This architectural design thesis proposes the adaptive
re-use of 82 walk-up apartment blocks located in
Shannon Park, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The
uniform military housing community, abandoned in 2004,
is reintegrated back into the surrounding neighbourhood
network through a series of interventions at several
scales. The new neighbourhood will provide housing
for the population influx expected as a result of the
acquisition of a significant shipbuilding contract. Because
the expected influx is temporary, the development must
be able to easily fit into the existing urban fabric. A
series of strategic design interventions will transform the
monotonous, desolate site into a varied community with
strong neighbourhood identity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:NSHD.ca#10222/21658 |
| Date | 18 March 2013 |
| Creators | Wierstra, Kaitlin |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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