The shapes and rhythm of the build- ing massing are borrowed from the folded jagged plates of the surround- ing Rocky Mountains and the snow- retaining roofs of traditional alpine architecture of Europe. A generous open courtyard at the centre of the project emulates the Bow Valley as a place of water collection and pro- vides a public amenity for gatherings and performances.
Kerry Ross is an architectural graduate from the Université de Montréal who is passionate about travel and sustainable design and currently the project architect for Bear Street with Zeidler Carruthers in Calgary.
Kerry Ross: William McDonough’s team, led by partner Allison Ewing, have been the design lead as well as the environmental lead on issues of building materials and specs. Bill McDonough himself helped the client establish guiding principles for the client (the Arctos & Bird Principles), based on the Hannover Principles which WMP developed for the 2000 Hannover Expo. Using these principles as a reference, he and the project team helped develop benchmarks and targets for the building project. From there,Allison, working directly with the client by phone, fax and in person, led us through the development of many schematic design solutions. As architect’s of record, we (Zeidler Carruthers Architects) are the local designers and construction drawing technical team. We have provided most of the design/development solutions as well as the final detailing O|S: What is the relationship between Zeidler Carruthers and William McDonough? What does architect of record mean? Putting projects in place
and coordinating of the construction documents. We executed the numerous DP prior-to-release conditions and have been the eyes and ears on the ground for the McDonough team to both communicate and negotiate variances with the Town of Banff. There was a lot of interaction with the Town and their Municipal Planning Committee which had a significant impact of the development of the design and, over the course of a year and a half resulted in the approval of the design by the Town of Banff Planning department, the Municipal Planning Committee and the Development Appeal Board. We worked from the start of the project with the complete team (and I mean everyone, including the contractor) at the kick-off meeting with Bill McDonough. It was felt that early participation by all consultants would be beneficial in developing this building.
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