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Block 2 is located immediately south of Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa. It faces the grand Gothic Revival buildings of Canada’s Parliament, defines the fourth side of the Parliamentary Lawn, and marks the threshold between this symbolic civic space and the city. The site encompasses eleven buildings of varying size and condition with several layers of heritage designation. Across the block, historical structures will be preserved, converted and woven together with new low-carbon, efficient buildings to create a diverse yet coherent whole. The project team draws together local and indigenous design collaborators as well as heritage specialists to ensure that it responds meaningfully to the site and context.