Two angles of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights building, one picture features its layered green roof, and the other picture shows a geometric structure.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights building.
Winnipeg, Canada

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

The Project

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) was the dream of the late Israel Asper, a philanthropist and founder of CanWest Global Communications Corporation. The CMHR is the first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. The intention was to build not only a national hub for human rights learning and discovery, but to create a new era of global human rights leadership.

The Challenge

This unusual roofing project had three sections: 

  • Section 1: The base with green roofing.
  • Section 2: The “Cloud” – A wrapped section that envelopes the roof.
  • Section 3: The “Mountain” – The glass tower that protrudes from the center of the roof.

Winnipeg-based Oakwood Roofing was the contracting firm responsible for sections two and three of the roof. “The Cloud section was by far the most challenging,” shared Oakwood Roofing Project Manager Greg Groenheide.

The Solution

The project was a joint venture of Canadian municipal, provincial and national governments, as well as The Asper Foundation, which spearheaded the initiative and obtained generous private funding. According to Groenheide, “While the Modified Bitumen Roofing System was specified, we worked with the specifier to make some adaptations. We also made changes to make the project more user-friendly and easier to install.”

IKO® ROOFING SYSTEM

  • Steel Roof Deck
  • IKO MVP / TP-180-SF • 2” and 3” IKOTherm® 25 PSI Polyiso Insulation 
  • IKOTherm Tapered 25 PSI • Self-Adhering Membrane (SAM) Adhesive
  • IKO ArmourBond™ 180 Self-Adhering Base Sheet
  • IKO TP-180 Cap Sheet (flashing)
  • IKO Torchflex™ TP-250-Cap Sheet (finished with custom colourized limestone)
PROJECT SIZE:
6,968 meters squared (75,000 square feet)
PROJECT START AND COMPLETION DATES:
October 24, 2011 – November 5, 2012
BUILDING OWNER:
Government of Canada
ARCHITECT:
Antoine Predock (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
PCL Construction Management Inc.
CONTRACTOR:
Oakwood Roofing – Greg Groenheide, Project Manager

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