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This modern Halifax house embeds itself in the urban mix

JONATHAN WADDELL
HALIFAX — Special to The Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Jun. 18, 2015 8:04AM EDT
Last updated Friday, Jun. 19, 2015 12:28PM EDT


With concrete walls and metal siding, the Prix de Rome-winning architect Susan Fitzgerald’s Live/Work/Grow home mirrors its industrious neighbours on King Street in north-end Halifax. And that’s just the way she wants it.

There are the service bays of a car dealership, from which the whir of the pneumatic tools punch into the street. There is a tire shop and car-detailing centre, a café and coffee roaster, a crematorium and recycling depot. Dotted between the concrete buildings and dirt lots, enclosed by chain-linked fences, are a few remaining examples of the north end Halifax row house.

Unlike other parts of Halifax, Ms. Fitzgerald could build this house in the north end because zoning allows for residential and commercial mix.

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That is a neat project. One of the things I like about Halifax is that there's a good mix of developments at different scales, particularly in the North End. It's not just large condos, although there are some of those going in too. There's also a diverse mix of uses packed into a small area. If it can manage to retain this character while densities increase then it will be a great neighbourhood.

Not sure if they pointed it out, but the enclosed "breezeway" connecting the two parts was created partly because of zoning requirements in the area. Unless you get a variance, you're only allowed to build one building per lot. There have been laneway houses as well but they probably required special approval. The city really needs to get rid of some of these inflexible rules.

Here's another project not far away: http://densecity.ca/
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Really like that house in Halifax!
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That house in Halifax is gigantic. Is it really only for one family???
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The Niagara Falls History Museum is spectacular. I'm going to show it to anyone who thinks that additions to heritage buildings need to be faux-period pieces to look good.
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Love that High Park Backyard.
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angled roof beside a Whistler ski slope


This timber-clad ski chalet has a crystalline form designed to "shed snow" from the roof and an elevated living room that optimises views across Canada's Whistler Valley (+ slideshow).

Vancouver studio Patkau Architects designed the 460-square-metre home for Martin and Sue Hadaway on a steep slope in Whistler, a popular ski resort located 80 miles north of Vancouver in British Columbia. The architects named the project Hadaway House after the clients.

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Canadian forest retreat by Christopher Simmonds stretches out towards lake views

The upper storey of this forest house near Ottawa projects out from the landscape, creating a cantilevered living room offering views through the trees towards a nearby lake (+ slideshow).

The property is located in the Val-des-Monts district to the north of the Canadian capital and was designed by local studio Christopher Simmonds Architect as a retreat for a family who enjoy swimming, canoeing and kayaking.

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Love the Ottawa one, not sure about the Whistler one. All those weird angles don't really do it for me.
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I too really like the Ottawa one; it's almost my dream house.

It seems like the Whistler one is oddly proportioned - too tall for it's width. I also wonder what the other side looks like.
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I like the addition but I just don't understand how the City would allowed them to get away with the railing along the front cement porch.
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The facade reminds me of Calgary's new Central library designed by Snohetta.
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