Armcrescent Residence - The Modern Black House Design in Halifax, Canada

Located in Halifax’s long-established West-End, a bold dark gable emerges within a quiet residential neighbourhood. The Armcrescent Residence represents an architectural investigation towards increasing urban density on the Halifax Peninsula, a growing need and topic of discussion in the city over the past few years. Though the city respects history and culture, there’s an excitement and desire for more progressive work. The exterior massing and form aim to modernize traditional architectural forms found throughout Halifax’s historical neighbourhoods. The exterior material features a variety of textures within a minimal colour palette. Black reduces the building to its formal qualities, almost like a silhouette on a landscape. The surrounding custom board-formed concrete retaining walls provide an opportunity to consider dense urban residential landscaping as a complementary three-dimensional form to connect the interior and exterior. Like the exterior, the interior design of the Armcrescent Res