[Halifax] The Vuze at South Village (Fenwick) | 106 m | 36/10/8 fl | U/C

[teddifax]

What about the new building or buildings?

[pblaauw]

Originally Posted by HRMjoe

Hey Guys,

you can take a 3d Tour of the site by clicking this link:

www.renderator.com/south-village

if you have vr headsets for your computer or phone you can experience it with them as well..

Templeton Properties will be posted up at the Viva City event tonight if you'd like to swing by our booth.


enjoy the tour!

Will the ramp to the west/southwest of the South Street building have a handrail? It looks unsafe, as if it was just put in for aesthetic. How much else in the public realm is wheelchair accessible? (Love the zig-zag ramp!)

[HRMjoe]

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Originally Posted by pblaauw

Will the ramp to the west/southwest of the South Street building have a handrail? It looks unsafe, as if it was just put in for aesthetic. How much else in the public realm is wheelchair accessible? (Love the zig-zag ramp!)

Yes there will be handrails on the stairs, and the whole pedestrian muse is wheelchair accessable as are all the buildings in the site.

The zigzag ramp isn't unsafe, infact it takes on that zigzag shape to get a comfortable slope.

[HRMjoe]

Could we update the tread title to read South Village, as opposed to Fenwick development as the site has been rebranded. The tower had also been renamed The Vuze

Thanks

[Ziobrop]

Originally Posted by HRMjoe

Could we update the tread title to read South Village, as opposed to Fenwick development as the site has been rebranded. The tower had also been renamed The Vuze

Thanks

much like we have an old bridge and a new bridge, this will always be fenwick.



Im sorry - other then the name, this is so much better.

[pblaauw]

Originally Posted by HRMjoe

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Yes there will be handrails on the stairs, and the whole pedestrian muse is wheelchair accessable as are all the buildings in the site.

The zigzag ramp isn't unsafe, infact it takes on that zigzag shape to get a comfortable slope.

I wasn't refering to the zig-zag ramp as unsafe. Apologies if it sounded that way.

[pblaauw]

Originally Posted by Ziobrop

much like we have an old bridge and a new bridge, this will always be fenwick.



Im sorry - other then the name, this is so much better.

"Vuze" isn't that bad a name, though.

It was nice to meet you in person, Peter.

[fenwick16]

Originally Posted by HRMjoe

Hey Guys,

you can take a 3d Tour of the site by clicking this link:

www.renderator.com/south-village

if you have vr headsets for your computer or phone you can experience it with them as well..

Templeton Properties will be posted up at the Viva City event tonight if you'd like to swing by our booth.


enjoy the tour!

Here is a screen capture from the 3d tour. The rendering looks to be true to the work that has been done so far (new windows and the colour of the cladding). The glass safety railings on the balconies look great.

I am one of the people who likes the shape of the Vuze (Fenwick Tower) - it is unique and impressive. I don't think there is another tower in Canada with the same design. With the new cladding it will no longer be an eyesore.

[portapetey]

Yeah when I first saw the renders last year of this iteration of the design, I was pretty disappointed that the building wasn't being totally glassed in as previously proposed, but now I'm liking this version. Keeping the unique shape while vastly improving the finish. This new render is pretty beautiful.

[Empire]

Anyone know what the cladding is? Looks like plastic but might be an aluminum composite. I hope it has a high UV rating as I would sooner see a faded concrete building than a faded plastic building.

[HFX]

Thank god this is happening. Finally, there won't be an embarrasing, phallic, concrete eyesore in the south end! My morning walk down south park will have a nice view!

[Metalsales]

So I wonder who will be on the hook for all the falling debris today from this. Area closed to vehicles and pedestrians for public safety.

[HRMjoe]

Originally Posted by Empire

Anyone know what the cladding is? Looks like plastic but might be an aluminium composite. I hope it has a high UV rating as I would sooner see a faded concrete building than a faded plastic building.

It is aluminium composite panelling with 25 year warranty on fading.. there shouldn't be any issues with that occuring

[OldDartmouthMark]

http://www.news957.com/local/2016/10...g-breaks-free/

[OldDartmouthMark]

A little history about Fenwick Tower that I was not aware of:

http://halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinn...fenwick-tower/

[Jonovision]

It's nice to see that this developer had the foresight to dress up their temporary plywood balcony railings.

20161108_121308 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20161108_121359 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20161108_121619 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20161108_121613 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20161108_120906_HDR by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20161108_122520_HDR by Jonovision23, on Flickr

[fenwick16]

Thanks for the updates Jonovision.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

It's nice to see that this developer had the foresight to dress up their temporary plywood balcony railings.

Maybe they should try that on the Mary Ann?

[eastcoastal]

Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark

Maybe they should try that on the Mary Ann?

In which case, they may wish to consider a similar dressing-up of the whole of the Mary Ann.

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by eastcoastal

In which case, they may wish to consider a similar dressing-up of the whole of the Mary Ann.

LOL... true enough.