▶︎ Designed to honour the sacrifices of Canadians during wartime and create an inclusive commemorative voice for the space, the design solution for Poppy Plaza hinges on two distinct yet interrelated surfaces: wood and weathering steel. Both function as transformative systems to frame and catalyze different opportunities to occupy, engage and connect. The formal interaction of the wood and weathering steel creates a complex experience that alternately defines and releases space and spatial associations with the project’s surroundings. There is a strong use of movement to create a shifting perspective as the viewer engages with the plaza; the commemorative elements oscillate between solidity and ephemerality, akin to the nature of memory itself.

▶︎ As the Université de Montréal is building a secondary campus on former railway yards, existing tracks had to be moved so trains could travel along a new viaduct straddling the grounds’ access road. Facing the campus, the viaduct acts as a backdrop that comes to life at night when four light tableaux appear and disappear in the dark. At ground level, sculptural concrete abutments create a dynamic mineral landscape.

▶︎ The entry sequence from car to entry hides any ocean views. One can hear waves and smell the sea air. Upon arrival at the front door, the sea, finally revealed, seems to envelop the 'floating' slate sunset terrace.

▶︎ People who walk Carol’s Labyrinth describe feelings of introspective peace, quiet and stillness. The labyrinth reminds us that our path in life is a winding journey in search of meaning and purpose that evokes the author’s past while inspiring the walker’s future

▶︎ Light passes through perforations in the steel wall, symbolic of the northern lights

▶︎ Since its completion, this plaza has become a significant year-round meeting place for the community. Its natural setting at the edge of the downtown celebrates the pioneering spirit of this northern city. This project was awarded a CSLA Regional Merit Award for Design in 2013

▶︎ Underpass Park has transformed an unused derelict landscape beneath a set of overpasses into a public park full with amenities including basketball half-courts, a skatepark, flexible open space, benches, salt-tolerant planting, and a children’s playground. Public Art in the form of sculpture and street art murals permeate the space. The park benefits from the overpasses as they provide needed shelter from the summer sun or spring rain.

▶︎ The Twinkle Plaza is located at a point where a number of paths intersect. Just south of the pedestrian mall, close to public events on the main plaza, and adjacent to the Farmer's Market, it gives people a convenient place to meet and have a bite in the daytime. Its nighttime character is defined by tiny lights on a tensile structure. The larger plaza was built for big time events, but this place is for everyday, quieter moments.