[Halifax] Collaborative Health Education Building | ? m | 5 fl | Complete - Page 3

Haligonian88 · #41 Posted **Jan 4, 2015, 4:49 PM**

This building is now called the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB)

http://www.dal.ca/dept/facilities/ca...-building.html

Jonovision · #42 Posted **Apr 9, 2015, 10:05 PM**

Jonovision · #43 Posted **Aug 30, 2015, 9:18 PM**

Dmajackson · #44 Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 1:37 AM**

This is now substantially complete;

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

musicman · #45 Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 2:12 AM**

Except 4th and 5th floor... Neither floors are anything more than base building.. Supposedly they have been tendered for completion however, given that 3rd took about 9 months to complete it will be a while for full completion.. Looks good from the outside tho.

Keith P. · #46 Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 1:38 PM**

Architects and engineers need to give more thought to the aesthetics of support posts. While round concrete sonotube posts are the worst, these skinny metal ones are just about as bad and look insubstantial. While I'm sure both are acceptable from a structural support view, they need to be made to look better.

Drybrain · #47 Posted **Oct 25, 2015, 1:42 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Architects and engineers need to give more thought to the aesthetics of support posts. While round concrete sonotube posts are the worst, these skinny metal ones are just about as bad and look insubstantial. While I'm sure both are acceptable from a structural support view, they need to be made to look better.

Agreed. I'd rather just ditch the overhang and build out to the sidewalk. Support posts are almost never better than utilitarian-looking.

Dmajackson · #48 Posted **May 29, 2016, 3:31 PM**

I got to say I love they way this one turned out!

Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

fenwick16 · #49 Posted **May 30, 2016, 1:56 AM**

I have not seen it in person but it looks great in the pictures.

OldDartmouthMark · #50 Posted **May 30, 2016, 2:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Architects and engineers need to give more thought to the aesthetics of support posts. While round concrete sonotube posts are the worst, these skinny metal ones are just about as bad and look insubstantial. While I'm sure both are acceptable from a structural support view, they need to be made to look better.

Those "skinny metal ones" appear to be I-beams and yes, they kinda have to be acceptable from a structural support point of view (y'know, engineering and all that stuff).

Haven't seen it in person, but from Dmajackson's photos (see below), it appears that they have installed some kind of cover over them (you can see a seam in the pics). I like the look, actually.

RoshanMcG · #51 Posted **May 30, 2016, 2:41 PM**

Seen it in person, and been inside a number of times. Very nice building.