Location: Dartmouth Cove Infill, N.S.
Typology: Civic/Cultural
Bachelor's: Third Semester
Completed: 2025
Sited at the location of the proposed infill in Dartmouth, this project reimagines the contentious condition as a place for community gathering, culture, and small local businesses. Adopting an adaptive reuse strategy, the project inhabits the roof of an underutilized Dartmouth Cove warehouse.
Two adjoining structures are proposed: the first, a community hall with café, event, and exhibition spaces; the second, a clothing-and-jewelry makerspace studio. The two structures, connected by a bridge, act as a gateway into the existing waterfront park, maintaining its connection to the surrounding neighbourhood and harbourfront route. The two structures also act as a gateway into a creative life. Fabrication, exhibition, and commerce are integrated on site, creating an accessible environment where ideas can be created, shared and exchanged.
