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NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | CLIENT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER
THE REGENERATION OF
A POWER PLANT
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
SITE / CONTEXTHistoric properties
Bishop’s Landing
Halifax Seaport Market
George’s Island
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | CLIENT’S STORY
LOWER WATER STREET STEAM PLAN – HARBOUR SIDE 1902
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WATER STREET VIEW OF BUILDING - 1902
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WATER STREET OFFICE - 1923
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VIEW OF WATER STREET PLANT PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL
HARBOUR (PORT AUTHORITY)
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WATER STREET PLANT - 1954
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FRONT VIEW OF STACKS - 1965
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WATER STREET PLANT - 1977
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | CLIENT’S STORY
WATER STREET CONTROL ROOM - 1955
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LOWER WATER STREET EXTERIOR VIEW PRIOR TO DEMOLITION - 2008
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | CLIENT’S STORY
LOWER WATER STREET EXTERIOR VIEW PRIOR TO DEMOLITION - 2008
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
INSPIRATION
Tatlin’s Tower Metropolis (below) Chernikhov, hammer & sickle (above)
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
PRECEDENTS
Water Pumping Station, Berlin
Gasometer City, Vienna
Tate Modern, London Pratt Street Power Plant, Baltimore
Annie MG Schmidt House MASS MoCA Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES
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NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
SITE
“Encourage linear building forms perpendicular to Lower Water Street”
HRM Secondary Plan, Downtown Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy, 26 May 2012
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
WATERFRONT TYPOLOGIES
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CONCEPT
Connecting the city with the harbour
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1. ATRIUM
2. GALLERIA
3. LOBBY
4. OFFICE
5. CORE
6. ELEVATORS
7. OASIS
4 4516 7
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NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
1. OFFICE
2. LOBBY
3. ENTRANCE BRIDGE
4. GALLERIA
5. CONFERENCE CENTRE
6. BOARDWALK
7. PARKING
7
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NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
PRINCIPLES
• Creating a heart to promote
collegiality
• Connecting users with the water
• Celebrating the legacy of the
building
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NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
ENVELOPE STRATEGY
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NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
NOVA SCOTIA POWER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS | ARCHITECT’S STORY
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