[thenewguy]

From yesterday...

 

[urbottawa]

Stone!

 

[Dzingle Bells]

From the construction update email.

 

[Dzingle Bells]

 

[J.OT13]

Don't know why I was imagining blocks or bricks of stone, but this looks very nice! We'll be getting some layering to get the effect of the rendering.

 

[Dzingle Bells]

In the end, it will look like blocks but veneer is much cheaper. And yep, assuming the horizontal gaps in the stone in the image I posted will be where the cladding will protrude.

 

[thenewguy]

 

[CapitalSeven]

In the end, it will look like blocks but veneer is much cheaper. And yep, assuming the horizontal gaps in the stone in the image I posted will be where the cladding will protrude.

I'm just a little concerned that those protruding horizontal strips are going to become an enormous pigeon roost.

 

[urbottawa]

 

[hoggytime]

I guess I was hoping for an epic cladding like the Museum of History, but I just did a little research and now I understand why a municipal library is not going to get something of that calibre.

From Civilization.ca:

The building's cladding was selected to complement its architectural goals. Although variegated brick was a trademark of Cardinal, he felt that for a national monument stone was more appropriate; also it can be made to flow better with the curve of a building, lasts longer, and requires less maintenance. Brick was considered as a dressing, to save money, but injection of extra funds allowed the use of a rough-split Tyndall limestone from Manitoba. This buff-coloured fossiliferous stone is durable and easily carved; appropriately, the limestone was itself overridden by glaciers. The embedded fossils provide an element of visual surprise in the sculpture.

 

[originalmuffins]

This is such a beautiful building. It's such a great addition.