[Halifax] Shannex Parkland at the Gardens | 28 m | 8 fl | Completed - Page 8

someone123 · #**141** Posted **Apr 8, 2011, 3:40 PM**

Can you get a good view of this site from the Citadel?

Dmajackson · #**142** Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 2:25 AM**

Quick one from today;

kph06 · #**143** Posted **Apr 22, 2011, 1:26 PM**

Still no activity since the crane went up. Photos by me:

kph06 · #**144** Posted **May 10, 2011, 9:56 AM**

Photos by me:

Dmajackson · #**145** Posted **May 16, 2011, 2:11 AM**

Just one of a million today:

JET · #**146** Posted **May 16, 2011, 12:08 PM**

might be the Moes are involved here; seems very slow.

macgregor · #**147** Posted **Jun 11, 2011, 9:10 PM**

Photo by me today.

fenwick16 · #**148** Posted **Jun 11, 2011, 10:03 PM**

It is good to see it progressing upward.

someone123 · #**149** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 1:21 AM**

I found a publicly-shared PDF from the HRM (not sure exactly what the url was -- might look for it later) with details of the NSUARB appeal which included elevations and a siteplan drawing that I don't think we've seen here before.

(images hosted by me)

Not sure how the exterior materials etc. will turn out but the site plan seems okay, with landscaping and patios instead of surface parking. I guess the height will be pretty similar to the red brick apartment building next door.

I guess this will be a very sought after place when complete given how it's surrounded by parks and right next to the hospitals. Far better location for seniors than distant suburbs.

fenwick16 · #**150** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 1:00 PM**

Nice find someone123. The architect certainly didn't waste any time by creating architectural renderings.

This building could look terrific or terrible depending on the material selected. The roof is interesting. Hopefully it won't be blank precast exterior panels with a corrugated sheet metal roof.

eastcoastal · #**151** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 1:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

Nice find someone123. The architect certainly didn't waste any time by creating architectural renderings.

This building could look terrific or terrible depending on the material selected. The roof is interesting. Hopefully it won't be blank precast exterior panels with a corrugated sheet metal roof.

my guess is that it'll be terrible. That type of roof doesn't belong on anything of this size.

Jonovision · #**152** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 2:23 PM**

It's about time we finally see some sort of drawing for this. The landscaping looks great. But as far as the building is concerned, its rather unremarkable. One can hope that the materials will make it nice, but I doubt it.

someone123 · #**153** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 5:39 PM**

It does look like a house design blown up to 8 storeys. The scale is very odd.

There was a post on here a while ago explaining that they have special requirements for ventilation systems in seniors' buildings. The odd roof was probably an attempt to hide oversized mechanical pieces.

fenwick16 · #**154** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 5:50 PM**

I think that the roof looks better than most mid-highrise flat roofs in the Halifax area. As someone123 pointed out, it will hide the ventilation equipment on the roof.

A somewhat similar (but more impressive) roof looks fine on the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City - http://www.francisvachon.com/blog/le-chateau-frontenac/ . I am not making comparisons with the Quebec City landmark, but on the other hand, what is wrong with such a roof?

ZET · #**155** Posted **Jun 12, 2011, 7:43 PM**

The roof (including the fan window) is reminiscent of the old north unit at The Nova Scotia Hospital.

http://forms.msvu.ca/library/tutoria.../NSH/NSH_6.htm
not the Dewolfe, but reminiscent
http://history.occupationaltherapy.d...s/sublevel.php
(dewolfe, but not a great angle)

alps · #**156** Posted **Jun 13, 2011, 2:50 AM**

I'm a bit disappointed with the way this addresses Martello (no entrance/sloppy looking asymmetrical window placement), and it does kind of look like an overgrown Clayton Park building. Really glad there's no surface parking though.

HRM · #**157** Posted **Jun 13, 2011, 3:33 AM**

Until recently there was a materials mock- up on site. It had beige/red brick (same as they have used on their buildings in both Dartmouth and Sydney), precast lentels and sills and creamish galvalume roofing. Can't say this is the material mix, just mentioning the mock- up that was on site for quite some time.

halifaxboyns · #**158** Posted **Jun 13, 2011, 4:02 AM**

The designer got the angle controls wrong on one side it appears. He took the 60 degree angle from the centre of the street - if I recall, it was always from the property line.
Part of me wonders if in approving this some protrusions of the angle controls were allowed?

someone123 · #**159** Posted **Jun 13, 2011, 6:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by HRM

creamish galvalume roofing

Is this what was used for the Garden Crest condo roof (12 storey twins at Spring Garden and Summer)? That mansard roof is hideous. It looks like Lego.

eastcoastal · #**160** Posted **Jun 13, 2011, 10:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

I think that the roof looks better than most mid-highrise flat roofs in the Halifax area. As someone123 pointed out, it will hide the ventilation equipment on the roof.

A somewhat similar (but more impressive) roof looks fine on the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City - http://www.francisvachon.com/blog/le-chateau-frontenac/ . I am not making comparisons with the Quebec City landmark, but on the other hand, what is wrong with such a roof?

The problem in this case is that the roof is the only supersized element. There is nothing else to give it scale. Chateau Frontenac has clearly defined base, mid, and top sections - helps break the whole down into pieces.