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wow
Apr 26, 2008, 8:08 PM
Rumour has it that there imight be some funky designer office building going up on agricola. Anyone heard anything about it
someone123
Apr 26, 2008, 8:15 PM
You mean Time+Space Media or something else?

The renderings are available at http://www.geoffkeddy.com/. I haven't been in town since December so I don't know what it looks like currently.
Dmajackson
Apr 26, 2008, 8:25 PM
I looked through that website and found a "proposed high-rise" in the photos section. Unfortunately the picture wont load on this website. Does anyone know what that is?
someone123
Apr 26, 2008, 8:40 PM
The ~17 storey brick and glass building is the Midtown proposal. It has been dead for a while.
Takeo
Apr 26, 2008, 8:43 PM
I looked through that website and found a "proposed high-rise" in the photos section. Unfortunately the picture wont load on this website. Does anyone know what that is?

Isn't that the Midtown proposal? Looks almost just like it.
Wishblade
Apr 26, 2008, 10:11 PM
You mean Time+Space Media or something else?

The renderings are available at http://www.geoffkeddy.com/. I haven't been in town since December so I don't know what it looks like currently.

So, is that currently U/C?

I've never even heard of this development before, let alone seen it.
someone123
Apr 26, 2008, 10:15 PM
Yes, it's being built on Agricola right before North Street. The same block also has a four storey apartment building under construction.
wow
Apr 26, 2008, 10:23 PM
do you mean south of north street and on what site? Any other details ?

thanks
wow
Apr 26, 2008, 10:28 PM
To clarify It does not sound like the time and space building. I heard something about a 5 storey boutique style office building.
Dmajackson
Apr 26, 2008, 10:50 PM
Isn't that the Midtown proposal? Looks almost just like it.

No Midtown is further down the page. I wonder why they didn't put the adress of it on the page likes the others have?
someone123
Apr 27, 2008, 12:44 AM
To clarify It does not sound like the time and space building. I heard something about a 5 storey boutique style office building.

I haven't heard about this proposal before then, but it sounds interesting.
Takeo
Apr 27, 2008, 12:43 PM
No Midtown is further down the page. I wonder why they didn't put the adress of it on the page likes the others have?

Right. I know. That's what I meant. Look at the two renderings side by side... it's the same building. Almost identical.
Takeo
Apr 27, 2008, 12:50 PM
Not sure what you guys are talking about... but there are two construction sites on the west side of Agricola right now... just south of North Street. There is what has been a giant excavation hole for ages now at North and Agricola and there is the new Time + Space building just down from there. The Time + Space building has been under construction for some time and is either roof tight now... or close to it.

As an aside... Geoff has done some rather... let's say uninspired, residential buildings in Halifax... but he's done some interesting stuff lately too. Namely his home and studio at Barrington and Inglis... and the new Time + Space building. One might say he's trying to be Halifax's own Frank Gehry. LOL.
Keith P.
Apr 27, 2008, 4:47 PM
As an aside... Geoff has done some rather... let's say uninspired, residential buildings in Halifax... but he's done some interesting stuff lately too. Namely his home and studio at Barrington and Inglis... and the new Time + Space building. One might say he's trying to be Halifax's own Frank Gehry. LOL.

I had the same reaction browsing the photos page on his site. Some really interesting (in a good way) designs cheek-by-jowl with some very pedestrian, Halifax-cliched ones. One wonders what his design brief from the clients were in those cases.
worldlyhaligonian
Apr 27, 2008, 5:36 PM
Yeah, I've been inside the Inglis residence numerous times, very nice. The stairs between the second and third level are actually suspended by wire.
Dmajackson
Apr 27, 2008, 10:29 PM
Right. I know. That's what I meant. Look at the two renderings side by side... it's the same building. Almost identical.

Huh never noticed that...i kind of assumed that because they had different pages they were different buildings. So if it is Midtown this building will NOT be coming to Halifax i guess...
Haliguy
Apr 27, 2008, 11:20 PM
It's to bad because that really is a nice building.
Keith P.
Apr 28, 2008, 12:19 AM
Since we're all talking about this, here are the photos of the proposal:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/Midtown-1.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/Midtown-2.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/Midtown-3.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll229/keith_p/Midtown-4.jpg

Hard to believe that the outcome was that the downtown would be better off without this.
Dmajackson
Apr 28, 2008, 12:22 AM
Wasn't it the viewplanes that killed this proposal? they should proposed this for another location. Maybe then we would have a nice building like that.
someone123
Apr 28, 2008, 1:54 AM
It was not the viewplanes, although over and over of course people mentioned how this proposal would violate them. Most of the Midtown lot (up to where the proposal is set back) and a small portion of the rest of that block are outside of the viewplanes. Even so, the development was shot down because it's too close to the Citadel.

Years later we still have a very ugly and underused block in the downtown where this development would have gone. It's pretty pathetic.
Takeo
Apr 28, 2008, 2:02 AM
It was not the viewplanes, although over and over of course people mentioned how this proposal would violate them.

Being so close to the hill... would it not have violated the ramparts bylaw?
someone123
Apr 28, 2008, 2:56 AM
Being so close to the hill... would it not have violated the ramparts bylaw?

It's possible but I'm not sure if the proposal was rejected on those grounds or because it supposedly violated some vague parts of the MPS (e.g. buildings should be similar in height to their neighbours). Either way, both regulations are somewhat stupid in that they have disproportionately large and damaging side effects.
Jonovision
Apr 28, 2008, 5:07 AM
I don't remember it looking so nice! It's a shame it never went through.
alps
Feb 16, 2010, 5:49 PM
Been finished for about a year now, I think (photo from today). I like the sides. Something about the corner I find a liittle ugly and I wish the entrance was more prominent...overall a decent infill project though and definitely eyecatching and good for the neighbourhood.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l217/halps00/73d223ff.jpg

is this the right thread?