Butterfield Park (OCAD)
Over nearly a decade, PFS Studio has worked with OCAD University and the surrounding community to reimagine Butterfield Park beneath Will Alsop’s iconic tabletop building. The redesign transforms what was once an inward-facing plaza into a welcoming and flexible campus commons in downtown Toronto. Previously, the plaza was constrained by limited permeability, sparse planting, and […]
Library Garden and Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre UBC
PFS Studio was the lead landscape architect for the Library Garden project and worked closely with the client and architects to design and implement a renewal of a central campus open space and to integrate a new building within it that is the western Canada centre for archives, research, and public education on the history […]
Capilano University Fulmer Family Centre for Childhood Studies
The Capilano University Fulmer Family Centre for Childhood Studies is a purpose-built facility integrating teaching, research, and experiential learning for the Department of Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE). The building provides 74 childcare spaces at grade and ECCE classrooms above, situated beside an environmentally sensitive woodland atop a stream bank. The design prioritizes preservation […]
Hummingbird Childcare – River Green Lot 13
The daycare for River Green Village is sited next to a green space that is protected for its environmentally sensitive habitat and to retain a portion of the woodlot planted by an early settler, Samuel Brighouse. The outdoor play space is an intimate courtyard with open views into the woods through large windows in the […]
University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Master Plan
The UBC Okanagan Master Plan led by PFS Studio was initiated to create a UBC campus in the interior of British Columbia. It was the first significant expansion of UBC’s presence outside of Vancouver and intended to respond to a growing interest in UBC from students outside of the Lower Mainland. The campus is located on […]
Langara College Master Plan + Library
As a key contributor to a large multi-disciplinary team, PFS Studio has played a pivotal role in the development of a campus master plan and a series of open space planning strategies to guide the expansion of Langara College to the year 2030. The development of the College Library served as a catalyst for a […]
UBC Buchanan Courtyard
As part of the UBC Renew Program, the iconic Modernist Buchanan buildings underwent a significant revitalization that included the reinvention of associated courtyards and perimeter spaces. The Renew Program retains the historical, cultural and financial value inherent in campus architecture while revitalizing buildings and landscapes to make them more sustainable. PFS Studio developed a conceptual […]
UBC University Boulevard + Stormwater Terraces
University Boulevard is now considered the open space jewel of the UBC campus and while it has played a long and important role throughout campus history, it is now being redeveloped to reaffirm its place as the gateway and social heart of the university community in conjunction with many new project initiatives that have unfolded […]
UBC Main Mall
PFS Studio conducted an urban design study of UBC’s Main Mall – the central spine and primary pedestrian corridor on the Point Grey campus. The study reviewed the history and evolution of the Mall as a Beaux-Arts ordering device to understand its heritage character and design intent. The study was then overlaid with current campus […]
