Strutt House Conservation (CIVE 4918 - Capstone Project) (2016)

This dataset contains the 4th year Capstone Design Project for the conservation of the Strutt House, a future use for the building was established, and appropriate interventions were designed. The report presented here, goes into detail with respect to the building conditions, its heritage value, character-defining elements, the structural analysis of the house, the design of interventions, and the feasibility of the overall project. All strategies relate back to the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and respect the character-defining elements of the building. Future direction, including recommendations to future designers on the Strutt House project and students working on future Capstone projects, are included. Nestled into the southwest edge of Gatineau Park is the family home of Canadian Architect James W. Strutt (1924-2008). Built-in 1957, the Strutt House is a split-level home consisting of three bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, and an open concept kitchen and living space centred about the woodstove. The building’s design and materiality pay homage to the surrounding environment. Its construction in wood with large spans of glazing serves to mirror the deciduous and coniferous trees which surround the property. One of the most notable features of the House is its hyperbolic paraboloid wood roof structure, the first known example of its kind in Canada.