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My name is Pearl Yip.
I am a recent graduate of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the
University of Manitoba. Previously, I have obtained a Bachelor of Science in
Agroecology from the University of British Columbia, which focuses on sustainable
agriculture and food security.
Throughout my academic career, previous employment, and personal travels, I have
developed an interest in the role of lived experience in the place making process.
As a result, my design interventions are often focused on the transformation of
human-nature relationships while attempting to maintain a balance between
anthropocentric and eco-centric paradigms within the designed landscape. I
strongly value contextual elements and use place identity to propel original design
interventions based on ecological principles.
I believe that my work exhibits a high level of clarity, complexity, detail, and
creativity in design research, design process, and graphic representation. Please
find attached a small collection that demonstrates my understanding of design, life,
and the world.
4. Tunnel Vision was the final design solution produced in the fourth
year Environmental Design studio “Possible Urbanism(s)”. The studio
encouraged students to develop a deeper understanding of their thought
process and intentions, recognize the potential impact of design intentions,
and to explore non-conventional graphic representation styles in both
analysis and final design phases. Ludic play was a central theme in the
studio, with explorations in performativity, entertainment, and tourism.
PROJECT BRIEF
6000 lux 5 lux 10000 lux
Lighting Analysis
NTS
Sound Analysis
Sound(dB)
Location of Sound
0
0
100
100
100
tunnel southeast
tunnel northwest
Southwest Middle Northeast
MainStreet
Union Station
CityTV
The
Northwest
Company
1:2500
Circulation Analysis
SITE ANALYSIS
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Signage Acoustics Lighting Circulation
01 | Tunnel Vision
5. TUNNEL VISIO
N
SITE CONTEXT
1:700000
City of Winnipeg
The Forks
Human
Rights
Museum
MainStreet
Assiniboine Avenue
The Forks & Downtown
1:10000
Union Station & Underpass
1:2500
MainStreet
UnionStation
Track1
Track2
Track3
Track4
TheNorthwest
Company
CityTV
Forks Market Road
UNION STATION UNDERPASS
The Union Station Underpass is one of three entrances to the
Forks. Directly beneath the four track railway platform, the
underpass is intrinsically tied to the Winnipeg Train Museum (track
1 & 2), VIA rail (track 3), and the freight train rail system (track
4). The underpass is an essential connection between the Forks
and its railway past. The liminal space offers a unique sense of
uncertainty, mystery, and intrigue.
Despite its important historical past and the entryway ‘s function
as a well used thoroughfare for travelers going to and from the
Forks, it is largely disregarded in most official maps and city plans.
Tunnel Vision
Perspective
6. LIGHTING
CIRCULATION
MainStreet
Union Station
CityTV
Tunnel Vision
Exploded Isometric Diagram
To rejuvenate Union Station Underpass, its significance is emphasized
through light, sound, and texture. The use of signage, acoustics, lighting,
and circulation will reconnect the underpass to the railway system and the
Forks. In addition, the experience of travelling is transformed and enhanced
through the stimulation of various senses. The interventions are envisioned
to be subtle strategies that do not alter the functionality of the underpass
itself but act to strengthen the relationship between the underpass and
its various users. The underpass, hopefully, will become a prominent
experience within its users’ memories.
DESIGN INTENTIONS
A
A
SIGNAGE
Main St. Entrance
Perspective
Forks Entrance
Perspective
SIGNAGE
ACOUSTICS
Existing logos from the Forks and
downtown Winnipeg are fabricated
from aluminum and placed onto
frosted glass panels above the
tunnel. These logos are illuminated
to create shadows onto the frosted
glass panes. In the event of a train
crossing, the logos will disappear
into the silhouette of the train,
reappearing when the train has
passed.
03 | Tunnel Vision
7. Moss Acoustic Tile Layout
Section AA:
1:500
9mm
mdf base
aluminum
caging
5cm reindeer
moss
ACOUSTICS
LIGHTING
CIRCULATION
Moss Tile
Detail
Path Detail
1:50
1m x 15m Aluminum Slats
Lights
Sound Responsive Light System
Diagram
Aluminum Slat
Rolling Track
Wheel & Axle
Bolt & Washer
Steel Plate
Cable Connection
Brick Facade
Slats System
1:40
Lighting Slats System
Plan - Day
Lighting Slats System
Plan - NIGHT
1:1000 1:1000
H.P.
231.05
230.45
231.00
230.95
230.95230.45 230.45
231.00
230.45
230.5
230.5
2%
2%
C.B.
230.4
C.B.
230.4
3.5%
MainStreet
UnionStation
The Northwest Company
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2% Drainage Channel
Concrete Pavers
Cobblestone
Cobblestone
Concrete Pavers
Drainage Channel
Circulation Path
Drainage Plan
1:1000
The moss acoustic tiles’ layout
creates a sound intensity gradient
within the tunnel. Periodic misting
have the additional effect of
producing an earthy odor that
stimulates the olfactory senses.
The mechanical slat system
changes from day to night. The light
fixtures are connected to a digital
interface where changing decibel
levels in the underpass triggers
a change in corresponding light
intensities.
The pedestrian sidewalk is lowered,
widened to 3m, and paved with
concrete pavers. A 0.5m drainage
channel indicates an edge between
the pedestrian and vehicular area.
The path extends to reach the
sidewalk located by the CityTV
building to increase pedestrian
safety.
04 | Tunnel Vision
8. Union Station
Old City Hall
Front Street
Queen Street
King Street W
Adelaide Street W
Richmond Street W
Temperance Street
BayStreet
Wellington Street W
existing courtyards
Bay Street
existing buildings
Bay Street Corridor
0 20 40 80 160m
SITE CONTEXT
Bay Street is the heart of the Financial District in downtown Toronto.
Characterized by skyscrapers, the area is also where the majority of
Torontonians spend their time during the day. While the real estate bloom
prior to the economic crash has introduced more skyscrapers onto the
street, some lots originally cited for development now lay vacant. With
mental health illnesses, especially depression, on the rise, Bay Street is
the ideal location to explore the possibility of relieving daily stresses and
anxiety through the use of an everyday landscape - the street.
Two significant buildings mark the two ends of Bay Street, Old City Hall to
the north and Union Station to the south.8 of 24 buildings located on Bay
Street are over 100m tall. Of the remaining 16 buildings, only 3 are under
15m tall. There are only 14 trees along the 680m road, all located between
Wellington and Front Street.
“Choice(s)” was a final fourth year Environmental Design studio that
required students to imagine an emergent future for the city of Toronto
and to design a project brief and design solution for that scenario. Current
GIS data research directed the studio towards the issue of mental health in
the city of Toronto. Forest Bathing re-imagines the streets in Toronto
as spaces that facilitates positive mental health in a world where mental
health illness is on the rise due to plummeting real estate and a crumbling
financial sector.
PROJECT BRIEF
0 5 10 20km
City of Toronto
high self harm neighbourhoods
highest self harm neighbourhood
surrounding neighbourhoods
05 | Forest Bathing
9. FO
REST
BATHING
Shinrin-yoku, the Japanese ritual of taking a leisurely walk
through the forest, is recognized to be restorative and relaxing
to the human mind. Following the same basic principle, Forest
Bathing proposes to create a restorative environment that can
provide for mental health well-being through the use of sensorial
elements and spatial quality in the everyday landscape. Familiar
forest elements are applied to the streetscape to create an
unconventional forest. The historical extents of Bay Street are
emphasized by the extents of the design solution while the existing
underground path system is opened and celebrated through
skylights within the forest.
DESIGN INTENTIONS
Urban Forest
Schematic Diagrams, NTS
Connections Oases Extensions
Skylight and Tram
Perspective
10. Front Street
BayStreet
Union Station
Old City Hall
Queen Street
Wellington Street W
King Street W
Adelaide Street W
Richmond Street W
Temperance Street
existing courtyard
existing courtyard
existing courtyard
existing courtyard
existing public space
OASIS
OASIS
OASIS
OASIS
OASIS
SKYLIGHT
SKYLIGHT
SKYLIGHT
SKYLIGHT
0 20 40 80 160m
The Forest
Site Plan
Wellington Street W
King Street WA
A
B
B
C
C
OASIS
BayStreet
THEFOREST
SKYLIGHT existing green space
Magnoliaeacuminata
CucumberTree
Gleditsiatriacanthos
HoneylocustTree
Gymnocladusdioicus
Narcissusspp.
Menthaxpiperita
Albiziajulibrissinn
KentuckyCoffeetree
Daffodils
Peppermint
MimosaTree
RichmondStreetW
TemperanceStreet
AdelaideStreetW
KingStreetW
WellingtonStreetW
FrontStreet
QueenStreet
OldCityHall
UnionStation
0 12 24 48 96m
Bay Street East Elevation
Plant Selection & Location
0 10 20 40 80m
The Forest
Detail Site Plan
07 | Forest Bathing
11. Waterfall
Treestumpstools
Mimosatree
Cucumbertree
Peppermintgroundcover
Concretepavers
water
reservoir
Streetcarlanes
Daffodilunderstorey
Existingsidewalk
Forestpath
KentuckyCoffeetree
Streetcarlanes
Daffodilunderstorey
honeylocusttree
Forestpath
skylight
Underground path system
Skylight and Tram
Perspective
Oasis
Perspective
Skylight
Section BB
Oasis
Section CC
1:800
1:800
King and Bay
Perspective
King and Bay
Section AA
1:800
The forest is formed by Kentucky Coffee
trees at entrances and intersections that
fades into Honeylocust trees with finer
foliage that allow more sunlight to filter
through. A daffodil understorey with
various species as well as the yellow
pea gravel forest path form a continuous
field of yellow. The calming aroma
emitted by the peppermint groundcover
is only broken by the gentle fragrance of
the Cucumber tree which indicates the
location of the “oases” pocket parks.
An exotic Mimosa tree with known mental
benefits provides shade in the “oasis.”
The white noise from the waterfall masks
the noise of the busy urban center using
grey water from the adjacent buildings.
The movable tree stumps, altering
surface materials, and connection to
existing courtyards and spaces lend a
sense of control and personalization for
users within the space.
The motor vehicle is eliminated and
replaced by the streetcar on existing
tracks beneath the asphalt, which
provides connectivity and a pedestrian
friendly environment. The windy forest
path provides legibility but also a sense
of exploration, stimulating mental
functions while minimizing confusion.
Commuters are welcomed to veer off the
forest path to create their own shortcuts
and explore the space.
URBAN FOREST
CONNECTIONS
OASES
08 | Forest Bathing
12. The master level studio, “Jewels of the City,” challenged
students to look at three declining public golf courses in
the city of Winnipeg critically and suggest design solutions
to revitalize these public spaces. Return of the
Bergen produced an overall design scheme to reconnect
the general public to the golf course. In addition, the final
output included a detailed design, a set of construction
drawing, and a 1:1 mock-up for a significant design detail
in “the Turnout” area.
PROJECT BRIEF
Return of the Bergen
Site Plan
1:6000
M
ain
Street
Chief Penguis Trail
Armstrong Avenue
Red River
Bergen Cutoff
Bridge
The Crossing
The Pass
The Ladder
The Wye
The Turnout
Converted 9-hole Golf Course
Mini-golf and X-treme
Golf Area
Kildonan Park
Bergen Cutoff Park
Lord Selkirk Creek
Rail Bridges
1:500000
City of Winnipeg
Bergen Cutoff Bridge
09 | Return of the Bergen
13. Kildonan Golf Course is one of the oldest public golf courses in Winnipeg.
Along with adjacent Kildonan Park, it forms an essential public space for
the neighbourhoods in the area. Currently, the golf course is separated from
Kildonan Park and Red River by a chain linked fence. This barrier also serves to
sever a potential connection to a greater park network. However, a dismantled
raised railway corridor and swing bridge overgrown with vegetation located
within the site could provide a vital connection for the golf course, the parks,
and the Red River. Considering the cultural and historical significance of the
golf course, the railway, and the Red River, the historical swing bridge - Bergen
Cutoff Bridge - is considered to be an opportunity to act as a catalyst to
revitalize the golf course. This, combined with a number of significant vistas
along the raised railway corridor, provide opportunities to revitalize the
Kildonan Golf Course as well as the game of golf in Winnipeg.
SITE CONTEXT
Kildonan Park
Significant Vistas
1:12500
Armstrong Avenue
Red River
Bergen Cutoff
Bridge
Kildonan Golf Course
Kildonan Park
Bergen Cutoff Park
Vince Leah Park
Kildonan Parkway
Chief Peguis Trail
MainStreet
RETURN
O
F
THE
BERGENVista Point
Existing Park
Existing Fence
1
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
2
3
4
5
The Turnout
Perspective
14. Elevated WalkwaySeating
Area
Main Street
Crossing Area
Elevated Walkway
A
A
MainStreetSidewalk
LED Lit Crosswalk
Elevated
Walkway
Elevated
Walkway
1:800 1:500
Detail Site Plan Section Elevation AA
B
B
Mini-Golf and
X-treme golfing area
Kildonan Golf Course
Elevated
Walkway
Seating and
Lookout
1:800 1:500
Detail Site Plan Section Elevation BB
Elevated Walkway Seating
Area
C
C
Existing trail in
Kildonan Park
Kildonan Golf Course
Bergen
Cutoff Bridge
Elevated
Walkway
Ramp to
existing trail
Seating Area
1:800 1:500
Detail Site Plan Section Elevation CC
THE CROSSING
THE PASS
THE LADDER
The overall design scheme converts Kildonan Golf
Course into a more inclusive environment through
the incorporation of mini-golf and x-treme golf
(a form of guerrilla golfing) to the north and the
conversion to a 9-hole golf course to the south. The
re-establishment of the bridge’s swinging motion,
the revitalization of the derelict railway embankment,
and the incorporation of viewing platforms serves to
connect the park, the golf course, and the adjacent
neighbourhoods and parks while re-establishing the
historical significance of the railway, the game of
golf, and the Red River in Winnipeg.
Using railway crossing typology, the significant
vistas along the raised embankment are converted
to significant viewpoints and entry points for the
space. Along the entire embankment, strip lighting
is incorporated and spaced at the same distance as
the distance between rail tracks as a memorial to the
railway that once ran along the raised corridor. “The
Crossing” provides a chance discovery of the raised
embankment, while “the Pass” and “the Ladder”
form lookouts to observe the games in the Kildonan
Golf Course and direct the park users linearly
towards Bergen Cutoff Bridge.
The incorporation of “the Wye” and “the Turnout”
viewpoints connect Kildonan Park and Bergen Cutoff
Park visually and physically, forming a wider network
of public spaces in the area. The two viewpoints also
direct the gaze to the Red River as well as the Bergen
Cutoff Bridge, referencing two significant historical
and cultural element of Winnipeg.
DESIGN INTENTION
Existing Vegetation
Existing Vegetation
Existing Vegetation
11 | Return of the Bergen
15. 50mm asphalt type as specified
embedded LED light strip to be
attached as per manufacturer
specifications, refer to electrical
engineering drawings for
electrical connection details
150mm crushed limestone
sub-base, 20mm down
50mm crushed limestone
sub-base, 20mm down
300mm crushed limestone
sub-base (as required for
proper drainage beneath light
fixture), 50mm down
non-woven geotextile fabric to
be placed between subgrade
and granular base
compacted subgrade
NOTES:
REVISIONS:
PROJECT TITLE:
STUDENT & COURSE INFO.:
DRAWING TITLE:
DATE:
Pearl Yip
Department of Landscape Architecture
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
North Kildonan, Winnipeg, Manitoba
BERGEN CUT-OFF
SWING BRIDGE
REVITALIZATION
LARC 7330 - Landscape Architecture
Studio 3
Instructor: Anna Thurmayer
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
2014 November 25
Do not scale.
204.881.5599
yipp3@myumanitoba.ca
DRAWN BY:
Pearl Yip
APPROVED BY:
N/A
SCALE:
As indicated on drawing
SHEET NO.:
L7.0
8 of 8
SHEET SET NO.:
20
2014 Nov. 20 Draft Submission
wood
galvanized steel
1.6mm hot dipped galvanized
steel plate mounted with #14
screws
38mm x 89mm cedar plank with
angle cut
4.8mm hot dipped galvanized
rod
LED strip lighting housing to be
attached as per manufacturer
specifications
1240mm x 1000mm aluminum
pedestrian walkway multipanel
to be attached using j-clips as
per manufacturer specifications
W100 x 100 x 19.3 wide flange
beams typ. throughout structure
hot dipped galvanized angle
bracket to be attached with M8
x 1.0 nut and bolts
refer to structural engineering
drawings for support structure
and foundation details
1250mm x 1500mm aluminum
pedestrian walkway multipanel
to be attached using j-clips as
per manufacturer specifications
W100 x 100 x 19.3 wide flange
beams typ. throughout structure
angle brackets to attach beam
to beam with M8 x 1.0 nut and
bolts
refer to structural engineering
drawings for support structure
and foundation details
38mm x 140mm cedar planks to
be attached to base structure
using #14 screws
89mm x 89mm pressure treated
wood posts
angle brackets to attach posts
with #14 screws
Seating Area Detail Section
Scale: 1:10
2
L7.0
50038
500 500 3 790 713
1.6mm hot dipped galvanized
metal plate to be mounted with
#14 screws at center of plate
38mm x 89mm cedar planks
with angle cuts at top
spacers, sleeves made from
carbon steel
4.8mm hot dipped galvanized
threaded rod
1240mm x 1000mm aluminum
pedestrian walkway multipanel
to be attached by j-clips as per
manufacturer specification
angle brackets to be mounted
to wide flange and planks with
M8 x 1.0 nut and bolts
2429177988114
89 typ.
Guardrail Detail Elevation
Scale: 1:10
4
L7.0
38mm x 140mm x 500mm
cedar planks with 3mm gaps in
between
38mm x 140mm x 500mm
cedar planks with 3mm gaps in
between
38mm x 140mm x 500mm
cedar planks with 3mm gaps in
between
W100 x 100 x 19.3 wide flange
3846238
357134
Seating Area Detail Elevation
Scale: 1:10
5
L7.0
asphalt
20mm down crushed
limestone sub-grade
50mm down crushed
limestone sub-grade
soil
2014 Nov. 25 Final Submission
All units are in millimeters.
refer to L6.0 for LED strip lighting
detail section.
all fasteners should be hot dipped
galvanized
Elevated Walkway
Existing Trail in
Kildonan Park
Viewing Platform and
Seating Area
Red River
Elevated Walkway
Elevated Walkway to Ber-
gen Cutoff Bridge
Viewing Platform and
Seating Area
D
D
Bergen Cutoff
Bridge
Red River
Viewing
Platform
Elevated
Walkway
1:2000 1:500
1:500
Detail Site Plan Section Elevation DD
E
E
Existing Trail in
Kildonan Park
Existing Service
Road
Red River
Viewing
Platform
Elevated
Walkway
Lord Selkirk
Creek
1:2000
1:40 1:40
Detail Site Plan
Guardrail Elevation Elevated Pathway Section Guardrail Mock-up
Section Elevation EE
50mm asphalt type as specified
NOTES:
REVISIONS:
STUDENT & COURSE INFO.:
Pearl Yip
Department of Landscape Architecture
University of Manitoba
Do not scale.
2014 Nov. 20 Draft Submission
wood
galvanized steel
1.6mm hot dipped galvanized
steel plate mounted with #14
screws
38mm x 89mm cedar plank with
angle cut
4.8mm hot dipped galvanized
rod
LED strip lighting housing to be
attached as per manufacturer
specifications
1240mm x 1000mm aluminum
pedestrian walkway multipanel
to be attached using j-clips as
per manufacturer specifications
W100 x 100 x 19.3 wide flange
beams typ. throughout structure
hot dipped galvanized angle
bracket to be attached with M8
x 1.0 nut and bolts
23.8107888114
6 504 736 8 736 504 6
Elevated Pathway Detail Section
Scale: 1:10
1
L7.0
refer to structural engineering
drawings for support structure
and foundation details
1250mm x 1500mm aluminum
pedestrian walkway multipanel
to be attached using j-clips as
per manufacturer specifications
W100 x 100 x 19.3 wide flange
beams typ. throughout structure
angle brackets to attach beam
to beam with M8 x 1.0 nut and
bolts
refer to structural engineering
drawings for support structure
and foundation details
38mm x 140mm cedar planks to
be attached to base structure
using #14 screws
89mm x 89mm pressure treated
wood posts
angle brackets to attach posts
with #14 screws
Seating Area Detail Section
Scale: 1:10
2
L7.0
50038
500 500 3 790 713
1.6mm hot dipped galvanized
metal plate to be mounted with
#14 screws at center of plate
38mm x 140mm x 500mm
cedar planks with 3mm gaps in
between
asphalt
20mm down crushed
limestone sub-grade
50mm down crushed
limestone sub-grade
soil
2014 Nov. 25 Final Submission
All units are in millimeters.
refer to L6.0 for LED strip lighting
detail section.
all fasteners should be hot dipped
galvanized
THE WYE
THE TURNOUT
DETAILS & MOCK-UP
Red River
“The Turnout” was chosen as
the detailed design area, with
the production of a full set of
construction drawings and a
mock-up of the guardrail. Typical
of all railings on site, these railings
are spaced tightly to create a very
distinctive shadow when light is
cast upon it, acting as railway ties
over the strip lighting rails.
Existing Vegetation
Existing Vegetation
12 | Return of the Bergen
18. The final structured master studio, “Emergence,” was
centered around water. Three ecological perspectives
of the student’s choice propelled the research and
design direction towards a site of the student’s choice.
The output of this studio included extensive research,
a theoretical model, and a final design scenario -
Turbulence - mitigating cultural practices and
salmon population in the inter-tidal area beyond the
West Dyke in the city of Richmond in British Columbia.
Sturgeon Banks is an inter-tidal zone in the city of
Richmond that is essential to many ocean species,
especially to salmon. In addition, the area is also
significant culturally and historically to multiple racial
groups in the city. The salmon population decline is
attributed to the declining health of the inter-tidal
zone due to extensive jetty construction and dredging,
preventing river sediments from entering the delta
area and replenishing the flats.
PROJECT BRIEF
SITE CONTEXT
0 200100 400m
Sturgeon Banks:
mudflats
Sturgeon Banks:
sandflats
Sturgeon Banks:
marshes
Lulu Island
Turbulence
Site Plan
Fraser River
South Arm
Fraser River
North Arm
Jetty Breaks
Guiding Jetty
Garry Point
Guiding Jetty
Terra Nova
Strait of Georgia
Steveston
Jetty
Dredge Mounds Vortex Weirs
-3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0
+2.0
+3.0
+4.0
+4.0
+4.0
+3.0+3.0
+5.0
+5.0
+5.0
+5.0
+6.0
+6.0
+6.0
+6.0
+6.0
+2.0
+2.0
+4.0
+3.0
+3.0
Azimuth of sunset on Jul. 2:
308 degrees
Azimuth of sunset on Jan. 2:
282 degreesFraser River Delta Formation
diagram NTS
Site Context
Richmond
Vancouver
226 193 m3
127 233 m3
42 411 m3
A A
Sturgeon Banks
15 | Turbulence
19. TURBULENCE
Due to a series of cultural adaptations and changes
such as diking and dredging, the energetics of
Sturgeon Banks has been altered. The natural
sediment deposition process and river flow is
prevented, allowing ocean currents to continuously
erode the inter-tidal flats. Man-made structures
such as the Steveston Jetty further deters salmon
migration, drastically altering the ecosystem within
the inter-tidal zone.
SITE ANALYSIS
Ocean Current
Pre-colonization Post-colonization
diagram NTS
diagram NTS diagram NTS
diagram NTS diagram NTS diagram NTS diagram NTS
River Current Sediment Transport Salmon Migration Cultural Elements
3.1 m
(Mean Water Level)3.1 m
(Mean Water Level)
marshes
mudflat
sandflat
backshore
marshes
mudflat
sandflat
dike
backshore
tidal action tidal action
river sediment
nutrients
dredging
human
marine environment
erosionvegetative
detritis
bivalves
salmonids
herrings
crabs
planktons
waterfowls
great blue heron
Jetty, Dredge Mounds & Marshes
Perspective
ENERGETICS
20. Turbulence follows the second law of thermodynamics, in which energy
(or in this case, water) has a tendency towards erratic flow, promoting
enhanced mixing and molecular diffusion within the water. The four
major interventions introduced at Sturgeon Banks - jetty openings,
guiding jetties, vortex weirs, dredge mounds - will introduce a number
of disturbances that will stimulate turbulence, thereby rejuvenating the
natural ecosystem. The interventions proposed utilizes existing cultural
practices in alternate ways that are harmonious with natural processes
in order to mend the broken connection between human and land.
The new openings in the Steveston Jetty begins the process, allowing
sedimentation, river current, and salmonid population to once again
enter Sturgeon Banks.
Dredge material originally disposed of in the deep sea environment is
placed as “dredge mounds” on the sandflats. Turbulence caused by
the intermixing of ocean and river current will circulate and erode the
material into nutrient rich and appropriately sized particles, which can
then be distributed along the inter-tidal flats.
The vortex weirs are constructed using footer stones at the bottom
with no gap in between. The weir stones are placed at the connections
and allowed to have a gap. This type of weir construction ensures that
sedimentation and fish passage is not being interrupted while controlling
the water flow and the size of sedimentation that is passing through the
weir.
DESIGN INTENTION
ocean current
river current
sedimentation
salmon passage
Steveston Jetty
THE DREDGE CYCLE
THE VORTEX PROCESS
0 1600800 3200m
The Jetty Effect
Section Diagram AAocean current
sedimentation
salmon passage 0 2 4m
5m
5.1 m Higher High Water
3.1m Mean Water Level
Weir Stones
Footer Stones
dredge
placement replenished
inter-tidal flats
receded
water level
ocean current
river current
turbulence
& circulation
Dredge Cycle
diagram NTS
17 | Turbulence
21. The guiding jetties serves the purpose of guiding the river flow into Sturgeon
Banks while protecting the marsh area. Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) at the
entrance has a coinciding fruiting period with the salmon spawning period. The
jetties are lined up to the azimuth of the sun at sunset of January 2 and July 2,
the highest and lowest tide of the year. The jetty, dredge mound, and the sun
forms a single line on these dates to provide a sense of deeper connection and
an ephemeral experience for the human user.
THE GUIDING JETTIES
GravelPath
Salmonberry
Marsh
JettyStones
Guiding Jetty Entrance
Section BB
0 2 4m
6m
5.1 m Higher High Water
Gravel Path
Marsh
Rip Rap Stones
Geotextile Tubes
3.1 m Mean Water Level
Guiding Jetty (typ.)
Section CC
0 2 4m
Gravel Path
Jetty
Salmonberry Bush
(Rubus spectabilis)
B B
Gravel Path
Jetty
Salmonberry Bush
(Rubus spectabilis)
C
C
Entrance Detail
0 12 24m
Entrance Detail
0 12 24m
Sunset on January 02 at end of Terra Nova Guiding Jetty
Perspective
Sunset on July 02 at end of Garry Point Guiding Jetty
Perspective
Guiding Jetty
Guiding Jetty
Vortex Weir
Fraser River
South Arm
Sturgeon Banks:
marshes
Lulu Island
Sturgeon Banks:
marshes
Fraser River
North Arm
Lulu Island
0 200 400m 0 200 400m
Garry Point Guiding Jetty
Detail Plan
Terra Nova Guiding Jetty
Detail Plan
18 | Turbulence
22. What’s in a Non-place? was a master practicum that explored the
concept of travelling routes as an alternative type of place through the
experience of travelling and the application of landscape architecture
principles. The resulting theory was applied in the form of a design
scenario for the primary arrival and departure route of Winnipeg James
Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Wellington Avenue. The
final output included a 20 minute presentation and booklet published
by the Faculty of Graduates Studies at the University of Manitoba.
PROJECT BRIEF
YWG
LaRiviereRailLine
Industrial Neighbourhoods
Barriers to Connection
Residential Neighbourhoods
Significant Landmarks
Westview Park
Omand’s Creek
Possible Connection
Railway Tracks & Corridors
Downtown
LEGEND
Cumberland Ave.
BalmoralSt.
SherbrookSt.
Notre Dame Avenue
WELLINGTON AVE.
Sargent Avenue
0 200 400100
m
YWG
Downtown
Wellington Avenue
0 3.5 7 10.5 141.75
km
City of Winnipeg
Site Context
Wellington Avenue
Site Analysis
19 | What’s in a Non-place?
23. W
HAT'S IN
A
NO
N-PLACE?
Wellington Avenue, a road that was created
out of necessity as a connector road between
the newly inaugurated terminal building at
the Winnipeg International Airport and the
existing city infrastructure in 1963, is the
quintessential non-place. The non-place
represents an opportunity to serve as an
example for the exploration in creating
a place through the incorporation of a
musical composition to establish a complete
experience within a journey. As a significant
gateway for Winnipeg as well as an everyday
landscape for local residents, it seems only
appropriate to denote the utmost attention to
the journey that is experienced along this road.
Wellington Avenue is both a gateway for
visitors and an everyday landscape for
residents and employees of the airport area.
With this in mind, the site design for the road is
two-folds: one, to act as a gateway for Canada,
Manitoba, and Winnipeg, presenting
a sequence that provides a picture of the
urban, local, and regional landscape; two, to
provide a complete street environment for
the everyday traveller, with an emphasis on a
legible composition with varying complexity
that promotes a positive travelling experience.
The site design includes an overall design
strategy, a masterplan, and three areas of
focus with detailed designs. Regarding the
composition as a song, the design
structure follows that of a song,
including an ‘intro’, a ‘verse’,
a ‘bridge’, a ‘chorus’,
and a ‘refrain’.
DESIGN INTENTION
0 200 400100
m
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j
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h
lm
n
hij
k
on
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INTRO BRIDGEVERSE REFRAINCHORUS
YWG
A
A
B
B
C
C
D E
F G
H
D E
F G
H
Wellington Avenue
LaRiviereRailLine
Route90South
Route90North
Omand’sCreek
CumberlandAvenue
Rolling Prairies Flax Rail Lines Rotating Fields Flyover Elm Intersections Existing Elm Canopy
k
5 seconds intervals
The Wellington Song
Site Plan
Into the Open Prairies
Section-Perspective
24. WhiteSpruce
WhitePrairieClover
ExistingPedestrianConnection
AsianWhiteBirch
WhiteSpruce
WhitePrairieClover
WellingtonAvenue
AsianWhiteBirch
BlackSpruce
RoadsideSwale
WhitePrairieClover
MeanderingForestPath
WellingtonAvenue
AsianWhiteBirch
0 3 6 9 121.5
m
0 3 6 9 121.5
m
0 3 6 9 121.5
m
THE INTRO
The overall design strategy recommends the reconnection
of Wellington Avenue from Winnipeg James Armstrong
International Airport to the west through to Cumberland
Avenue to the east and a sequential landscape experience
through-the-windshield that progresses from a global scale to
a local urban scale along the road
The design intervention at Wellington Avenue follows that of
a song structure, with an ‘intro’ of boreal forest species from
the one to two-minute marks, and extends for twenty seconds
into the second minute. At the transition point, the traveller
exits from a dense forest of Black Spruce into an open field of
rolling prairie hills, repeating at five second intervals until the
third minute. The third minute mark is the distinguishing point
between prairie and crop fields; this is also the intersection of
Wellington Avenue and Route 90 south, allowing travellers to
break from this song and transition into another.
At four minute, the song reaches its crescendo and
materializes as musical groove, making itself heard and felt
by the vehicle. This is also where the traveller arrives at the
‘bridge’, both symbolically and literally at the flyover, before
landing into the ‘chorus’, which repeats itself in varying rhythm
for three minutes in the form of wildflower swales and elm
intersections. The repeating chorus of elm intersections finally
comes to an end at the ‘refrain’, where the song can be visually
seen in the landscape. Unlike a ‘coda,’ which indicates the end
of a song, the ‘refrain’ suggests that the song of Winnipeg can
be looped back onto itself, reversed, or transitioned into the
rhythm of downtown Winnipeg.
For the ‘intro’, the ‘bridge,’ and the ‘refrain,’ a more detailed
design intervention was recommended. However, for the
purpose of this portfolio, only the sequential experience
travelling down Wellington Avenue is shown.
THE SONG OF WELLINGTON
Exiting the Parkade
Section-Perspective AA
White Spruce Entry
Section-Perspective BB
From Birches to Black Spruce
Section-Perspective CC
21 | What’s in a Non-place?
26. Park(ing) Day Winnipeg 2013 was a one day event that turns parking
spots downtown into usable public space. Cabin Fever was the result
of a design submission in collaboration with Katharine Pihooja, a MLA
candidate. The design/build pop up structure was made modularly, designed
to be erected and dismantled before and after the 8 hour event. The goal
of the event and the design submission was to initiate a discussion around
community, the urban realm, and landscape architecture.
PROJECT BRIEF AS-BUILT
Cabin Fever at Park(ing) Day
Cabin Fever
Perspective
Left Elevation Right Elevation
Front Elevation
23 | Cabin Fever
27. CABIN
FEVER
DETAILS
COMMUNITY
Cabin Fever
Photograph
Bringing cottage life into the city, “Cabin Fever” provides refuge for those
yearning to get ‘away’. Reminiscing about cabin life from the wooden
pallet dock, collected mason jars and a whimsical arrangement of local
vegetation, “Cabin Fever” seeks to bring Winnipegger’s together to take
charge of their public spaces, and hopes to provide a moment of pause to
those charging through their daily routines.
Surrounding the mock campfire, the wooden pallet bench seating invites
passer-by’s to sit down and share their thoughts. Hanging from the pergola
structure, empty mason jars will collect notes left by these pedestrians,
enticing people to join in on the conversation about Winnipeg’s public
space.
DESIGN INTENTION
Notes Jar
Flowers Jar Mock Fireplace Grassy Fence
Candle Jars
28. It is my belief that landscape architecture is a transformative profession that can
profoundly affect our lived spaces and that I can become an agent of change in our
society.
I hope you enjoyed my portfolio and it gave you an overview of my ability to produce
thoughtful and evocative design interventions that are appropriate and detail
oriented. If you have any further comments or questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me by phone at 604.270.0413 or 204.881.5599. Alternatively, you can also
reach me via email at pypyip@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope to hear from you soon.
more photographic work can be found at: www.flickr.com/photos/allthingspearly
25 | Thank You
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29. Thank
Yo
u
1. Wide Open Sky (Winnipeg, MB)
2. The Accordionist (Ibiza, Spain)
3. The Conversationist (Paris, France)
4. Honeycombs (Vancouver, BC)
5. Essential Canadian(Winnipeg, MB)
6. Wheelbarrow-ing (Delta, BC)
7. Silhouette at Dusk (New York, New York)
8. Sketch (Florence, Italy)
9. Angel Tears (New York, New York)
10. Fairy Dust (Winnipeg, MB)
4.
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