[Dartmouth] The Nest & Finch (Faulkner-Dawson) | ? m | 20, 2x7 FL | U/C

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

Originally Posted by someone123

I wonder about those corrugated sheets they plan on attaching to the outside of the building. They kind of look like tin sheeting, but in some renderings they look transparent. Hopefully they will be hurricane resistant.

Every time I look at a rendering for this project this is where my mind goes first. This building could end up looking like a chicken coop depending on the material used. I hope for perforated stainless steel or muntz metal. Corrosion, yellowing or fading of whatever material is used could turn the building into an eyesore.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by Arrdeeharharharbour

Every time I look at a rendering for this project this is where my mind goes first. This building could end up looking like a chicken coop depending on the material used. I hope for perforated stainless steel or muntz metal. Corrosion, yellowing or fading of whatever material is used could turn the building into an eyesore.

FWIW, the Muntz metal used on Queen’s Marque has not resisted corrosion so well. Was through there in June and some of it doesn’t look very good at all.

Should have taken some pics but I was meeting an old friend from out of town, so it wasn’t at the top of my priorities.

As far as hurricane resistance, wouldn’t there be a spec requirement that it would have to meet?

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by someone123

I wonder about those corrugated sheets they plan on attaching to the outside of the building. They kind of look like tin sheeting, but in some renderings they look transparent. Hopefully they will be hurricane resistant.

Yes, those renderings are odd. A few of them show transparency while others do not. The website makes them sound like condos but never actually says that, so maybe they are trying to keep their options open. They are certainly touting condo-like amenities. I will give them credit at least for unique design, even though it may not be to everyone's taste. Hopefully the druggies that infest the area up the hill can be kept away.

[Saul Goode]

Can't say I'm a fan of that treatment. Maybe it'll look better in real life.

One thing's for sure: it's very visually effective at making a 20-storey building look like a 12-storey building.

[eastcoastal]

On the whole, I am hopefull for this project - it's a type of massing and facade treatment we don't really have much of in this area, so a nice change from the same old.


As long as it lasts/ages well - and that's hard to tell from renderings.

[kzt79]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Yes, those renderings are odd. A few of them show transparency while others do not. The website makes them sound like condos but never actually says that, so maybe they are trying to keep their options open. They are certainly touting condo-like amenities. I will give them credit at least for unique design, even though it may not be to everyone's taste. Hopefully the druggies that infest the area up the hill can be kept away.

I suspect rental. Agree, nice amenities. When you go to sign up for more information one of the questions they ask is your "monthly budget".

[Saul Goode]

Originally Posted by MastClimberPro

One of a variety of reactions by developers and GCs in the face of a shortage of competent formwork companies and manpower. Even if you are among the companies lucky enough to land one of the competent teams, they are often stretched thin, such that they cycle crews from site to site, creating further delays. Rather than get in the queue some projects are resorting to creating parallel formwork concerns (as with Dexel and Firm) or trying different methods such as structural steel and precast concrete solutions.

The developer (Ghosn Group) says in AllNS today that the Girder-Slab (proprietary name; it's a US corporation) system will shave a full year off construction time, allowing them to beat the competition to market.

[Musicman Halifax]

Originally Posted by Saul Goode

The developer (Ghosn Group) says in AllNS today that the Girder-Slab (proprietary name; it's a US corporation) system will shave a full year off construction time, allowing them to beat the competition to market.

It’s a good theory. The issue becomes if the sub trades can keep the pace up with a less than familiar construction method for our area.