About
Bouw Design Agency is a full service design + build firm specializing in museum exhibits and brand development. Our team is a detail oriented group of design professionals who take pride in ensuring our clients satisfaction and delivering results beyond expectation. We take the same care in creating custom lettering and logos as we do in designing and building a fully interactive 8,000 square foot exhibit – no project is too big or too small.
The Team
Client Reviews
I wept my way through the Pier 21 Refugee Exhibition in Halifax today. It was one of the best exhibitions at a museum that I have seen. And it is the biggest honour of my life to be amongst the six refugees chosen for the "outstanding contributions to Canada" section. Thank you.
Carmen Aguirre
Author, actor, and playwright
I have had the pleasure and privilege of working with your company, Bouwdesign, for about ten years now. The most recent project being the design/build of the From Earth to Us gallery in our new museum. Each time was not only productive and extremely professional but also fun and very creative. Your designs are simply exquisite and our visitors can never have enough of your immersive experiences and inviting spaces. I have rarely worked with such a dedicated firm and flexible and accommodating creators who are always willing to go the extra mile to ensure the delivery of the best product possible. I would work with you any day.
Sylvaine Champagne
Manager, Exhibitions Canada Museum of Science and Technology
Bouwdesign delivered the professionalism that we were looking for in the design of our inaugural exhibition that opened the new Ottawa Art Gallery. Their ideas for artwork display and delivery of wayfinding and didactic information were innovative and stylish.
Catherine Sinclair
Senior Curator, Ottawa Art Gallery
It is a pleasure to work with Sunniva and her team. Designing exhibitions on natural resources, such as Potash: Feeding the World, and From Earth to Us, is not a simple task. Bouwdesign always approaches the subjects with enthusiasm. The team offers design solutions that are creative, interactive, and engaging. Bouwdesign makes the design-build process smooth and consistently delivers high quality work.
Anna Adamek
Curator, Canada Museum of Science and Technology
Great, dynamic design with attention to creativity, details and feasibility. Some research and development was done successfully for new products. Great communication of intentions, very good listener and great ability to organize and work with client.
Daniéle Goulet
Project Manager, Toles School House and India the Living Arts Canadian Museum of History
May I thank you personally for your commitment and the excellence of your work. Your involvement as the main designer responsible for the development of nearly 20,000 square feet of space and exhibitions has been crucial to the success of the First People’s Hall. The quality of your work on this project can be added to that of the various exhibition designs you have done for CMC in the past. The exhibitions From Time Immemorial, Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams, and Inuit and Englishmen, as well as the Exhibitions India, the Living Arts are fine examples of your design excellence.
Victor Rabinovitch
Past President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Time-permitting, I have made a point to walk through the exhibition every time I have visited the Canadian War Museum. The stories are truly inspiring and some of the displays and artifacts still give me chills. Honestly, I think it is the best exhibition I have seen at the Canadian War Museum in quite some time. It was a really beautiful exhibition.
Bill Carman
Manager, Publishing and Corporate Products Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum
Awards
Footprints: A Walk Through Generations
Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute travelling exhibition
Governor General History Award for Excellence in Museums
From Earth To Us
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Award of Excellence for special projects from the Ontario Museum Association for the Canada Science and Technology Museum renewal.
Refuge Canada
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Hottest tickets in Canada: Five things to do across the country, Globe and Mail, May 08, 2018
From Earth To Us
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Award for Outstanding Achievement in the category of Exhibitions, 2018
From Earth To Us
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Accessibility Certified Gold rating under the Rick Hansen Foundation, 2018
Footprints: A Walk Through Generations
Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute
Award for Outstanding Achievement in the category of Cultural Heritage, 2018