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The gable roof and the exposed steel structure of the portico as viewed from Alta Vista Drive -
The monumental slate roof as viewed from the south-east -
Looking south-west towards the courtyard, from the portico with its wooden screen -
The monumental entrance portico with its glazed wall and wooden screens -
The interior of the sanctuary with its steel arches, wood ceiling, and brick walls and decorative organ screen -
The pews and mezzanine as viewed from the south-west
St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church
2400 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, ON.
DESIGNER(S) Burgess McLean and MacPhadyen
CONSTRUCTED 1963
St. Timothy’s Presbyterian is one of a series of post-war churches on Alta Vista Drive. The building sits within a landscaped setting, in which a garden wall and a covered walk create a modern version of a cloister.
A monolithic gabled roof characterizes the church, and its slate cladding recalls earlier ecclesiastical architecture in Ottawa. The modernity of the church is expressed in the exposed, painted steel arches, which extend beyond the fully-glazed east wall to form a monumental porch. The building is also characterized by its open interior volume with mezzanine, exposed Ohio brick walls, and cedar ceiling; along with its interior elements including wooden pews, delicate organ-screen, and stained glass executed in dalle de verre.
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