Otter & Canoe Hotels

Hospitality development at the entrance to Banff consisting of a new hotel and a complete rebuild of an adjacent property.

Location

Banff, AB

Collaborators

Banff Caribou Properties, Ted Darch Architect, Brickhouse Structural Engineering

Material

Douglas fir: solid timber, CLT, glulam

Volume

Structural Decking T&G 67,000 fbm, 74,000 fbm Timber, 10,000 fbm CLT

Project Details

The project included a 6,300 sq ft restaurant and entry canopy constructed as full structural timber frames with in-house-designed trusses. The canopy roof utilizes CLT panels, while the broader complex incorporates both structural and decorative timber elements, primarily solid-sawn kiln-dried timber with glulam used where additional capacity was required. Work involved coordinating multiple trades, adapting to existing conditions, and maintaining hospitality construction timelines on a constrained hillside site.

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