City skyline with tall buildings behind autumn trees and a reflective lake in the foreground.
Spacious art storage room with sliding metal racks displaying framed paintings depicting seascapes and landscapes.

Embedded within the Ottawa River landscape, the building’s low forms extend from the earth. A sloping green roof continues as a public walkway, reinforcing the connection to terrain. Inside, angled walls, exposed concrete, and compressed volumes create moments of tension and release that encourage reflection and memory.

Man organizing long black and green storage cases on white metal shelves in a brightly lit archival storage room.

At its centre, the Hall of Remembrance aligns with the sun at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, illuminating the headstone of the Unknown Soldier. Limestone planes introduce stillness and proportion within an otherwise austere sequence of galleries. Built on a remediated brownfield, the project incorporates a green roof of native grasses, recycled materials, river water cooling, and fly ash concrete. The museum has received more than 15 national and international awards, including a Governor General’s Medal.

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Interior of a modern museum gallery with large angular metal beams, sculptures on pedestals, and a tall window showing a blue sky.
Modern building with slanted concrete wall, a railing, grass, and a cloudy sky.
Modern concrete building set in a grassy field under a cloudy sky with sun rays breaking through.