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Church Cathedral Ottawa has received its first look at what property development plans might entail. Executives from Windmill Development Group outlined the initial plans at a special meeting of parishioners and members of the Diocesan Council last month.
Windmill has worked extensively with the Joint Venture Property Development Committee, the City of Ottawa, heritage officials and an a r chitec tural review committee to arrive at a preliminary design which they anticipate will compliment the heritage nature of the site while
also taking into account its geography and other considerations such as seasonal differences in sunlight, wind and temperatures. (Please see
Ex Cathedra, August 15, 2010).
“We are still at a very preliminary stage and there is a lot to figure out for the whole site,” Scott Demark, a partner and project manager with Windmill, said in an interview with
Ex Cathedra. “The overall mass and the position of the buildings will likely not change but depending on the input we receive there could be changes to the overall look of the buildings themselves so we are far from having anything finalized in terms of the design.”
The initial site design includes two multi-storied buildings, one to the east and another to the west of the Cathedral and a smaller complex to sit on the present site of Cathedral Hall which will be comprised of town-house units.
The larger complex to the west of the Cathedral will be primarily residential while the one to the East will be primarily used for office space. The initial design also includes plans to convert Lauder Hall back to its orginial purpose as a meeting hall; while the parish offices may be moved into one of the multi-storey buildings .
Roper House will remain at its current location under the initial site plans.
“Our goal from the beginning has been to come up with a design that would integrate a beautiful old building like the Cathedral with a lot of new square footage without overpowering it,” Demark adds.
“Things like sun-pass have been very important design considerations as has the geology of the site, colours and building materials which all need to compliment the existing design of the Cathedral.”
Both the Diocesan Council and Cathedral Vestry approved an Agreement in Principle with Windmill to proceed with a development plan last November. (Please see
Ex Cathedra, December 20, 2009). The final lease agreement with Windmill will be reviewed and voted on by parishioners and the Diocesan council at a special Vestry later this fall.
If Windmill gets the green light to proceed, the group hopes to see rezoning for the site in place by next spring and to have a fully mature design in place next summer
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