Historic
Renovations
Lunenburg Arms
Hotel
In 2001-2002, John
Doucet Architects Limited was hired to convert a dilapidated tavern to a 5
star hotel in Lunenburg, NS. The
challenge of designing the Lunenburg Arms Hotel was to work within strict
heritage guidelines in a UNESCO World Heritage Community while more than
tripling the usable space by designing an addition that was sympathetic to
its environment.
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Lunenburg Arms Hotel Before Renovations
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Lunenburg Arms Hotel After Renovations
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Historic Private Residence Renovation and Addition,
#1 (Circa. 1850)
John Doucet
Architects Limited designed and supervised the construction of a registered
historic home in Chester, NS. The
designed had to be approved by provincial historic preservation
officials. The renovations included
excavation of the entire basement under the existing house, the removal of
a substandard addition, and the design of a new, larger addition to replace
the addition that was removed.
Also, the interior of the existing house was renovated to suit the
design of the Georgian style of the 1800’s.
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After Renovations
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Historic Private Residence Renovation and Addition,
#2 (Circa. 1850)
John Doucet
Architects Limited designed and supervised the construction of a registered
historic home in Chester, NS. The
designed had to be approved by provincial historic preservation
officials. The renovations included
the excavation and renovation of the entire basement under the existing
house, the removal of a substandard addition, and the design of a new,
larger addition to replace the addition that was removed. A new double car
garage was integrated into the new addition. In addition, the interior of the existing house was renovated
to suit the design of the Georgian style of the 1800’s.
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Public Works Canada, Atlantic Regional Headquarters
Building Renovations, Halifax, NS
John Doucet
Architects Limited was hired by Public Works Canada to produce a set of
contract documents (drawings and specifications) to be publicly
tendered. John Doucet Architects
Limited evaluated the tenders and provided construction supervision. The elevators were designed to suit the
historic character of the Old Post Office Building Headquarters. 161 000 sq. ft. $12, 000, 000.00 Winner
of the Heritage Trust and Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor Design Awards
for Historic Adaptive Reuse (1993)
After Renovations
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Offices and Retail
Lunenburg Tourist Bureau and Board of Trade Offices,
Lunenburg, NS
As prime consultant, John
Doucet Architects Limited designed a tourist center and office space
reminiscent of a historic blockhouse design.
Liverpool Professional
Building, Liverpool, NS
John Doucet Architects
Limited worked as the prime consultant on this project. The project included separate medical
and dental offices with shared reception area, child’s play area and
landscaping. Winner of the Nova
Scotia Lieutenant Governor Design Award for Commercial Design (1991)
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Senior Citizen’s
Housing
Ocean
View Manor Renovations, Eastern Passage, NS
John Doucet
Architects Limited was hired as the prime consultant on this project. The renovation included new mechanical
ventilation to all areas of the existing building, suspended drywall
ceilings, duct work bulkheads. The
renovation also included lobby design and finishes, extensive lighting changes,
and installation of 12 new ERV roof units.
The renovation also included the replacement of all windows and
doors in the existing building, four new vestibule additions from exit
corridors, extensive insulation, infill to existing exterior building
envelope with exterior synthetic plaster finish (stucco), and new
pre-finished wood siding with insulation applied to existing wood portion
of the complex.
Before Renovations
After Renovations
Chandler’s Cove Village
John Doucet
Architects Limited was the prime consultant on this 86 unit, adult active
community of condominiums. The design includes a clubhouse building
(including cistern storage for the development), sauna, games room,
kitchen, hall, doctor/nurse examination room, and meeting rooms. The units were designed with the living
area on one level.
Whispering Creek Village, Wolfville, NS
John Doucet Architects
Limited, prime consultant, designed an 84 unit adult active community,
consisting of 72 condominiums with 17 different floor plan configurations,
12 single detached homes. The
community design included a clubhouse building, with a gym, poolroom,
sauna, washroom facilities, kitchen, hall, doctor/nurse examination room,
and meeting rooms. The living area
for each residential unit is on the main floor. All units were designed to be handicap accessible.
Winner of the 1998 Nova Scotia Home Award - Nova Scotia Department of Housing and Consumer Affairs
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Churches
Trinity Church, Liverpool, NS
John Doucet
Architects Limited designed and supervised the construction of a new church
hall, to be attached to the second oldest Anglican Church in North
America. The hall building had to
be attached to the existing church and was designed around the tombstones
of an existing cemetery, adjacent to the church. The hall consisted of a main entrance, a large gathering
hall, a large kitchen, pastor’s office, daycare/Sunday-school rooms, and a
secretary’s office. The building
was to complement the architecture of the old church, while maintaining a
direct link between the church hall and the church activities.
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do not hesitate to contact us.
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