INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS - MUSEUM

This project was winner of the Hamilton Society of Architects Leather Medal Award

Funded by the federal Department of Indian Affairs, the project involved renovation of a 1950's school into an interpretive museum for the Six Nations Band Council. The building aesthetic took its vision from the rythum of native music. The biggest technical challenge was to upgrade the existing building envelope to current museum standards which restrict temperature variations to 2° F and relative humidity to a 2% change over 24 hours, regardless of outside weather changes.

The museum Exhibit Display areas offer complete flexibility as to lighting, size of display space and audio support. The workrooms and storage rooms are varied in size and contain the latest in storage racking and archive restoration equipment. The Orientation Theatre is where all tours start. This offers a complete audio/visual experience in all media presentation formats.