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 […]

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

PFS Studio was the lead consultant of a multi-disciplinary team for this nationally significant project, which was integrated into the National War Memorial site at Confederation Square in Ottawa in 2000. The firm provided design services and established the form, materiality and siting of the sarcophagus, which included sensitive modifications to the plinth of the […]

Hastings Park Restoration Plan

The Hastings Park Restoration Plan was a multiple award winning comprehensive master plan for the transformation of the Pacific National Exhibition site into a large, high profile community park in East Vancouver. PFS Studio was the prime consultant to the Vancouver Park Board on this project since its inception, developing the long term plan through […]

Southeast False Creek

PFS Studio was engaged by the City of Vancouver to design and implement the plaza at the heart of the new Southeast False Creek community in time to be the focus of celebrations for the 2010 Olympic Village that occupied the community during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. The design, endorsed by both the Vancouver […]

Oakridge Centre Redevelopment

The comprehensive open space system at Oakridge consists of a nine-acre public park, a new High Street, plazas, and a variety of engaging streetscapes. These public spaces will be well-connected with each other as well as the accessible, programmable public roof top, the adjacent neighbourhoods, the Canada Line station, and the City greenway/bikeway system. These […]

Grange Park

PFS Studio worked with the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Mr. Galen Weston, the City of Toronto and the Grange Park Advisory Committee to undertake the restoration and revitalization of the historic Grange Park, adjacent to the AGO in downtown Toronto. The park is strikingly beautiful, resilient, sustainable, and accessible. The design is anchored by […]

True North Square

True North Square is a mixed-use complex in downtown Winnipeg and adjacent to the MTS Centre. The main component of the public realm is a public plaza at the heart of the development that is envisioned as a vibrant space with multiple layers of activity. The plaza is designed as an open and inviting space […]