200-Block Banff Avenue Redevelopment
The 200-Block Banff Avenue Redevelopment is envisioned as a contemporary gateway to Banff National Park, where the buildings are carefully sculpted to frame and celebrate the iconic view of Mount Rundle within the dramatic landscape of the Canadian Rockies.
Centered around a generous public plaza, the master plan brings together a new Visitor Centre Pavilion, a revitalized heritage building, and a residential building to create an open civic landscape for gathering, cultural exchange, and everyday community life.
The Visitor Centre Pavilion is conceived as a warm and immersive mountain-inspired space, defined by a sculptural, cave-like timber ceiling, rough local stone, and transparent glazed connections linking the restored Heritage Information Building to landscaped courtyards.
Inspired by the surrounding peaks and geological formations, the pavilion features a dramatic pitched roof, naturally lit exhibition spaces, and flexible interiors that celebrate Indigenous culture and storytelling.
The residential building reinterprets Banff’s traditional town architecture through a steeply pitched timber roof structure clad in stone tiles and articulated with dormer windows. The façade is intentionally subtle and refined, incorporating wood screens and locally quarried Rundle stone to create a calm, human-scaled environment that connects seamlessly with the surrounding landscape.
The redevelopment is a collaboration between Paul Raff Studio and Kengo Kuma & Associates.
