Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Heritage Hub

This 2,593 sq.m. earth-embedded Heritage Hub is designed to protect and preserve Chippewas of the Thames' ways of knowing while advancing cultural access and economic development. Rooted in the community’s traditions of mound building and respect for the natural landscape, the structure is nestled into the earth to offer thermal protection and symbolic grounding. The Hub will serve as a cultural center, governance building, guest accommodation, and gathering space, unified by three central fires representing community, council, and demonstration. Its design draws on woodland patterning, the clan system, and Anishinaabe teachings of the thirteen moons and local constellations — forming a vibrant, living archive of identity and intergenerational connection.