Project Overview

Sector: Finance
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Year Completed: 2017

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Scope

• Towers / 12 Floors
• 170 Private Offices / 1540 Primary Workstations
• 96 Huddle Rooms
• 48 Break Rooms
• 15 Conference Rooms
• 24 Meeting Rooms
• 96 Lounge Room
• 1 Cafeteria
• 1 Atrium

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Drivers

• Preserve the architectural integrity and heritage of Bank of Canada's historic buildings
• Improve workplace efficiency and wellbeing
• Modernize the entire space to easily accommodate new and evolving technologies

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Tactics

• Reupholstered and re-used vintage Cesca chairs, bridging the gap between the past and present
• Pulled all enclosed spaces - conference rooms and private offices - to the core of the floor plan as well as reducing overall number of private offices
• Installed numerous Interpole systems to delineate space, encourage collaboration and provide power to more corners of the office

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Outcomes

• A modernized interior that matches the design principles used by the buildings original architect Arthur Erickson
• Increased overall wellbeing where employees have the proper tools to comfortably work for extended periods of time
• An office that adapts to the power management and technology needs of today's workplace

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Team

• Architect & Interior Designer: Perkins + Will
• Knoll Dealer: Burovision Ottawa

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