This project tackles three challenges: to create a therapeutic environment to which community members feel welcomed; to attenuate the perceived effect of an “institutional barrier” by offering convivial or intimate spaces; and finally, to offer in-between spaces that encourage spontaneous meetings.

By adapting the program of a typical health clinic, the Inuit Wellness Center welcomes Inuit practices and ways of caring for its community members. A place focused not only on the body and physical care, but also on mental and spiritual wellbeing aligns with Inuit holistic values and view of the world.