Article source: KPMB Architects + ARCHITECTURE|49

The form and massing respond to the low, flat topography of Saskatchewan’s prairie landscape and evoke regional agrarian traditions of low-rise, rectilinear sheds and barns. Four cantilevered horizontal volumes engage the River edge to the south and 2nd Avenue to the east. The south elevation spans the length of the site and the ground floor is fully glazed to provide continuous day-lit public spaces with access to the River. Entrances at each end integrate the gallery into the new pedestrian flows along the river bank.

Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams

• Architects: KPMB Architects + ARCHITECTURE|49
• Project: Remai Modern
• Location: 102 Spadina Crescent East. Saskatoon SK S7K 0L3
• Photography: Adrien Williams
• KPMB Project Lead: Bruce Kuwabara (design partner), Shirley Blumberg (partner-in-charge)
• Collaborators:
• KPMB Team: Matthew Wilson (associate), Paulo Rocha (associate), Matthew Krivosudsky, Terry Kim, Marcus Colonna, David Poloway, Jessica Juvet
• Architecture49 Team: Grant Van Iderstine (principal-in-charge, project architect), Brad Cove (project coordinator), Neil Hulme

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