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10. APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE WILBROD / LAURIER HERITAGE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT 417-421 LAURIER AVENUE EAST |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve the application for
new construction in the Wilbrod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District at
417-421 Laurier Avenue East in accordance with the plans filed by Barry
Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects included as Documents 5 to 7.
(Note : Approval of this application under
the Ontario Heritage Act must not be
construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
Recommandation du Comité
Que le Conseil approuve la demande de nouvelle construction dans le
district de conservation du patrimoine de
Wilbrod/Laurier au 417-421, avenue Laurier Est, conformément aux plans
déposés par Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects ci-joints comme documents
5 à 7.
(Nota : L'approbation de cette demande aux termes de la Loi sur le
patrimoine de l'Ontario ne signifie pas qu'elle satisfait aux critères de
délivrance d'un permis de construire.)
Documentation
1. Deputy City Manager's report (Planning
and Growth Management) dated
11 January 2006 (ACS2006-PGM-APR-0044).
Report
to/Rapport au :
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee
Comité consultatif sur la conservation de
l'architecture locale
and /
et
Planning
and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
11 January 2006 / le 11 janvier 2006
Submitted by/Soumis par : Ned Lathrop, Deputy City Manager/
Directeur municipal adjoint,
Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
Contact Person/Personne
ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager/Gestionnaire
Planning and Infrastructure Approvals/Approbation
des demandes d’aménagement et d’infrastructure
(613) 580-2424 x13242, grant.lindsay@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory Committee recommend that Planning and Environment
Committee recommend that Council approve the application for new construction
in the Wilbrod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District at 417-421 Laurier Avenue
East in accordance with the plans filed by Barry Padolsky Associates Inc.
Architects included as Documents 5 to 7.
(Note : Approval of this application under
the Ontario Heritage Act must not be
construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité consultatif sur la conservation de
l'architecture locale recommande au Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
de préconiser au Conseil d'approuver la demande de nouvelle construction dans
le district de conservation du patrimoine de
Wilbrod/Laurier au 417-421, avenue Laurier Est, conformément aux plans
déposés par Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects ci-joints comme documents
5 à 7.
(Nota : L'approbation de cette demande aux termes de la Loi sur le
patrimoine de l'Ontario ne signifie pas qu'elle satisfait aux critères de
délivrance d'un permis de construire.)
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Recommendation - 26 January 2006
LACAC unanimously supported the departmental
recommendation.
BACKGROUND
The property at 417-421 Laurier Avenue East is situated within the Wilbrod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District which is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) through By-law 307-82. Alterations to existing buildings and new construction within a Heritage Conservation District requires the approval of City Council following consultation with the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC). A location plan is included as Document 1.
DISCUSSION
This project
proposes the rehabilitation of the existing house-form buildings at 417 and
421 Laurier Avenue East with the addition of a new four-storey, eight-unit
building at the rear. Original elements on the exterior of the two houses will
be restored or, where missing, reproduced and reinstated. Reinstated
architectural features will include wood verandahs, decorative bargeboard, and
cresting along the roof. An historic photo included as Document 2 illustrates
some of these elements. 417 Laurier Avenue East was first occupied by Louis
Audette, Registrar-General, Exchequer of Canada in approximately 1903. 421 Laurier Avenue East was constructed c.
1896 for James Robertson who worked for the Commission of Agriculture and
Dairying. Additional historical information
is described in the Heritage Survey forms included as Documents 3 and 4.
A new four-storey,
eight-unit apartment building will be constructed to the north of the existing
buildings. A portion of the rear of 417 and 421 Laurier Avenue East will be
removed to accommodate this addition. The overall project as proposed is illustrated
in Documents 5 and 6.
The new building respects
the siting, height and character of the existing buildings on Laurier. Red
brick will be the dominant cladding with a limestone foundation to further
unify the entire development. The landscaped open space fronting on Laurier is
left intact as is the large spruce tree in front of 417 Laurier Avenue East as
illustrated in the landscape plan included as Document 7. The design of the new
infill is differentiated from the existing buildings through the use of precast
concrete band courses and detailing, a stuccoed penthouse storey and tall
multi-paned windows. The entrance to the new building is located between 417
and 421 Laurier with a new address of 419 Laurier Avenue East and is setback
considerably from the street in the manner of the Strathcona apartments across
the street.
A Cultural Heritage Impact
Statement included as Document 8 describes the project in greater detail
including its relationship to the Heritage Conservation District.
The Department supports this application because it respects the character of the Wilbrod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District through its retention and restoration of the front portions of the existing buildings at 417 and 421 Laurier Avenue East and the open space that fronts on Laurier. The new addition to the north has been designed in a manner that gives prominence to the existing heritage buildings and streetscape while still being clearly identified as a new structure of its own time.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent
property owners were notified by letter of the date of the Local Architectual
Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) and Planning and Environment Committee
meetings and were provided with comment sheets to be returned to LACAC. This is
in accordance with the City's public participation policies.
Ward
Councillor Georges Bedard, supports this project.
Action
Sandy Hill supports this project.
Heritage
Ottawa supports this project.
The zoning variances required for this project were approved by Committee of Adjustment without objection and are in place. There was public consultation as a result of that process as well as the Site Plan Control application.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 2 Historic Photograph-Streetscape
Document
3 Heritage Survey Form - 417 Laurier
Avenue East
Document
4 Heritage Survey Form - 421 Laurier
Avenue East
Document
5 Elevations
Document
6 View Looking Northwest from Laurier
Document 7 Landscape
Plan
Document 8 Cultural
Heritage Impact Statement
DISPOSITION
The Corporate Services Department, Council and Committee Services Branch, to notify the applicant/ agent Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects, Ste. 313, 377 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9N8 ( acting on behalf of 421 Laurier Avenue Ltd.) and the Ontario Heritage Foundation (10 Adelaide Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of City Council’s consent for new construction in the Wilbod/Laurier Heritage Conservation District at 417-421 Laurier Avenue East.
Document 1
LOCATION PLAN
Document 2
HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH-STREETSCAPE
Document 3
HERITAGE SURVEY FORM – 417 LAURIER
AVENUE EAST
Document 4
HERITAGE SURVEY FORM – 421 LAURIER
AVENUE EAST
Document 5
ELEVATIONS
Document 6
VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM LAURIER
Document 7
LANDSCAPE PLAN
Document 8
CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT
