1 1. The renovated Buildings A and B along Isleville Street. Open joint 2x10 hemlock planks, supplied by Highland Forest Products along with flooring, stairs and hemlock shiplap, on the commercial street façade provide warmth and texture where people interact with the building.
Reinhabiting Isleville buildings Reno preserves buildings for a new century of life By David Gallaugher The Isleville Reinhabitation project sets a precedent for mid-density, walkable, mixed-use neighbourhoods in Halifax through the renovation of three buildings. Designed with the neighbourhood scale in mind, the project revives two 100-year-old derelict houses and a crumbling 50-year old commercial strip mall into a showcase for environmentally-sensitive architecture and renovation in a tight urban setting.
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The owners had a clear wish to reinforce a strong connection with the neighbourhood. After exploring a tear-down and rebuild, they chose to reuse the existing three buildings on the block to maintain the character and density of the Hydrostone neighbourhood. B
The buildings comprise: - Building A: Three residential units including one new accessible unit. Total Area: 2,330 ft2 - Building B: Five commercial units with new accessible entrances and one residential unit. Total Area: 7,770 ft2 - Building C: Two residential units. Total Area: 2,050 ft2 Inspired by the idea of the ‘Missing Middle’, a term referring to the lack of housing options between single-family houses and apartment towers, the project retrofitted and expanded five existing long term rental apartment units (four two-bedroom units and one bachelor).
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