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Originally Posted by Calgarian
What's the view like from the room in the big cantilevered part in Halifax?
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It is not very high up but it has nice views and it's a "public living room" type of space.
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When the library was first planned if I remember correctly they were going to put offices on this upper floor but the plans were modified to give it over to public use. There is a rooftop patio as well. It feels like it was designed to give as much as possible over to the public.
The building was definitely a success in that it added a lot of public amenities the city didn't have before and is used by a lot of people. I find it is a bit hyped as an architectural masterpiece or major public building. It was built at a comparatively modest cost of $60M or so; the city has spent more of its own money on some single suburban hockey rink projects. Hopefully it's a stepping stone on the way to Halifax getting some more ambitious modern public buildings and spaces.