This urban scheme is the redevelopment of derelict
industrial site of a ship repair yard. The program consists of a new campus for the
Nova Scotia College of art and Design, as well as housing, and commercial space. The
area plan calls for creation of energy using the water head of a historic canal, methane
gas from sewerage, micro hydro generation using tidal power of abandoned slipways.
The signature building begins on an existing street level in the historic centre of
Dartmouth. As the hill falls away the building continues at the same height, bridging
over an existing street and railway, like a reclining figure. It acts as an iconic urban
landmark from across the harbour, and bridges the old city to the reclaimed dockyard.
