SITE ANALYSIS

SITE ANALYSIS FOR CHAUDIÉRE ISLAND

Prepared for

Richard Bringinshaw

Prepared by

Kensonsun Bernadé

Architectural Technologist Graduate 2015.

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Introduction SITE ANALYSIS

This report is a site analysis for the plot of land at 3 Booth Street located at Albert Island, Ottawa,

Canada. To emphasize on the features and characteristics of this land there are extensive

information that should be taken in account for the pre-design and further development of this

premise. The areas of studies are as followed: history, geographical location, zoning, topography,

accessibility, the climate, demographics in relation to the site. These are some of the strong point

related to our site and location and by addressing everyone one of these subject properly will be to

make a better decision into the design process.

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HISTORY OF THE SITE

THE ABORIGINALS The Aboriginals also know as natives, First Nations peoples

inhabited this land for thousands of years. migrated from

the Atlantic coast to America during the ice age. They live

and organized themselves in self governace as tribe. As

there were many tribe in the native communities, the

Chaudière islands which albert island is part of, was under

the rule of the Algonquin. They settled along the Kitcisipi

(Ottawa River). The live of the land by fishing, hunting,

exchanging stocks between the tribe. The area around the

Chaudière Falls, has been acknowledged as a sacred meeting place of

great importance to indigenous peoples,

In the summer of 1603 the Algonquin’s first met with Samuel de Champlain, he after a mysterious look

and exploration named it, Chaudière meaning 'Big Kettle" although he did not understand the social unity

or their clan system where each clan has it's own chief.

Samuel de Champlain cultivated numerous relationship

with chiefs and clan leader in to the fur trade which

lasted many years between Europe and the first nation

people. Historically, the fur trade played a singular role in

the development of Canada. It provided the motive for

the exploration of much of the country and remained the

economic foundation for western Canada until about

1870. The fur trade also determined the relatively

peaceful patterns of Aboriginal-European relations in

Canada. A central social aspect of this economic

enterprise was extensive intermarriage between traders

and Aboriginal women, which gave rise to an indigenous fur

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Map of the Algonquin tribe in the area Algonkian Canoe: The birchbark canoe of the Al- gonkian peoples was ideal for travel by rivers and

lakes separated by narrow watersheds or portages

(artwork by Lewis Parker).

).

Snowshoes The long, narrow (left) and bear paw snowshoes of the

Eastern Woodland hunters were used for different

snow conditions. Babiche is commonly used as

lacework for snowshoes (artwork by Gor-

Moose Hunt: Having trailed a moose until the dogs force its collapse, a team of Algonkian hunters close in for the kill (artwork by Lewis Parker)

Beaver Trap: Before Europeans came to North America,

trapping was an integral part of the aboriginal way of life,

providing food, clothing and shelter (artwork by Gordon

J. Miller

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LUMBER MILLS OF THE CHAUDIÈRE FALLS HULL / OTTAWA

The first timber slide at the Chaudière falls was

designed and erected by Ruggles Wright,

cutting a canal on the hull shore above the falls

which permit the river logs to fall on the river

below. The canal allowed the timbers to float

without being damage. Two other timer slides

on the river were built in 1836 by George

Buchanan and in 1846 by the board of works,

which had the island at the foot of the fall

surveyed into land and water for lots for

industrial purposes.

At the peak of production, the mills of the Chaudière manufactured a total of 424,000,000 board feet of

lumber annually. After 1885, the water power of the mills was also used to generate electricity and a

number of power houses were built. The large horseshoe dam that controls the amount of water flowing

over the Chaudière was constructed in 1908, raising the level of the river above the falls by 10 feet. In 1890,

E. B.

Eddy began the pulp and paper industry which quickly replaced the sawn lumber industry at the Chaudière.

On the Ottawa side of the bridges, J. R. Booth’s mills and wood yards were the largest concerns, while on

the Hull side, the E. B. Eddy mills dominated.

The Disastrous fire of 1900

The disastrous fire of 1900 that destroyed more than 3,000 buildings in Hull and Ottawa. Most of the

buildings seen today from the bridge were built after 1900 by the E. B. Eddy Company and the J. R. Booth

Company, which began to manufacture paper in 1912. In 1946, when the E. B. Eddy Company bought the

Booth mills, it became the only company still operating at the Chaudière. Today, the National Capital

Commission owns much of the land at the Chaudière.

EXISTING BUILDING AND STRUCTURE

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As the ephemeral era of business, commerce and industrialization has gone. The site have become a ghost

city and the strong memories of this place could be found in what is left behind such as structures and

landmarks.

The original part of the Booth Board Mill building on Chaudière Island was erected by J. R. Booth in 1912 for the production of sulfite, pulp and card-board. It was expanded in subsequent years as production needs and advances in technology grew.

The building is an agglomeration of 13 separate buildings. The massive buildings that once housed Ottawa's pulp, paper and lumber industries are largely empty now.

EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE

Chaudière Falls Generating Stations Hydro Ottawa operates two run-of-the-river hydroelectric generating stations

without a dam. Generating Station 2 was built in 1891 and is leased from the National Capital Commission.

Generating Station No. 4 was built in 1900 and is operated on land owned by the Government of Canada. The

combined output is around 110 GWH per year. The stations were refurbished in the 2000s, including a small

capacity increase in 2007. Starting in 2015, the generating capacity of stations will be expanded from 29 to 58 MW

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CONTEXT OF THE SITE

A look at the past and present of the location regarding to how the streetscape, the urban fabric, the

neighborhood and the community evolves or changes over the years. Since our building is located on

Booth Street we focus the context in it surrounding

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Streetscape

These two pictures above is to indicate the streetscape on Booth Street

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Neighbourhood For the neighbourhood of this site, search to the surrounding areas to explore more in what is the main attraction

or building of importance at this location.

MAP SHOWING THE MAIN BUILDING IN THE AREA CANADIAN WAR MESEAUM OTTAWA-ON-CA

THE NATIONAL ART GALERRY THE MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION HULL-QC-ON

THE PARLIAMENT HILL OTTAWA-ON-CA

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TOPOGRAPHY For the topography the city of ottawa zoning map to look at the contours, the trees and water

surrounding our site

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Ottawa area contains soils and rock are of great interest to geologists and non-geologists. These rocks

are dominated by Paleozoic-age sedimentary strata that overlie older Precambrian-age rocks which are

extensively exposed in the Gatineau Hills to the north of Ottawa.

THE YEAR OF FORMATION PERIOD OF ROCKS

Precambrian:

The oldest rocks in the Ottawa area are part of the Precambrian Canadian Shield referred to as the

Grenville Province. Precambrian rocks crop out in the Gatineau Hills north of Ottawa and the

northwest trending Eardly fault, and in the Carp ridge west of Ottawa (Kanata through Carp to

Arnprior) and north of, and parallel to, the northwest-trending Hazeldean fault. he Precambrian rocks

include deformed metamorphosed gneiss and marble, of sedimentary origin, and intrusive plutonic

rocks such as diorite, gabbro, syenite and granite. These Precambrian rocks were part of an ancient

mountain belt that formed during the Middle Proterozoic (ca. 1600 Ma to 900 Ma). .

Type of rocks and Soils

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The succession of Cambrian to Ordovician age sedimentary rocks in the

Ottawa area, consists of sandstone, limestone, dolostone and shale units deposited in terrestrial

to shallow marine environments associated with a widespread epeiric sea that transgressed the

margins of the Precambrian Canadian Shield during the early Paleozoic.

Dunes and Fossiliferous Limestone

From the east end of Victoria Island look towards Parliament Hill on the south side

of the Ottawa River. You can clearly see the sedimentary rock layers in the cliff

faces beneath the Parliament Buildings, Supreme Court and the National Archives.

These are primarily units of the Late Ordovician Ottawa Group. A thin veneer of

unconsolidated Pleistocene sediment lies on top of the Ottawa Group.

Sandstone

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CLIMATE FOR THE CIYTY OF OTTAWA

Average Monthly Hours of Sunshine Yearly In Ottawa

Average Minimum and Maximum Temperature Yearly In Ottawa

Average Water Temperature Yearly In Ottawa

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Average Wind Speed Yearly In Ottawa

Average Snowfall Yearly In Ottawa

Average Rainy Days Yearly In Ottawa

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Kensonsun Bernadé

Architectural

Technology Graduate

2015