[Halifax] Queen's Marque | 30 m | 10 fl | Completed - Page 23

Jonovision · #**441** Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 4:11 PM**

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teddifax · #**442** Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 5:49 PM**

I wish there was a way on each site to go to a page to JUST see the original plans. I was trying to compare the buildings in the stage they are now against the conceptual plans and gave up trying to find them. It would be nice if there was a go to page for site plans for all sites here.

pblaauw · #**443** Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 2:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by teddifax

I wish there was a way on each site to go to a page to JUST see the original plans. I was trying to compare the buildings in the stage they are now against the conceptual plans and gave up trying to find them. It would be nice if there was a go to page for site plans for all sites here.

You can get some idea of it here, but finished product is not usually like the original plans, so "buyer beware".

teddifax · #**444** Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 12:25 PM**

Thanks!!!It appears then the other 2 piers are no where near finished and have a lot yet to be built.

someone123 · #**445** Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 4:29 PM**

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Thanks!!!It appears then the other 2 piers are no where near finished and have a lot yet to be built.

You can also see how the floor heights vary in the portions that have been started. Different parts will have different uses.

There's an art installation type piece too in the central pier-like structure that may end up lit up at night. Cue lighthouse jokes here. I think this one has the potential to look good though, and it will be visible in a lot of skyline shots.

mleblanc · #**446** Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 10:56 PM**

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You can also see how the floor heights vary in the portions that have been started. Different parts will have different uses.

There's an art installation type piece too in the central pier-like structure that may end up lit up at night. Cue lighthouse jokes here. I think this one has the potential to look good though, and it will be visible in a lot of skyline shots.

This is a Brian McKay Lyons building. I don't think anything he's ever designed has been bad. Incredibly high expectations for this one.

someone123 · #**447** Posted **Jul 13, 2018, 11:23 PM**

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This is a Brian McKay Lyons building. I don't think anything he's ever designed has been bad. Incredibly high expectations for this one.

Yep. This architect tends to produce simple modern designs that have some local flavour and don't look generic, as if they could be built anywhere in the world. I think this one has the most potential of any development being built in the city right now.

They will also be cladding it in Wallace sandstone so that is another hint that this will be of a higher quality.

beyeas · #**448** Posted **Jul 16, 2018, 4:56 PM**

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You can also see how the floor heights vary in the portions that have been started. Different parts will have different uses.

There's an art installation type piece too in the central pier-like structure that may end up lit up at night. Cue lighthouse jokes here. I think this one has the potential to look good though, and it will be visible in a lot of skyline shots.

This building will be interesting to watch as it ages too, given that it seems they plan to integrate a fair amount of copper into both the north and south buildings.

Jonovision · #**449** Posted **Jul 16, 2018, 11:00 PM**

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This building will be interesting to watch as it ages too, given that it seems they plan to integrate a fair amount of copper into both the north and south buildings.

I think it will be a type of treated copper that will not oxidize like the typical roof copper we see.

Acadie_1755 · #**450** Posted **Jul 17, 2018, 6:38 PM**

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I think it will be a type of treated copper that will not oxidize like the typical roof copper we see.

Yes I also remember reading that.

beyeas · #**451** Posted **Jul 17, 2018, 7:10 PM**

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Yes I also remember reading that.

Ah ok. Interesting.
Fingers crossed it ends up looking good then. Like you, Someone123, I have very high hopes for this one.

Jonovision · #**452** Posted **Jul 19, 2018, 4:29 PM**

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hoser111 · #**453** Posted **Jul 22, 2018, 6:49 PM**

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I think it will be a type of treated copper that will not oxidize like the typical roof copper we see.

Indeed. Here's a good article that describes the vision behind Queen's Marque...

"Steel was originally considered for cladding but finally an alloy of copper called Muntz metal, from Ontario, was used. Wallace sandstone from local quarries has been used on numerous public buildings and was a good fit for the Queen’s Marque.

“Muntz metal has a lot of the characteristics of copper but doesn’t turn green,” he explained. “It has the waterfront shipyard grit of weathering steel but with the sophistication of Muntz."

https://canada.constructconnect.com/...-queens-marque