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Can we conceive an idea to preserve the natural beauty of the park, retain the existing reservoir for potential future use, as well as provide additional public space?

The existing three hectare Capital Regional District (CRD) property which includes the reservoir sits adjacent to Summit Park in Victoria, BC. The 15.5 million gallon reservoir was constructed in 1908 and served as Victoria’s water supply but by the late 1940s the reservoir became redundant. Today it is no longer considered a vital part of the City’s water supply system. Improvement have been made recently to pedestrian trails and a playground was constructed at Summit Park but there are no current plans to use the inactive reservoir in the near future.

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To navigate is to focus on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a vessel from one place to another. The design concept for the Promenade uses a symbolic “vessel” as a repetitive armature that navigates the landscape. As it shifts, tilts and rotates on its path, it moves through moments of time, memory and sustenance. Providing areas for teaching, learning, reflection and play, the new promenade gives the community and visitors new ways of navigating and experiencing a space that changes with the seasons.

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The EXPERIENCE of train travel informs the design of the proposed pit stops. COMPRESSING the components that make up train travel results in a building concept that allows travelers to CONVERGE at a meeting place. Like travelers, two roof planes converge and create a form that houses space for rest and for those seeking information on the region and route.

It was proposed that every stop along the Trans Siberian railway have a unique IDENTITY. Colours and patterns derived from regions would inform pit stop cladding, as illustrated below.