The Halifax Building is a small office building hidden in Centretown. The building is clad in white brick and features vertical bands of windows that rise the entirety of the facade and flank the columns of the structural bays. The office portion is raised from the ground floor to accommodate parking, which is a common move among Ottawa’s smaller offices. The sections of glazing and brick end in a recessed cornice detail and flat roof.

The hexagonal concrete block at the entrance of the building has appeared throughout Ottawa on various residential and office buildings, but the Halifax Building seems to be the earliest instance of the material.

via the Ottawa Architects 150 initiative.