Martin Gauthier

OAA, Certified Passivehouse Consultant

OAA

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As an architect, I am interested in the built form, and how it intersects with the many perspectives through which we try to understand the world - cultural, social, ecological, philosophical, aesthetic, economic, political, etc.

 

In the last decade, I have worked on projects both large and small, old and new. I have had the priviledge of meeting with elders, I have measured the Governor General's palm house and I have drawn plans for a few hundred dollars for a landlord's friend's DIY home extension. My experience has spanned single family homes and institutional projects. Projects I have worked on include the AGO's Modern and Contemporary expansion, Red River College's Manitou a bi Bii daziigae (recipent of an American Institute of Architects Canada Award of Design Excellence, and a finalist for the Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence awards) Phase two of the Ottawa LRT, the renovation of the Governor General's Palm house, and numerous home additions and cottages. I am a Passivehouse certified designer, I have served on the OAA's sustainable built environment committee, Diamond Schmitt's sustainability committee, and I am a co-organizer for Guelph Green Drinks.​​

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​​If you have a vision that involves the built environment, let's discuss. Let's plant that seed, water it - perhaps prune it a little - and watch it take root, grow, and interface with the world around it.

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On the second Thrusday of each month, you will usually find me in the basement bar of the Red Chevron Club in Guelph, attending Guelph Green Drinks, at 7:30 pm, dreaming of ecological utopia.  

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