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| PETER POLLEN WATERFRONT PARK CONCEPT PRESENTATION SPRING 2020
A New Design for Peter Pollen Waterfront Park, in Three Walks
1. A Walk through the Process
2. A Walk through Time
3. A Walk through the Park!
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SPRING 2020 2
A New Design for Peter Pollen Waterfront Park, in Three Walks
1. A Walk through the Process
2. A Walk through Time
3. A Walk through the Park!
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Background | Process & Key Outcomes
STE P 1 STE P 2 STE P 3
ASSESSMENT + DEFINITION CONCEP TUAL DESIGN FINAL DESIGN
PU B LI C
PU B LI C PU B LI C
O PE N H O US E
O N LI N E O N LI N E D I S PL AY
D R AF T
SU RV E Y FI N AL
CO N C E P T
(CO N SU LT ) CO N C E P T
(CO N SU LT )
(I N FO R M)
WE AR E H E R E JULY 2020
ANALYSIS AND FINAL DE TAILED PRESENTATION
OPPOR TUNITIES CONCEP T PL AN TO
REPOR T WITH COS TING COUNCIL
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What We Heard From Our Online Survey 2019
+ We heard from 309 residents
The Park should focus on:
+ Majority live in James Bay
1. Providing habitat for bugs, birds, fish and other wildlife
+ Over 40% respondent were 60+
2. Contributing to ecological restoration of the land and water
3. Creating opportunities for social interaction and passive recreation + Most people, visit the Inner Harbor on a weekly basis
+ Most people visit the park in the afternoon
Top three features for the park:
1. Walking / jogging along the pathways
2. Viewing the harbour and city
3. Relaxing in the shade of large trees
Top three objectives for the park:
1. Strengthening pedestrian connectivity within the site &
to adjacent sites
2. Creating a welcoming and inclusive space
3. Supporting ecological health
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SITE ANALYSIS
CONSTRAINTS
LEGEND
LEGEND
Seaplane Arrival &
Excavation Zones Departure Route
Vessel Crossing -
Cut Slope Area
when strobe light
Runway: Seaplane & Powered isn’t flashing
Excavation Areas Vessels +20m Lane
Non Powered
Vessels Only
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REMEDIATION UNITS POOR ENTRIES INNER HARBOUR WATERWAYS
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SITE ANALYSIS
OPPORTUNITIES
SONGHEES
POINT
VIEWS
ACROSS
ENHANCE
PETER BROAD VIEWS
POLLEN TO WEST BAY ENHANCE
Peter Pollen Park
WATERFRONT MARINE VILLAGE BROAD VIEWS
PARK TO DOWNTOWN
INTERNAL
PARK VIEWS
GATEWAY EXPERIENCE THRESHOLDS VARIETY OF VIEWS
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SITE CONSIDERATIONS
PUSH & PULL EVERYDAY & EVENTS TOPOGRAPHY CULTURAL & NATURAL
Shape shorelines to create opportunities Provide spaces for a variety of programs Shape topography for environmental and Bring back Garry oak ecosystem and Kwetlal
for activation of waters edge to provide from everyday activities to special events. programming opportunities. The pleated meadow ecosystems that were once at large
variety of subterranean and intertidal landform provides opportunity for seating around Victoria. Highlight cultural features
habitat, as well as create moments for users and viewing. In contrast, plane landforms on-site as moments for storytelling and
to physically interact with the water. Create provide an open flat area. gathering. Traditional management practices
educational opportunities to learn how include, weeding, seeding, harvesting and
people historically interacted with water and burning. Restore shoreline to provide a
demonstrate successful habitat restoration. healing space for both people and wildlife.
Promote intertidal habitat for birds and fish.
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SITE CONSIDERATIONS
INTIMATE & GRAND ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE UNIQUE & UNIFIED HIGH & LOW
Take advantage of views onto, within and Create an iconic gateway experience at Understand the location of the park in Clarify hierarchy between upper and lower
from the park and take into consideration various points in the park. From the flight relation to a greater waterfront path system pedestrian pathways. While the lower
the complementary site across the water, path in the Inner Harbor, visitors will along the Inner Harbor while creating a pathway provides a slow meandering
Songhees Park. Through landform and experience the park from above. From the one-of a kind experience that contrasts the experience of the shoreline, the higher
planting, frame views to city landmarks ground, create a sense of arrival at entry colonial character in other areas of the city. pathway provides fast and easy access
to contextualize the park, bring cultural points south and east of Laurel Point Inn. through the park. Distinguish a shared path
significance and provide a sense of place. between people walking and cycling south
of Laurel Point Inn.
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PRECEDENT STUDY • Preserve the integrity or connectivity of shoreline processes
• Maintain or enhance habitat diversity & function
IMPROVING THE SHORELINE • Minimize or reduce pollutants to the environment
• Reduce cumulative impacts to the shoreline environment
KITSILANO FORESHORE
BEFORE
At Peter Pollen Waterfront Park, our project engineers will help
us design improvements to the rip rap shoreline which can add
vegetation and habitat quality into the hard edge.
Though it will not be possible to recreate a softer transition
at the shoreline due to the use of the waterways for boat
and seaplane traffic, the rip rap’s value as a part of an
interconnected shoreline can be greatly increased.
One relevant precedent is our project engineer’s (KWL) design
at the Kitsilano Foreshore. Using willow wattle, vegetated
geogrid, live stakes and plugs, they were able to stabilize and
green the steep shore.
AFTER
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SPRING 2020 10A New Design for Peter Pollen Waterfront Park, in Three Walks 1. A Walk through Process 2. A Walk through Time 3. A Walk through the Park!
SITE CONCEPT
REVEALING LAYERS OF THE LAND
GEOLOGICAL PAST
LEKWUNGEN PAST + PRESENT
INDUSTRIAL PAST
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SPRING 2020 12GEOLOGICAL PAST
TECTONIC DISTURBANCE: ROCK OUTCROPS
The geology of the local landscape is an provides a metaphor for how the design can
inspiration. The iconic outcrops found in attempt to daylight the site’s own history with
Victoria create a sense of being able to see honesty and dynamism.
through the ground into geological time.
The exposure and reveal of layers of time
Pacific
Rim
Terrane
Crescent Terrane
“...Greater Victoria is built upon... granite and gneiss An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible The area over which a particular unit crops out is only
(metamorphic rock) that is thought to have formed exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial partly related to its thickness. What’s more important,
from magma deep within the layers of rock. It was deposits on the surface of the Earth. is its dip and the topography it underlies.
exposed during the uplift and erosion associated
with the collisions of the Pacific Rim and Crescent
terranes.”
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SPRING 2020 13GEOLOGICAL PAST
COASTAL BLUFF INSPIRATION
BLUFF HEADWALL
Diversity can be added to routes through
the park by manipulating the topography to
mimic bluff like forms. Bluff headwalls can
thrust users in close proximity to the water,
and obscure views hightening intrigue as
people move along paths.
UNITY OF EXPRESSION
By weaving the granite used for rip rap
into the park the harsh engineered line of
the shore protection can be blurred. The
ubiquitous use of this material can bring
unity to the park and help give it a distinct
identity.
PATH CHARACTER
The park paths can take on the character
of the bluff landscape while ensuring
accessibility for all.
TERRACED PROGRAM
Using granite to borrow from the coastal
bluff spatial organization within the site
can help create unique spaces and diversify
program opportunities.
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SPRING 2020 14LEKWUNGEN PAST + PRESENT
ECOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE: GARRY OAK MEADOW
The Garry oak meadow ecosystem is This continuing story of disturbance, resilience The site’s cultural identity is also formed by its
created by ecological disturbance, through and change over time can be expressed in the nature as a promontory and a sacred place,
a combination of cultural practices of the design’s use of Garry oak - inspired plantings and making it a location of significance, both then and
Lekwungen and, in the case of steep coastal management practices. now. Before the land was altered, a burial ground
bluffs, the severity and exposure of a site’s for Lekwungen chiefs existed here, set among
environment itself. the Laurel (Arbutus) trees and marked by burial
houses with large carved wooden figures.
Garry Oak ecosystems were maintained by the activities Coastal bluff communities are strongly influenced by their A historic drawing of the Lekwungen burial houses and
of Lekwungen prior to the arrival of Europeans. Complex ocean-side location. The active nature of these communities, mortuary figures that once existed on the site.
social and cultural practices were responsible for creation due to winter storms, has resulted in a variety of rare species
of the ecosystems. occurring on these sites. Recognition that it is the erosion that
actually preserves the conditions required for the rare species
may allow future acceptance of this natural process.
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SPRING 2020 15LEKWUNGEN PAST + PRESENT
GARRY OAK MEADOW INSPIRATION
OPENNESS, WILDNESS, IMMERSION
While it may be impractical to recreate a
perfect Garry oak meadow as part of a small
public park, plant material from Garry oak
ecosystems can be used effectively in the
design. The feeling of the plantings should
also recall a more wild, exposed, open
habitat such as a coastal bluff meadow. The
general approach to planting design can be
less ornamental and more ‘wild’ feeling in
order to create this atmosphere.
MANAGEMENT, HUSBANDRY
An essential part of the success of a Garry
oak meadow is its management by people.
Is there a way to instill this park design
with this spirit of managed wild landscape?
Perhaps a seasonal mowing regime for parts
of the park could become an event which
park users look forward to. Similar to the
traditional practices used by the Lekwugnen
to cultivate a Garry oak meadow, the
standard maintenance practices of parkland
hold a landscape in a specific state, without
allowing it to turn into forest. How can we
manage this park differently, and by doing
so, create a unique character for the park?
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SPRING 2020 16INDIGENOUS CONNECTION TO THE LAND
ART & CULTURAL EXPRESSION
The City is working with the Lekwungen to for the park; and through the development of Following construction of the new park, the
incorporate long-lasting tangible expressions of an interpretive program for the park that will effort to integrate Indigenous connections
their culture into the new park in order to create provide opportunities for the general public to to the land will continue in the development
a place that is meaningful to the Lekwungen and learn about the Lekwungen, their culture, and and evolution of the park programme. Park
welcoming to all. This is being done in a variety of connection to the land, water and air. programming and activations, including
ways; through the incorporation of Lekwungen educational opportunities, gatherings and
art and cultural expressions into the design community activities, will provide venues
of various park elements such as the seating, where Lekwungen voices and stories may be
stonework, and paving; through the development shared and Lekwungen culture is celebrated.
and installation of original Lekwungen artworks
Spindle Whorl: Four Winds, Signs of Lekwungen, Clarence Stoneheads, Dylan Thomas (Qwul`thilum), 2020, digital Example showing how Lekwungen artwork may
“Butch” Dick (Yux’wey’lupton), 2008. This spindle whorl from design. Dylan Thomas is the current Indigenous Artist in be integrated into the design of park furnishings.
the Signs of Lekwungen project was temporarily removed for Residence with the City of Victoria. Image shown on seating wall: Seawolf, Dylan Thomas
the remediation project and will be returned to the park. (Qwul`thilum), 2020, digital design.
This carving marks the nineteenth century Lekwungen
burial ground consisting of burial shelters with large carved
mortuary figures that once stood on the site.
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SPRING 2020 17INDUSTRIAL PAST
ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE: THE PAINT FACTORY
The industrial chapter of the site’s history is also It is critical to the honest telling of the site’s
a story of disturbance and change, however in a story to include this part of the past as an
way which we now see in a less positive light. inspiration to the park design.
Before it was developed the shape of the Laurel Point Industrial development dramatically altered the shape Buildings at Laurel Point were applied to the organic pattern
shoreline was the product of a balance of natural forces. and nature of the land at Laurel Point. The shoreline of the land. The structures engulfed the site, but took on
was simplified and the rigid lines of architecture were some the point’s shape.
introduced.
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SPRING 2020 18INDUSTRIAL PAST
BUILT STRUCTURES
RECALLING THE PAST
Damaged by industry and newly
remediated, the future park space is now
predominantly shaped by human forces. The
park design aims to bring natural forces back
to the park while revealing the story of
human influence on the site. This can be
done through a juxtaposition of the organic
forms of the coastal bluff landscape with
the rigid form of architectural elements that
recall the industrial influence on this land.
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SPRING 2020 19A New Design for Peter Pollen Park, in Three Walks 1. A Walk through Process 2. A Walk through Time 3. A Walk through the Park!
SITE CONCEPT DIAGRAM
REVEALING LAYERS OF THE LAND
1 UPLAND PATH
A direct route through the park that
accommodates pedestrians, mobility aids, strollers
and cyclists
2 DAVID FOSTER HARBOUR PATHWAY
An accessible path the character of which changes
as is passes through the various park zones
3 ROCKY BLUFF WALLS 7
Slopes of granite boulders rise away from the 1
shoreline creating benches and bluffs
4 SUNRISE LAWN
A perched lawn provides a sweeping view of the 7
Inner Harbour and fireworks displays 5 2
5 SUNSET LAWN 1
A sloping lawn to catch the afternoon sun 2
4 10
6 OVERLOOK PLATFORM 10 6
An elevated platform is a gathering place that 8
recalls the history of human impact on this land 3
and reaches across the water to Songhees Point
3
7 GATEWAYS 9
Wooded areas frame the entry points into the park
8 GRANITE STEPS
Intimate platforms provide seating and access to
water in key areas
9 COVE BOARDWALK
An intimate shoreline experience
10 GARRY OAK MEADOWS
Minor pathways will allow limited access into these
areas to protect the habitat
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SPRING 2020 21SITE CONCEPT PLAN
REVEALING LAYERS OF THE LAND
Towards
Lighthouse Songhees Point
Cove and Boardwalk
Songhees Overlook
Promontory
Rocky Bluff Wall
Rocky Bluff Wall
8%
Garry Oak Meadows Garry Oak Meadows
2%
Granite Seat
David Foster
Harbour Pathway 2.5%
Sunset Lawn
Sunrise Lawn
Upland Multimodal 2%
Pathway
Rock Retaining Slopes 8% Banquet Hall Harbour Overlook
The Inn At Laurel
4%
Point Restaurant
Infinity Pool
Gateway Feature
N
0 5 15 35
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SPRING 2020 22A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
WESTERN ENTRANCE
From the western entrance to the park,
you immediately feel the presence of
tree canopy and the immediacy of the
shoreline. A strong threshold is
created by a small bridge and the
framing of sky and park under Garry
oak canopies. As you cross the bridge,
you catch glimpses of the rocky edges
which characterize the park. By
accentuating this entrance, the park
design transports you to a specific and
special place along the City of Victoria’s
continuous but varied shoreline path
experience.
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SPRING 2020 23A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
WESTERN ENTRANCE PRECEDENTS
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SPRING 2020 24A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
SUNSET LAWN
Victoria’s residents have particularly
enjoyed visiting Laurel Point Park in
the afternoon. Approaching this area,
you will see people lounging on a
sunny lawn and under the shade of
trees. People walk or jog along this
lower pathway and take in views of the
harbour. Children play on the gently
sloped lawn. You see friends visiting
on benches which are integrated into a
rocky slope. At this point, you see your
first open view to the water and the park
begins to feel more open and exposed
to the water; the promontory of the park
is also now visible, hiding what is around
the corner, creating a series of reveals as
you walk through the park.
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SPRING 2020 25A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
SUNSET LAWN PRECEDENTS
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SPRING 2020 26A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
COVE
When you round the corner of the park’s
promontory you arrive in a place with
a very different experiential quality.
Here you feel both secluded, from the
city and more active parts of the park,
as well as exposed to the open water
and activity in the harbour. You are at
the base of a steep rock wall on top of
which is a Garry oak meadow reaches
out. At your feet is a simple boardwalk
which passes through a coastal meadow
planting. Birds, insects, maybe even
otters, inhabit this niche. Here you feel
the most intimate experience of the
shoreline, perhaps forgetting that you
are in the middle of a city, or imagining
what this land may have looked
like before it was a city. You can see
Songhees Point across the water.
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SPRING 2020 27A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
COVE PRECEDENTS
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SPRING 2020 28A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
SUNRISE LAWN
Now you are walking, running, or biking
along the upper pathway. At this point
in your journey you enter the Garry
oak meadow, rich with wildflowers and
birds, and look back across the sunrise
lawn. This area is larger than the sunset
lawn, where you see people playing or
picnicking. If you were in this location
on a certain summer evening, you would
see the lawn packed with people here
to see the fireworks! From parts of the
lawn you can see back towards the city
skyline, giving this area a more urban
feel than the western side of the park.
Trees at the edges of the lawn provide
welcome shade and frame the sky. At the
lower pathway, the rocky edge includes
rustic seating, inviting you closer into
the shore. Children look for treasures
amongst the boulders.
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SPRING 2020 29A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
SUNRISE LAWN PRECEDENTS
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SPRING 2020 30A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
OVERLOOK
Finally, you walk through the treed
meadow to reach the overlook, the most
dramatic moment in the park. Here you
feel the impulse to pause and look out
over the harbour, towards Songhees
Point. The overlook is a place to pause
and absorb a touch of wilderness within
the city, and to appreciate the varied
landforms and surrounding ecosystems.
You feel the expanse of the sky and
water in front of you and the Garry oak
meadow framing your view on either
side, full of life, texture and richness. The
overlook is a place to stop for a moment
and absorb this piece of wildness
within the city, to appreciate the natural
landforms and ecosystems which made
this essential landscape and which still
exist within the city.
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SPRING 2020 31A WALK THROUGH THE PARK
OVERLOOK PRECEDENTS
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