BCIT Beedie Plaza
PFS Studio led the design process to prepare a concept for defining the key gateway to BCIT and to provide a major campus gathering space. The project provided for a strong sense welcoming to campus and creating a social heart. In working with the Indigenous representation, a traditional Musqueam basket weave pattern was incorporated into […]
Westminster Pier Park Play Area at Sixth Street
PFS Studio was the landscape architect for the Sixth Street Play Area, an addition to the westward end of Westminster Pier Park in Downtown New Westminster, BC. The project continues implementation of the Riverfront Vision Plan to revitalize the historic Waterfront Precinct, maximize its utility to the community, and fully realize its potential as a […]
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 […]
West End Waterfront Parks and Beach Avenue Plan
PFS Studio is leading the West End Waterfront Parks and Beach Avenue Plan—a master plan for the parks, beaches and streets spanning from Stanley Park to Burrard Bridge. The design strategy stresses decolonization and Reconciliation; climate change and sea level rise adaptation; foreshore and upland ecological restoration; equity and accessibility; multimodal movement and connectivity; programming […]
Underpass Park
Underpass Park is a unique public space located under and around the Richmond and Adelaide overpasses in downtown east Toronto. This new park transforms a derelict and underused space into a functional and engaging urban neighbourhood amenity, reconnecting new and preexisting neighbourhoods in a dynamic and flexible manner. What was once a “no man’s land”, […]
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 […]
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
PFS Studio was part of KPMB Architects’s multidisciplinary team responsible for the winning design for the new research building at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. The project forms part of CAMH’s broader transformation of its historic Queen Street West campus into an open, integrated urban district dedicated to mental health […]
Adisoke – Ottawa Public Library – Library Archives
The new Ādisōke, Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility located on LeBreton Flats will be an important civic hub within the city of Ottawa. The project involved an extensive consultation process with a broad range of stakeholders and user groups and is the result of an integrated and collaborative design process. […]
Vaughan Civic Centre + Civic Precinct
Working closely with lead consultants KPMB, PFS Studio developed the landscape strategy and design for this new City Hall in Vaughan, Ontario. The general framework of the civic campus was inspired by rural planning principles of the past and agricultural patterns of the surrounding region, and organized linearly in an east – west orientation. The […]
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 […]
