[Halifax] Shannex Parkland at the Gardens | 28 m | 8 fl | Completed - Page 10

ScovaNotian · #**181** Posted **Jun 26, 2011, 9:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bkk soidog

Just a quick off-topic query here; does anyone know if All Saints was originally designed to have a spire? In all the shots of the construction lot something kept nagging me and then it dawned on me that the church looks odd without a spire, looks like one was in the blueprints but didn't make it to the finished project.

The Cathedral was built essentially as Cram designed it with the exception of the 132 foot high Central Tower which was never completed ...

Bkk soidog · #**182** Posted **Jun 27, 2011, 10:29 AM**

^^
A 132 foot tower would have looked great, shame they never finished it. Thanx for the link

mcmcclassic · #**183** Posted **Jun 27, 2011, 9:16 PM**

View from the 22nd storey of park vic:

Photo by me from my Blackberry

worldlyhaligonian · #**184** Posted **Jun 27, 2011, 9:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcmcclassic

View from the 22nd storey of park vic:

Photo by me from my Blackberry

Huge post... despite the roofline, the cladding will make or break this development's appearance.

kph06 · #**185** Posted **Jul 19, 2011, 12:41 AM**

Photos by me:

RyeJay · #**186** Posted **Jul 24, 2011, 6:56 AM**

My pic, yesterday.

fenwick16 · #**187** Posted **Jul 24, 2011, 10:05 AM**

Nice looking picture RyeJay. It is taken from an interesting elevated perspective.

Dmajackson · #**188** Posted **Jul 26, 2011, 12:38 AM**

Back to ground-level we go;

Dmajackson · #**189** Posted **Aug 13, 2011, 4:26 AM**

It's very convenient to have a bunch of projects all in a straight line this summer

Dmajackson · #**190** Posted **Aug 19, 2011, 11:25 PM**

Another day another picture;

www.parklandatthegardens.com

RyeJay · #**191** Posted **Aug 20, 2011, 4:56 AM**

Dmajackson · #**192** Posted **Sep 14, 2011, 4:24 PM**

Framing for the roof has begun;

Photos by Dmajackson; 2011-09-14

YYCguys · #**193** Posted **Sep 16, 2011, 10:55 PM**

Good grief! If the building is going to be attached to the Cathedral, couldn't they have least tried to marry the buildings and the materials a bit better? This building, as the renderings depict, could be found anywhere! It's like a slap in the face to the beauty of the Cathedral!

RyeJay · #**194** Posted **Sep 17, 2011, 3:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by YYCguys

Good grief! If the building is going to be attached to the Cathedral, couldn't they have least tried to marry the buildings and the materials a bit better? This building, as the renderings depict, could be found anywhere! It's like a slap in the face to the beauty of the Cathedral!

A self-inflicted slap in the face.

It is possible that this building isn't made to match the Cathedral, allowing the church's charm to stand out much more.

But you may be right. The two buildings might look awkward together. We'll find out soon enough!

YYCguys · #**195** Posted **Sep 17, 2011, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by RyeJay

A self-inflicted slap in the face.

It is possible that this building isn't made to match the Cathedral, allowing the church's charm to stand out much more.

But you may be right. The two buildings might look awkward together. We'll find out soon enough!

Good point. I didn't think of it in that manner.

worldlyhaligonian · #**196** Posted **Sep 17, 2011, 2:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyeJay

A self-inflicted slap in the face.

It is possible that this building isn't made to match the Cathedral, allowing the church's charm to stand out much more.

But you may be right. The two buildings might look awkward together. We'll find out soon enough!

I'm most worried about the material they will clad the base in (it would look ok in the style of Dal buildings) and then the little turrets and dormers.

If those turrents/dormers are clad in beige vinyl siding, this will be the most ugly development downtown. I'm hoping for weathering-style shingles.

RyeJay · #**197** Posted **Sep 17, 2011, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

If those turrents/dormers are clad in beige vinyl siding, this will be the most ugly development downtown. I'm hoping for weathering-style shingles.

Fingers crossed!

Regardless, I find this Cathedral to be absolutely beautiful!

kph06 · #**198** Posted **Sep 25, 2011, 11:33 PM**

Here are some photos I took today:

kph06 · #**199** Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 6:55 PM**

Photos by me:

lawsond · #**200** Posted **Oct 12, 2011, 6:32 PM**

Oh man. This is a disaster. The trillium turned out so nicely and then this thing goes up across the street? It looks like something you'd see beside the Trans Canada on the outskirts of Moncton. Not downtown. Man.