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Originally Posted by eastcoastal
Yes - gallery of renderings: http://queensmarque.com/form-and-place/orientation/
Interesting... I like how they're taking the "local" angle on the architecture/design of the thing. I'm not sure how much I like the "sandstone bar" along Lower Water St - it feels a little like a wall and not so much like what might be traditional form of waterfront development with fingers projecting out into the water. Maybe it would be more porous between the street and the boardwalk in real life... maybe it just needs a couple bigger openings in it: I remember seeing historic photos of waterfront halifax that had big arches between Lower Water St. on the city side, and what would have been industrial/working port space on the water side.
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Arches would add visual interest along with a vestige to its history as a working waterfront. Might be tricky to incorporate into the design as is, but would be worth a look IMHO.
Here's the Irving arch circa 1942:
https://novascotia.ca/archives/EastC...ves.asp?ID=384
Interestingly enough, there was some discussion on retaining the Irving Arch in 1980, but obviously it didn't come to fruition (see page 11 of the pdf:
http://www.halifax.ca/archives/Halif...06p262-282.pdf).
Here's how it looked around that time, as shown on the Noticed In Nova Scotia blog from Oct. 6, 2015
http://halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinn...he-waterfront/:
Here's another, which if I am reading this right, was in the same location later occupied by the Irving arch:
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The Plant Steam Ship Company was located at the foot of Sackville Street, on the waterside of one of the numerous downtown 'arches' leading from street to wharf, all of them now long gone from the urban landscape. The firm of Thomas J. Egan sold guns, fishing tackle and sporting goods, and it was in that building that the fire began.
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https://novascotia.ca/archives/Halif...ves.asp?ID=146
Another at Black's Wharf:
https://novascotia.ca/archives/Notma...ives.asp?ID=52