Ottawa gets facility to showcase science and technology artifacts

by tanya_martins_2 | May 29, 2024 8:45 am

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The Ingenium Centre in Ottawa, a 35,953 m² (387,000 sf) marvel designed by Diamond Schmitt and KWC Architects, will showcase artifacts from Canada’s premier museums.

The facility has opened its doors to the public as part of Doors Open Ottawa on June 1, and is offering guided tours during summer 2024. Ingenium Centre consolidates the artifacts of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum for the first time, while affording additional repository space for the National Gallery of Canada. The centre has more than 150,000 objects and nearly two million archival items.

The structure used reinforced concrete, while aluminum cladding and photovoltaic (PV) glass is integrated into the design on the exterior of the facility. On the exterior, the south facade features glazed vitrines.

Above a shared entry plaza, colourful fins represent each constituent museum—green for the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum; blue for the Canada Aviation and Space Museum; and red for the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Inside, a public lobby and sculptural staircase offer exhibition space in the form of a vertical gallery that goes around the building.

Source URL: https://www.constructioncanada.net/ottawa-gets-facility-to-showcase-science-and-technology-artifacts/

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