WOODWORKS
INNOVATION
NETWORK
- Project uploaded by Canadian Wood Council on 10-08-2024
- Project last updated by Canadian Wood Council on 04-26-2025
Cunard Street Live / Work / Grow
Halifax, NSCunard Street Live / Work / Grow exemplifies "people-driven design" through its choice of materials, community integration, and support for a collaborative work environment. Designed as a research project on mass timber construction, the office building incorporates glulam within a five-storey, mixed-use wood structure. The project explores the use of Douglas fir for columns and beams, and spruce-pine for floor slabs, with the thickness of the wood adjusted to meet specific load requirements. Due to the tight urban site, concrete and steel were used for non-combustible elevator shafts and stairwells. The design maximizes natural daylight by positioning services along the east and west walls, allowing for exposed wood ceilings. The post-pandemic informed design emphasizes fresh air, daylight, and connections to nature, serving as a model for future mass timber construction in Atlantic Canada.
Version History
Project Details
-
Year Built
2024
-
Number Of Stories
5
-
Bldg system
Innovative Light-Frame
-
Square footage
11,600
-
Construction Type:
Unknown
-
Building Type:
Mixed-Use
-
Material Types:
Mass Timber
Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam)
Project Team
-
Western Archrib Glulam and GLT panels
-
3336403 Nova Scotia Limited Owner/Developer
-
Aitchison Fitzgerald Builders General Contractor
-
Campbell Comeau Engineering Limited Structural Engineer
-
Doublespace Photographer
-
FBM Architect/Firm
-
Kickstand Building Design Support Photographer
Version History
- Project uploaded by Canadian Wood Council on 10-08-2024
- Project last updated by Canadian Wood Council on 04-26-2025
Need help with your own project?
WoodWorks can help find a team, technical details, and more.
