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Moriyama & Teshima Architects in association with The Walter Fedy
Partnership
2008-

Crossroads in Time: The New Region of Waterloo History Museum located
at Doon Heritage Crossroads
Images : Moriyama & Teshima Architects

Situating the Region of Waterloo History Museum at Doon Heritage Crossroads
has provided many unique and exciting opportunities for the buildings
architecture. The existing 1914 living history village interprets a significant
crossroads in the regions history, bridging its pioneer past with
its modern present.

The new Region of Waterloo History Museum also sits at an historical crossroads
the site of two transportation routes that were critical to the
development of Canada and Waterloo Region: the old Huron Road that was
built in the 1830s to bring settlers into the region and beyond; and a
rail line that connected Berlin/Kitchener to Galt/Cambridge, providing
a link between the two distinct cultures in North Dumfries and Waterloo
Townships.

Fragments of both these routes not only exist on the site of the new museum,
but literally cross one another at the heart of Doon Heritage Crossroads.
This physical crossroads serves as a powerful design metaphor for a museum
where symbolically the past, present and future will intersect.

The museum architecture, the exhibit design and the landscape at Doon
Heritage Crossroads are key elements of this project that will be integrated
throughout the design process to reflect the crossroads theme.
To achieve this, the museums design will:
provide a visitor experience that physically responds to the crossing
of Huron Road with the rail line;
bring together indoor and outdoor elements to create a seamless connection
between the museum and the living history village beyond;
heighten awareness of time passing and seasons changing; and
use locally sourced building materials inspired by both the past and present
in order to reflect the unique sense of place and history the new museum
will represent.

This long anticipated new museum will tell the story of a region, express
the spirit of a people, and stand as an enduring source of pride for all.

Moriyama & Teshima Architects
32 Davenport Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5R 1H3
Tel: 416.925.4484
Fax 416.925.4637
www.mtarch.com

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