, and beyond,” says Richard Tucker, executive director of the Canadian Canoe Museum.
“The design speaks to the importance of the contents, programming and messages conveyed by the Canadian Canoe Museum and its craft to all Canadians,” Tucker adds.
White-model of #thenewcanoemuseum the museum embraces aboriginal wisdom to live and build lightly on the land. pic.twitter.com/tgDzrj32hE
— Canoe Museum (@CndnCanoeMuseum) January 22, 2016
