AHRF presentation by David Murray, Architect, Feb. 12, 2016

TiptonInvestmentCompanyBuilding1042882Avenue

Presenta=ontotheAHRFFebruary12,2016

ByDavidMurrayArchitect

1984

TheOldStrathconaBuildingFrontImprovement

WorkProgram

TheOldStrathconaBuildingFrontImprovementWorkProgram–1985-1989

Theprincipleswere:

•Preserva=onoforiginalmaterialswastheobjec=ve.

•Restora=onwasthechosentreatment,wherepossible.

•Authen=citywasthegoal

•HeritageCanadaadvisedagainstimposingfalsehistory.

1985

circa1912

Restora1onStep1:Research.Step2:Analyzethechanges.Step3:Preserveoriginalmaterials.Step4:Methodicallyreplicatethemissingpieces.

TheTiptonInvestmentCompanyBuilding

1987

Thiswasoneofthemostcompleterestora=onsatthe=me

1991

Ourhistoricbuildingsstarttodeterioratequickly

1994

Neglectisveryhardonthesefragilehistoricfacades.

presentThehistoricintegrityofthebuildingishigh.

Whyauthen=cityisimportantand

variouswaystoachieveit.

Thera=onalefortheprotec=onandpreserva=onofthisbuildinghingesuponitsinherenthistoricvalueinthecontextofOldStrathcona,adesignatedprovincialhistoricarea.

WalterdaleTheatre

Pre-1985

DominionHotel

AprojectbytheOldStrathconaFounda=onInthe1980s

105Streetand82Avenue

104Streetand82Avenue

Pre-1984

1987

CommercialHotel

Whatwelostin2015

Whatremains

Integritythequalityofbeinghonest

Authen1city•ofundisputedorigin;genuine•madeordoneinthetradi7onalororiginalway,orinawaythatfaithfullyresemblesanoriginal;•basedonfacts;accurateorreliable;•(inexisten7alistphilosophy)rela7ngtoordeno7nganemo7onallyappropriate,significant,purposive,andresponsiblemodeofhumanlife.

GuidingPrinciplesforahistoricdistrict

OldStrathcona,adesignatedprovincialhistoricarea,hangsitsreputa7ononitsauthen'cityasagenuinehistoricplace.

Conclusions•OldStrathconasuffersaseverelosswheneverahistoricbuildingisdemolished.

•Theauthen=cityofOldStrathconaiserodingasoriginalbuildingsaredemolishedandreplacedwithreplicahistoricbuildings.

•TheTiptonInvestmentCompanyBuildingisararehistoricresourceinthecontextofthisprovincialhistoricarea.

•Itisworthyofprotec=onthroughdesigna=on.

Whyispreserva=onofourhistoricresourcesimportant?

Ourwell-beingisservedbyknowingandunderstanding

theplaceinwhichwelive.Heritageisourcollec=vememory.

OldStrathconaisarepositoryofthemostsignificantcollec=on

ofcommercialhistoricresourcesinthecity.Itservesasanimportant

memorybankforEdmontonians.Tobevaluable,thememories

havetobeauthen=c.Wearealwaysindangeroflosingourmemory,

asthecitygrowsandreinventsitself…sowhenthewillexists,

designa1onasatoolforpreserva1onisagoodstrategy.