One of the icons of Canada's architectural heritage, the Canada's Four Corners of Ottawa, completes a facelift just as the oldest parliamentary building, the Southeast Tower of the Eastern Bloc,...

OTTAWA, April 14, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Also known as the Montreal Telegraph Building, the famous Canada's Four Corners Building, located at the corner of Sparks and Metcalfe Streets, will be dressed-up again in late February 2018 after undergoing a facelift and beauty treatment. The work was carried out by the firm Ellisdon as construction manager, and the Atwill-Morin Group.

"It has been a challenge to tackle the refurbishment of this federal building listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, while scrupulously respecting the elaborate Second Empire style of the building," says the Ontario Division President of the Atwill-Morin Group, Jonathan Atwill-Morin, noting that this great witness in Canadian history was originally constructed of roughly squared stones, with contrasting smooth stone accents.

Canada's Four Corners Building has been associated with the commercial development of Sparks Street since the early 20th century, having been designated as the heart of Ottawa's commercial district since the 1880's. "It required extreme meticulousness, even parsimony, to give back to this protected building its 150-year-old National Capital character.

Many of the stones and various pieces of masonry had to be removed, one by one, to be listed and evaluated " says Mr. Morin, insisting that the masons and expert employees of the company were forced, at times, to carve new elements of architectural stone identical to the original parts that became unusable.

Boasting exceptional value that derives from its aesthetic qualities and sophisticated design, with multi-source details inspired by the neo-renaissance style in particular, Canada'sFour Corners will renew with its finest titles of nobility, added Jonathan Morin. The very high quality of execution and materials will be found again in the masonry and the envelope of the building at the end of this major contract.

The President of the Ontario Division of the Atwill-Morin Group went on to say that the company, whose motto is to be "rooted in culture", has earned the firm a reputation fueled by a passion for safeguarding Canada's architectural heritage.

It has to its credit the successful restoration of a host of large ensembles including the East and West Towers located in the central block of the Canadian Parliament and the monument of recognition that is the War Memorial, located at the heart of the main thorougfares; Ottawa, Wellington and Elgin Streets and the Royal Canadian Mint Building in Ottawa. In addition, the company is a proud partner in other important heritage restoration projects such as the Postal Station B, the Wellington Building, the Bank of Montreal interior, the East Pavilion of the Central Parliamentary Bloc and the North Towers of the West Block as well as the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill, just to name a few.

We are proud to start a new project in association on the oldest parliamentary building, the southeast tower of the East Block. This important project should be completed in the fall of 2019.

"It's a great opportunity to work on one of the most uniquely built heritage projects in the world. Every project is completed with the vision of giving Canadian citizens heritage buildings that will live on for future generations," says Jonathan Morin, adding that with a presence in Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal, just over 300 projects have been completed in Eastern Canada by the Atwill-Morin Group since last summer, among which several are rehabilitated Canadian heritage icons whose DNA now contains the Groupe Atwill-Morin brand.

SOURCE Groupe Atwill-Morin