The other major location for his residential buildings includes Sandy Hill with many others in smaller neighbourhoods around the city of Ottawa.

[1] He grew up in Ottawa and attended German school at St. Paul Lutheran Church located on Wilbrod Street.

[2] In contingency with his education in arts, Noffke worked at a brickyard to save enough money to earn himself an apprenticeship at the age of 14 with a local Ottawa architect, Adam Harvey.

During his career he experimented with many different types of architecture, he built homes, Lutheran churches, commercial buildings, schools and many government projects.

Several of his structures are distinctively a Noffke build due to his love for the Spanish Colonial- Revival style, and the deep red brick of the Georgian-Revival.

He was additionally known to create projects in Romanesque, Gothic Revival, Art-Deco and many other styles, his architectural palate was never limited.

In the early development of his career Noffke took part in many large milestones, he served on the Governor Generals Foot Guard for 14 years in 1901 to 1912 inclusively.

As his career evolved, he expanded his region of interest and contributed design ideas to many buildings across Ontario and all of Canada.

After retiring from the business Noffke enjoyed his remaining three years in his self-designed home on Harmer Ave. where he passes away in 1964 at the age of 86.

[9] Today many of his remarkable buildings have been marked as heritage sites, which preserves his contribution to Canada for future generations to enjoy.

In the workplace Noffke was depicted as a very authoritarian individual and a perfectionist, he was often very involved in checking the quality of the construction and the work of the trades on his buildings.

Noffke was drawn to the charm and romance associated with the style, the revival is known for its stark stucco exterior walls and warm red or orange tiled roofing.

Some apartment designs make references to a tympanum over the entrance using their front plaque or a large glass window.

It has now been changed and taken over by Scotiabank but when Noffke first designed the building it was built with a temple-front façade with engaged iconic columns and a large pediment.

Typically, Noffke adopts the buttressing on the sides of the nave, he includes large stained glass windows in lancet and pointed arch styles.

In his Georgian homes, he uses the typical deep red brick on the exterior of the residence, classical features and symmetrical façades.

Common features in the Tudor style used by Noffke included vertical wood framing backed by stucco walls in contrast to earth tones throughout the rest of the structures.

Using the Tudor style in the Ottawa area was Noffke's way of connecting with the neighbourhood and making immigrants feel welcome and familiar in this new and developing country.

Even before Art Deco was of style it was said that Noffke design for the Entrance and Ticket Office of the CCEA in 1914 share some of these decorative ideas.

This style appears in many of his most popular structures in the downtown Ottawa core including the Medical Arts Building and the Central Post Office.

Warehouse is an example of an industrial project that Noffke worked on in a more contemporary style with its large glass walls and severe geometric shape.

Noffke became interested in the modern movement when he went on his trip to California while visiting he interacted with a number of buildings by Irving Gill and borrowed his horizontal massing and clean lines for his design on the C.W.

Succeeding this experience, he officially partnered with Noffke in 1954, during this term they collaborated on projects such as the reconstruction of the Embassy of the USSR (1956–57) and the renovation of the former Mortimer Building (1957).

The firm today operated under the name Pye & Richards - Temprano & Young (PR-TY), continuing the legacy of the 120-year-old lineage.