[Halifax] Elmwood Hotel (5189 South) | 28 M | 9 fl | U/C

[kzt79]

Originally Posted by Drybrain

It's a little up in the air how much will be original vs. new. The development proposal quoted the city's best practices for heritage conservation, including this bit: "Repair rather than replace character-defining elements. Where characterdefining elements are too severely deteriorated to repair, and where sufficient physical evidence exists, replace them with new elements that match the forms, materials and detailing of sound versions of the same elements. Where there is insufficient physical evidence, make the form, material and detailing of the new elements compatible with the character of the historic place."

Most of the character-defining elements have been stripped off the facade (presumably to allow for restoration and the installation of insulation, building wrap, etc). I'm not really sure how much will be original and how much will be new when it comes back. As long as it LOOKS original, it's fine by me.

And what about the actual internal structure itself? Is anything left of the original or is it all newly built? I'm just curious and haven't physically been by the site in some time. Thank you!