Idea Exchange Old Post Office
Cambridge, Ontario
This adaptive re-use project transforms a listed heritage structure in downtown Galt to accommodate a progressive 'bookless' library, comprised almost exclusively of public studio spaces for creation combined with a restaurant and event space. The design renovates and restores the existing post office building and adds a transparent pavilion floating above the Grand River. View planes, civic axes and material transparency are used to promote views of the historic structure, strengthen relationships to other civic amenities, and display this exciting program to the downtown community.
Team: Principal & Design Director Tyler Sharp, Bob Goyeche, Juan Caballero, Ivan Ilic, Simon Routh.
2024 AIA International Honor Award
2024 AIA International Sustainable Future Award
2022 Governor General’s Medal for Architecture
2022 American Library Association/IIDA Award of Excellence
2020 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award
2020 Architecture Masterprize Award of Excellence
2020 OAA Design Excellence Award Finalist
2019 National Trust for Canada Award Recipient
2019 CAHP Award of Merit