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CENTRE BLOCK REHABILITATION

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Ongoing since 2017, +CENTRUS (HOK-WSP Joint Venture) Source:https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/citeparlementaire-parliamentaryprecinct /rehabilitation/edificeducentre-centreblock/elements-eng.html

HOK: https://www.hok.com/projects/view/centre-block-rehabilitation/

Centre Block is home to the Parliament of Canada. It embodies our history and represents our democracy. The design reorganizes and renovates the entire 1922 Beaux Arts Parliament building, Peace Tower, and adjacent grounds. This work (my area of work since 2017 are bolded) includes creating a new central entry, constructing a new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, providing seismic protection and new building systems, archiving heritage assets, and making Centre Block an accessible and sustainable building

Centre Block Rehabilitation

Ongoing since 2017, +CENTRUS (HOK-WSP Joint Venture) Source:https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/citeparlemen taire-parliamentaryprecinct/rehabilitation/edificeduce ntre-centreblock/elements-eng.html

HOK:https://www.hok.com/projects/view/centre-bloc k-rehabilitation/

Centre Block new interventions (my area of work since 2017 are bolded) includes retrofitting the courtyards with a new parametric skylight, infilling above the Hall of Honour, modernizing the Parliamentary Chambers, providing seismic protection and new building systems, archiving heritage assets, and making Centre Block an accessible and sustainable building

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