On Wednesday we were appreciative to be part of a design workshop for the redevelopment of Iona Island. The workshop was hosted by the Musqueam First Nation.
On Saturday some of us from space2place made a day trip to Widgeon Falls. This is a wildlife management area about 45 min from downtown Vancouver where Pitt Lake becomes the Pitt River. The area is home to a large tidally influenced marsh with lots of channels to explore. One of the channels is Widgeon creek. If you paddle up the creek as far as you can navigate, the falls are at the end of a 3km hike.
West Village Park and District Energy Centre opens today. The park is in the heart of a new community in Central Surrey next to City Hall. The district energy centre provides heat to the surrounding apartments and civic buildings. The hexagon pattern in the parks paving represents the chemical structure of carbon.
Beautiful concrete work by @transition_construction at the New West skatepark #concretedetails #concrete #skatepark
Moody Park playscape still looking good
This afternoon the office joined the #shorelinecleanup at #hingepark #habitatisland
Nice day for a walk.
Looking forward to the #PechaKuchaVan event this eve. Jeff’s talk is titled the "only certainty is uncertainty". Its about #climatechange and how it will soon impact everyone's lives. I have focused on what it means for Vancouver. I will post links to my sources over on the @space2place twitter account. Also after the event I will share my presentation as a series of posts. #pechakuchavancouver
A public art and landscape memorial for Canadian hero #terryfox. In collaboration with artist Ken Lum, our proposal includes a simple landform and Feature Wall depicting the face of Terry Fox and an inspirational quote. Formal gestures and materials are minimal, while public art is transformed into a habitable space and a new urban environment along the Toronto Waterfront.
In collaboration with artist Ken Lum, check out our proposition for the Legacy Art Project Toronto - A public art and landscape inspired by Terry Fox along the Toronto Waterfront.
Winter Cottonwood forest. #fromabove
Laidlaw Log sort. During the spring freshet of the #fraserriver the woody debris is captured here. The floating logs typically find the way to the river naturally. They are removed to facilitate navigation of the lower Fraser.
Sea Island school built in 1991 and designed by Patkau Architects looking better than ever almost 30 years later.
Our latest project is getting close to completion. West Village park and district energy centre near the Surrey City Hall. The hexagons represent the molecular structure of carbon.