[Halifax] 5505 Falkland St | 20 m | 6 fl | Completed

[Keith P.]

Maybe they can change it to 5505 Fauxland St.

[Jonovision]

I was by this one today and they have clad the front curve part of the facade and wow! You guys thought this building was bad before......your gonna hate it even more! They put on the arts and crafts type of panelling that you can see on that other really crappy building up near the hydrostone. I'll take some pics maybe next week. I'm super busy this week.

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

I was by this one today and they have clad the front curve part of the facade and wow! You guys thought this building was bad before......your gonna hate it even more! They put on the arts and crafts type of panelling that you can see on that other really crappy building up near the hydrostone. I'll take some pics maybe next week. I'm super busy this week.

I'll be in the area tomorrow so I'll probably get some pics.

BTW do you mean the building next to 5552 Kaye or Hydrostone Place?

[worldlyhaligonian]

This building is shit, I can't believe after installing that red siding and then the fake stone they also included board and batten. It makes no sense and using one of the 3 materials would have been better than this monster.

[Jonovision]

I feel sorry for the architect of this building......if there even was one.....

[Empire]

Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

This building is shit, I can't believe after installing that red siding and then the fake stone they also included board and batten. It makes no sense and using one of the 3 materials would have been better than this monster.

When is HRM planning going to have enough clout to prevent this type of eyesore.

[Keith P.]

Do we know which architecture firm to blame for this? Just for future reference...

[JET]

Is the architect the culprit? At least in the original renderings (see the first posts) the exterior was a "consistent", albeit uninspiring color. Now it's a strange mixture. Three Moe's involved? JET

[Takeo]

Fake stone is the new Vinyl Siding. It must be banned. The Architect of this disaster should be relegated to working on KFC's and Suburban pool houses and sheds. Don't hire this company... whoever they are. This building is the architectural equivalent of a cut and paste ransom note. It's bad enough to use fake stone... but to then combine it with wood siding and board and batten?!?! WTF!

p.s. Yes... I recall the building looking half decent in the 3d renderings. What happened?!

[Dmajackson]

Yesterday (photos by me);

[Halifax Hillbilly]

Originally Posted by Takeo

Fake stone is the new Vinyl Siding. It must be banned. The Architect of this disaster should be relegated to working on KFC's and Suburban pool houses and sheds. Don't hire this company... whoever they are. This building is the architectural equivalent of a cut and paste ransom note. It's bad enough to use fake stone... but to then combine it with wood siding and board and batten?!?! WTF!

On the smallest of bright sides at least the finishes are some of the least permanent parts of a building. Maybe in twenty years when this thing is due for renovations things will improve a little. Until then just another sack of shit building built in Halifax in the last ten years.

EDIT: What's the plan for street level? Because right now it looks like concrete pillars, concrete blocks and a wierd overhang are the plan. If that is the case, how hard is it to get basic urbanism right?

[JET]

OPEN HOUSE,, Sunday 1-4 JET

[worldlyhaligonian]

Originally Posted by Halifax Hillbilly

On the smallest of bright sides at least the finishes are some of the least permanent parts of a building. Maybe in twenty years when this thing is due for renovations things will improve a little. Until then just another sack of shit building built in Halifax in the last ten years.

EDIT: What's the plan for street level? Because right now it looks like concrete pillars, concrete blocks and a wierd overhang are the plan. If that is the case, how hard is it to get basic urbanism right?

Lol, I have future hopes for alot of buildings in Halifax in terms of their exteriors... The form of this building is good, but i wish they went with the red material everywhere.

[Jonovision]

This is now visible peaking above the trees and buildings when viewed from the MacDonald Bridge.

[JET]

Speaking of views from the bridge; what is large and wrapped in plastic accross the street from Spice? Something at the dockyards? JET

[hfx_chris]

Is it at the dockyard? Probably the Synchrolift.
Unless you're talking about something different.

[JET]

Originally Posted by hfx_chris

Is it at the dockyard? Probably the Synchrolift.
Unless you're talking about something different.

Driving down Ochterloney it appears to be directly accross from Spice, but It's too far away to locate it precisely. Almost as tall as spice, but narrow and wrapped in plastic. Shuttle launch maybe? JET

[beyeas]

Originally Posted by JET

Speaking of views from the bridge; what is large and wrapped in plastic accross the street from Spice? Something at the dockyards? JET

If it is what I think you are meaning, that is the sub that had the fire a few years back. It is basically mothballed and in semi-permanent dry-dock right now (hence the wrapping).

[kph06]

Originally Posted by beyeas

If it is what I think you are meaning, that is the sub that had the fire a few years back. It is basically mothballed and in semi-permanent dry-dock right now (hence the wrapping).

The Chicoutimi left port in the early spring on the back of a semi submersible transport ship headed for BC. The thing that is wrapped is one of the dock cranes.

[Jonovision]

No, its one of the cranes. Although the wrapping came off this week and the scaffolding is on its way down. I think they were giving it a new paint job. It was wrapped for the better part of the month.