HOLLOWAY
Project Type
Landscape Architecture Groupd Studio project
Location
Vancouver, BC
Year
2025
Design Team
Chenyue Yang, Rita , Esther Yu
Roles
Context Map, Site Map, Longitudinal Section, Cross Section, Floor Plans, Axo Drawings, Digagrams, Perspective renders
Course
DES 302 Design Studio IV
Instructors
Tatiana Nozaki, Jasper Hugtenburg
The Holloway intervention aim to restore the kincentric relationship between humans and the natural world, recognizing Indigenous ways of enhancing and preserving the ecosystems.
Through the story of the 400-year-old Douglas Fir, we seek to rebalance the relationship between people and the forest, fostering reciprocity and ecological care.
Wreck beach is one of vancouver’s most culturally and ecologically significant areas, sinceit is one of the only places in Vancouver where you can find 400 year old trees. Over time,human activity has altered ocean habitats, soil and forest and impacted the balancebetween those ecosystems. Today we will explore the site’s transformation through fourhistorical periods: pre-colonization, European settlement, urbanization, and resistanceactivism.
My design intervention will center one of the oldest trees (Dogulas Fir) at Wreck Beach, treating it as a "holder of history." This tree will serve as a focal point for storytelling, education, and reflection, reminding visitors of the importance of preserving this unique site. By honoring its history, we can inspire future generations to care for Wreck Beach and protect its ecological and cultural legacy.
The HOLLOWAY utilized recycled Dogulas Fir dry skin as a tunnel to welcome vistors walking through it. Moreover, the specific hollows are towarding to different scenes on Wreck Beach which illustrates the affect of human behaviour and the story of the oldest tree growing beside the location.