The Great Canadian Heritage Restoration Thread

[905er]

it's looks incredibly bland to me. the grounds are still terribly boring. Quebec's National Assembly look's more capitalesque than this. I mean, are not no taxpayer dollars for some landscaping?
That said, it's still an improvement so I guess that's good.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by 905er

it's looks incredibly bland to me. the grounds are still terribly boring. Quebec's National Assembly look's more capitalesque than this. I mean, are not no taxpayer dollars for some landscaping?
That said, it's still an improvement so I guess that's good.

Just guessing here, but is it possible that landscaping is out of scope and therefore not in the rendering? A little bit would go a long way, but that might be a separate project.

[jamincan]

I don't think there will be significant changes with the south lawn due to its importance as a public event space. The National Assembly landscaping is lovely, but would not be at all functional for Parliament Hill.

[J.OT13]

I'm hoping for some landscaping around the stairs and ramps at the front of Centre Block, but for sure the rest of the lawn should remains grass for large events.

[kwoldtimer]

For $5B, one imagines they’ll include a few shrubs and tulips.

[Airboy]

Not a restoration but a heritage find. During the reconstruction of Jasper Ave here in Edmonton. Crews were digging up for some power lines and came across a pile of metals. On closer look there were rail spikes and horse shoes. Could have been from an old blacksmith shop or stable. Looking at old maps of the area, I found a map from 1890 showing a number of hotels and an old NWMP barrack. 1890 Edmonton was all old wood buildings. there was still an operating fort as well.

Hoped they called the historic branch.

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[TorontoDrew]

The Royal Bank Building built in 1914's restoration is almost complete and she's looking great.

source: https://cdn.skyrisecities.com

[Martin Mtl]

Restoration of Maison Louis-Joseph Papineau (Old Montreal)
Construction: 1785


By Philippe Du Berger on flickr


By Philippe Du Berger on flickr

[itom 987]

It looks like a cheap renovation, how did it look before?

[PhilippeMtl]

Originally Posted by itom 987

It looks like a cheap renovation, how did it look before?

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5100...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5100...7i16384!8i8192

[itom 987]

It looks much better in its original cladding.

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by itom 987

It looks much better in its original cladding.

It’s being redone with its original style and material. The clading is painted wood imitating stone, just like before. It will look just as good or rather better… when it’s finished. It’s far to be a cheap restoration; it has to follow rigourous standards as it is a national historic site. In fact, it must be very expensive because of that.

[Binour]

The fake stones in wood date back to a 1841 renovation. The stone wall behind was not nice enough for the owner, at the time, I suppose.
So, that cheap renovation happened 26 years before the «birth» of Canada.

[itom 987]

That must be how old the brick addition is. Fair enough I guess...

[TorontoDrew]

It's lost all of it's character now. And that stone was just painted on wood? It looked real to me.

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

It's lost all of it's character now. And that stone was just painted on wood? It looked real to me.

Looking real was the point I guess. Can you explain what’s being lost exactly in its caracter, since it’s a rigourous restoration and it will look exactly the same as before once the restoration is finished ?

[itom 987]

We now know how long a cheap renovation from 1841 lasted.

I don't know weather I should laugh or cry...

[Binour]

The building has a long history, namely in terms of renovations, additions, demolitions, etc. If you are really interested in having a well informed opinion about what's going on in 2021 to the house, you may be interested to read this.

http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/fr/...l#.YRuksYhKg2w

https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/qc/louisjosephpapineau

[MonctonRad]

A small project, but I thought I would post it here:



This is the old Loyal Orange Hall building on downtown St. George Street in Moncton. It dates from the turn of the last century, but had been abandoned, and was in serious jeopardy of being torn down because of an unstable foundation.

The building however has been rescued, and recently had the bulk of it's construction hoarding removed to reveal the restored facade. The results are very gratifying.

The ground floor of the building will house a cafe and wine tasting bar as well as a cooking school. The second floor will contain the operations centre of BioScript Solutions, a Moncton based pharmacy and pharmaceutical supply company with a national base of client pharmacies (this is the company responsible for funding the restoration of the building). The top floor will contain six high end apartments, two of which will be accessible for handicapped individuals.

St. George Street has a history of being seedy, but has been gentrifying over about the last 6-8 years, and is becoming a magnet for the immigrant community in the city. Dolma Foods next door (you can see the building in the left side of the photo) for example is a small urban format grocery store specializing in ethnic foods. It has a rooftop patio and restaurant. Dolma is owned by a former Syrian refugee who has done exceeding well in Canada.

[Arrdeeharharharbour]

A project underway in Halifax will see two historic facades incorporated into an apartment building.

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