NCC launches Nepean Point rejuvenation, approves Ottawa western LRT plan
By Kate Porter, CBC News
Posted: Jan 19, 2017 5:06 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 19, 2017 5:06 PM ET
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New look proposed for Terrasses de la Chaudière
NCC board members also gave federal design approval to a plan to reclad a government complex in Gatineau where 6,500 public servants work.
The brick façade of the Terrasses de la Chaudière is falling apart, and bricks have even fallen off the building twice since 1997, creating a liability for Public Services and Procurement Canada, according to a NCC report.
The overall project is still at an early stage, but board members received a presentation from NCC senior architect Chris Hoyt about how the complex could be made more pedestrian-friendly, and how its buildings are letting in more light and how they could let in more.
"We went from a very dry cladding project to creating a new place in Gatineau," said board member Michael Pankiw, who commended staff.
Fellow board member Norman Hotson acknowledged there was a shift in direction for the renovation.
"The original vision was a family of buildings," said Hotson, who wondered if that cohesive look shouldn't be maintained.
The NCC will still have to approve other stages of the project, but the idea is for the recladding at Terrasses de la Chaudière to start early next year and finish by 2021.
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