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dc.contributor.authorChristian, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-04T17:01:36Z
dc.date.available2014-04-04T17:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/49096
dc.description.abstractA public-private interface is a dynamic threshold between the private residence and the public city. It can be critically examined in terms of social scales, defensibility and ownership of space. As cities densify, they face the challenge of providing dwelling space while intensifying community integration. Current approaches to housing often rarify cultural and social richness in the resultant communities. A new framework is needed for residential development, including an awareness of social dynamics, and building respectfully on positive patterns in existing contexts. This thesis proposes a densifying mixed-used residential scheme on the vacant site of Halifax’s St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School, governed by a framework of social scales and responding to typological and physical conditions in the community. It seeks to integrate public services into existing structures, and to articulate the threshold between public and private programs, making a case for a socially vibrant model of urban housing.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectHalifaxen_US
dc.subjectmixed-use residentialen_US
dc.subjectdefensibilityen_US
dc.subjectthresholden_US
dc.titleInhabiting the Threshold: Housing and Public-Private Interface at Halifax’s St. Patrick’s-Alexandra Schoolen_US
dc.date.defence2014-03-17
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Architectureen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Architectureen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerGeoffrey Thünen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorSteve Parcellen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerPeter Henryen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorTed Cavanaghen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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