Yaletown Roundhouse Collage
This re-design of the Yaletown Roundhouse Community Centre landscape exemplifies a future of intercultural and inter-generational exchange. There is a strong chronology of colonial history on the site and consequently an erasure of the land’s significance to indigenous nations as well as the sacrifice of Chinese workers’ lives in the construction of the railroad (of which the Roundhouse was the terminus). Our design aims to reconcile these damages through tending to site and sharing across both age and culture.
The driving concept for this project is to create inter-generational encounters by chance, using threshold conditions to create mediating zones between different age groups. These spaces enable autonomy for the users, yet allow for passive exchange of knowledge and opportunities for social connection. Loose program such as gardening, crafting, and play inspire activity that is applicable to a range of age groups.