Ᾱdisōke: Year in Review 2025
Watch our year-end video of Ᾱdisōke, highlighting key milestones from 2025.
Watch our year-end video of Ᾱdisōke, highlighting key milestones from 2025.
Ādisōke is an iconic and thoughtfully designed landmark facility, and the first major partnership of its kind between the City of Ottawa, Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada. Over the past few years, significant progress has been made on this one-of-a-kind building. While the project was originally anticipated to be open to the public
Autumn spice and everything Ādisōke This fall, from September to the end of November, PCL Constructors Canada Inc., the contractor for Ādisōke, led weekly tours with students from Ottawa. These tours are part of the Ottawa Construction Association’s (OCA), annual “Constructour” initiative to highlight career opportunities in the construction industry. In addition to the student tours,
Falling for Ādisōke We are falling right into place with a busy season for construction at Ādisōke. Outside the building, progress continues to be un-be-leaf-able on the stunning red cedar wood and the stone base that is wrapping the building. The roof remains a key area of focus as construction progresses. Inside Ādisōke, all five
As we move into fall, the warmth of summer days continues to illuminate Ādisōke. Inside the building, bathrooms are beginning to take shape, with mosaic tile patterns leading to the bathrooms, adding a touch of character and detail. Picture 1: Image of the mosaic tiles leading to the bathrooms. The drywall is progressing, completing the
In the height of summer, the north and southwest faces of Ādisōke are stepping into the spotlight as the scaffolding comes down. The stonework is nearing completion and wood details are on-going, adding to the building’s character. Landscaping features will continue over the next month, bringing the exterior spaces to life. Inside the building, attention
Steeling the show! It is all about the steel! Did you know over 650 tons of structural steel and 16,000 bolts are being used to build Ādisōke? Much of this has gone into the construction of the beautiful feature staircases. Timing and precision on a structure of this magnitude are everything, it took 21,000 hours
In April, on the exterior of the building, construction crews continue with stonework on the west and north sides of the building. Both the exterior wood siding and landscaping are now underway, bringing that distinct look and feel we’ve been waiting for to the site. As the scaffolding comes down, the full façade of the
In April, crews continued to add the finishing touches on the exterior of the building, with insulation and stonework being added to the west and north sides of Ādisōke. On the inside, masonry is in full force as the walls are framed and the components to service all the utilities are laid out. The wood
In March, the exterior of the building continued to see more scaffolding come down and stonework go up. The walls are moving closer to their final look and the progress has been stunning so far. Inside the building, all the important connections for the walls and utilities are still progressing as crews try to make