{"id":557299,"date":"2023-02-27T18:20:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T15:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-building-labradors-striking-new-cultural-centre\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T15:20:17","slug":"the-building-labradors-striking-new-cultural-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-building-labradors-striking-new-cultural-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Building: Labrador&#8217;s striking new cultural centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38796ea205c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38796ea205c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-building-labradors-striking-new-cultural-centre\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Building_Labradors_striking_new_cultural_centre%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Building: Labrador&#8217;s striking new cultural centre&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Building_Labradors_striking_new_cultural_centre%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Building: Labrador&#8217;s striking new cultural centre&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            For the Nain project, Newfoundland-born architect Todd Saunders took inspiration from Inuit sod house shelters on nearby Rose Island\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The town of Nain<b>,<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"s2\">on the rugged, mountainous Labrador coast, gives new meaning to the word \u201cremote\u201d: it\u2019s inaccessible by road and overlooks the wild Labrador Sea, which freezes for six months of the year. It\u2019s also a gateway to the jaw-dropping Torngat Mountains National Park and an important cultural centre for Labrador\u2019s Inuit community, who make up the vast majority of the area\u2019s population. (Nain was founded in the late 1700s by Moravian missionaries.) Until recently, the community had nowhere to showcase artifacts from its rich history. That\u2019s why, in 2009, the self-governing Nunatsiavut government commissioned Newfoundland-born, Norway-based architect Todd Saunders to design the $19-million Illusuak Cultural Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1243616\" style=\"width: 1260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1243616 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Illusuak_Interior_17048_AdobeRGB_HighRes-e1677473467372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"834\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illusuak\u2019s exhibition area has floors of blue eyes granite and a view of the nearby mountains. The windows were constructed in pieces to contend with the area\u2019s wild winds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">Saunders is known for creating contemporary geometric structures that draw from the striking landscapes that surround them. He\u2019s also the architect behind Newfoundland\u2019s Fogo Island Inn, a celeb-magnet destination hotel meant to evoke the stilted fishing structures built by outport settlers 400 years ago.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">For the Nain project, Saunders took inspiration from nearby Rose Island, specifically its sod houses\u2014rounded, sunken temporary shelters the Inuit would build in the summer months. The result: a curved, flowing structure that features a caf\u00e9, a craft shop, studio space and a 75-seat theatre, as well as offices for the Nunatsiavut government and Parks Canada. The building opened in the fall of 2019 and now serves as a gathering spot for the community to celebrate its roots. So far, it has hosted grade school visits, presentations, meetings, cultural performances and weddings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1243617\" style=\"width: 1260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1243617 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Illusuak_Interior_17073b_AdobeRGB_HighRes-e1677473554626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"914\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The centre\u2019s gift shop and caf\u00e9, awash in spruce, sells locally crafted items\u2014like beaded earrings and sealskin barrettes\u2014and regional delicacies, like fish and brewis, a cod- and biscuit-based dish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\">Illusuak was built on solid permafrost in one of the country\u2019s harshest, most isolated environments. Its building materials had to be floated in by barge. The steel-and-timber-frame structure is wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in ceiling-height windows and hand-cut Kebony spruce cladding, which will weather to grey with time, blending into Nain\u2019s landscape. Inside, there\u2019s timber panelling, stone floors and locally sourced sealskin floor coverings. Among the treasures housed in Illusuak\u2019s exhibit space are Inuit-made soapstone pots and lamps and whalebone and ivory tools, some of which were returned home from the Smithsonian.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1243618\" style=\"width: 1260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1243618 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Illusuak_Exterior_14736b_AdobeRGB_HighRes-e1677473683240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The building\u2019s undulating shape wraps around the entire exterior. To find out where Saunders got his inspiration, look no further than its name: \u201cIllusuak\u201d means \u201csod house\u201d in Inuktitut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1243619 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Illusuak_Exterior_15940_Srgb_Highres-e1677473825232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"834\"\/><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>This article appears in print in the March 2023 issue of<\/em> Maclean\u2019s <em>magazine. 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