Pictou Landing Health Centre by Richard Kroeker Design

Designed by Richard Kroeker and Brian Lilley in collaboration with Peter Henry architects, the Pictou Landing Health Centre is a saddle-shaped wooden building that houses clinics for doctors, dentists, and community health workers, as well as a community meeting space and public health education room.

Architects: Richard Kroeker Design, Peter Henry architects
Location: Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia, Canada
Photographs: Courtesy of Piskwepaq Design Incorporated

Inspiration from architect:

The building was constructed by members of the community, using local trees. It is heated and cooled using geothermal energy from a decommissioned municipal well. It uses 43% less energy than a conventional building of comparable size. It forms a protective south facing space around a medicine garden and medicine wheel that forms the physical centre of the community.