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INSTITUTIONAL
PROJECTS
CANADIAN MUSIC HALL
OF FAME
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
by
Golden Horseshoe Enterprises Inc |
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The Canadian Music Hall of Fame
was planned to
be a central waterfront destination at Pier 8 on Hamilton’s recreational
west harbour located between the Federal Marine Discovery
Centre and the HMCS Haida. The proposed development
would have had approximately 50,000 square feet located over two
levels. The building design incorporated gold-tinted steel and a generous
amount of glass to promote the flow of natural light, and is a
horseshoe-shaped structure representing southern Ontario’s Golden
Horseshoe. This design allowed the structure to wrap a natural outdoor
amphitheatre setting which would have held approximately 5,000 people for music,
comedy, theatre, and other forms of live entertainment. Cabling running from
the top of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame to a stage which would be modular
and installed for performances, would have flown banners, added colour and could
have formed the structure for a non-permanent roof to help extend the season
for the amphitheatre. The surround sound system would have been located in the
horseshoe and projected north towards the bay so as to minimize noise impact
on the residential neighbourhoods to the south.
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The Music Hall of Fame would
have been a
multi-dimensional, musically-themed entertainment centre featuring
interactive displays. The building’s interior was to have included an intimate
indoor performing venue for approximately 1,200 people,
virtual-technological attractions, educational, archival, and display
components, and of course the chamber honouring the inductees who have been
admitted by CARAS into the Hall of Fame. Also included was an interactive state-of-the-art educational recording
studio which would have offered all visitors, specifically children and student
tours, the opportunity to experience, learn and directly participate in the
process of writing, creating, recording and producing music. |
| Unfortuneately our bid was
not successful. CARAS awared the rights to construct the Canadian Music Hall
of Fame to a Toronto group but the project never proceeded. |
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