WHY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT?

This development will be the gateway to the Spring Garden Road shopping district downtown. It is an intersection point as it borders the Dalhousie University Campus and the hospital and medical communities. It is important to hear from many people and multiple perspectives on how they will use and interact with the building. The public engagement process is a participatory interface to engage people around things they can influence and be clear about what they cannot influence during this developer led engagement.

Building Spring Garden West is running concurrently with the Centre Plan engagements. We encourage the public to participate in both of these opportunities to influence the future of urban development in HRM. 
 
The Dexel Architecture team has informed HRM planning and technical staff about the ideas presented and public comments made during the first SGW public engagement. They will continue to update HRM about the progress through public engagement with the aspiration that both the Spring Garden West proposal and the Centre Plan can inspire the very best for the future of HRM’s urban fabric.

PROJECT ELEMENTS THAT CAN BE INFLUENCED

HOW TO RELATE TO THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
  • Adaptive reuse / Restoration of the three heritage Carlton St. properties
  • Link to the Public Gardens with a contemporary "Victorian" linear park theme to the new streetscape and Balcom Park
  • Recall the Common Green by creating an urban green: public atrium, roof terraces, vertical forest and green feature walls
  • Water features to recall the name-sake spring of Spring Garden Road

PUBLIC ATRIUM
  • Access
  • Seating
  • Public Washrooms
  • Cafes / Services
  • Outward looking people watching space
  • Multi-use space for special functions
THE PUBLIC'S INTERACTION WITH THE BUILDING
  • Building Access
  • Possible uses of the building
  • Streetwall
  • Streetscape
  • Bike Parking
  • Public Parking
  • Building  Amenities / Features
  • Healthy Building Concept
  • Rejuvenate the Spring Garden Road District

BALCOM PARK * **Information collected will be premised as suggestions Dexel makes to HRM but subject to HRM's approval before they can be integrated into the development proposal to the city.
  • Closing the Coburg Road through fare to create a plaza extension of the park
  • Increase amenities offered to St. Andrews Church and the public
 The items listed above are open for input during the engagements. ​The developer's goal is to achieve a financially sustainable project which contributes in the best possible way to the city's urban environment. 

HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?

You can participate by attending the three community events or by filling out the online survey. There will also be creative pop-up public engagement. This website will capture and make visible public opinion throughout the process. It will also  provide key information to inform public discussion.  
 
For the schedule of events click here.

THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM

Tim Merry and his team brings years of engagement experience from national projects to community events.  He has developed skills, models and a strong network of experts that get to action quickly. Engagement is at the root of building successful services, products and infrastructure that meets people's real needs. 

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