Architecture at the Outfalls: Sixteen Constructions for the Ottawa River

This thesis considers the architectural potential of hidden hydraulic systems and the cycle of water within cities with a view to acknowledging water’s invisible, yet essential movements through an urban area. A combined sewage system dating from the late 19th century in older parts of Ottawa causes untreated wastewater to be discharged directly into the river at sixteen locations. Architecture at the Outfalls proposes the design of sixteen habitable spaces at these locations to materialize the collision of hidden hydraulic infrastructures and everyday paths, and engineering systems and the public realm. The architectural interventions also reveal water as an essential resource for living, and the Ottawa River as a visible, topographical, and spatial element in urban life.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Hebert, Julien

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2016 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2016-11386

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/39819