Catalogue 22/Un City Center

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Designer: Vanessa Haddock & Sarah McMurtry Degree: B. Architecture School: Carleton University Year: 2011 Location of Project: City Centre Avenue, Ottawa  Project Status: Unbuilt

[un] City Centre is located at the corner of City Centre Avenue and Somerset Street, in Ottawa. We took interest in the surrounding context of the site, specifically the dense residential and commercial program or green space to the North. The intention was to make the site an anchor integrating these two conditions, linking this segregated area with the rest of the city by introducing a mixed use building that not only offers a residential component but also commercial program. Through this, it becomes a gateway to the city.