Part of the designated parkland in the urban design of a 25-acre comprehensive plan. Adjacent to a regional greenway trail, the area includes open land, remnants of concrete foundations, heavy machinery footings, and concrete slabs of the now-demolished industrial buildings. Crushed stone, concrete pavers, and grassed areas are arranged throughout the site, and the remnants of its former structures and purposes are interlaced with a variety of new public spaces and vegetation. The floor of a former saw-sharpening shop is retained as a stage-like platform overlooking a large rock outcrop, and a giant concrete chessboard lies in view of a ramp foundation that is now used as raked seating. A millennium time capsule prepared by 164 local children is buried beneath the chessboard.

Project Data

Typology
Urban Design
Location
Cecelia Cove Park, Galloping Goose Trail at Waterfront Crescent, Victoria, BC
Client
Jawl Holdings Ltd.
Architect
Urban Design Cooperative
Partner in Charge
F. D'Ambrosio
Landscape
Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg, Crosland Doak
Master Gardener
Claudia Peterson
Cecelia Cove Park © DAU
DAU Projects: Selkirk Waterfront, Cecelia Cove Park, Sawmill Point Pier, Triangle Park, Mattick's Farm Master Plan, Esplanade House, Sandspit Search and Rescue, Garbally, 3259 Alder Street, DAU Office, Home Hardware, Richmond Gate, Land's End, Atrium, Atrium Art, Nanaimo, Rainbow Hill, Squamish Waterfront Plan, 613 Herald Street, 200 Douglas Street, Stage, Lakeside Residential, Estevan, Sooke Town Centre, Sherwood House, Beacon Park Pavilion, Reliable Controls, Penelakut Community Centre, Zambri's, Burns Lake Village, Ladysmith Resource Centre, AJ's Organic Cafe, Broadmead House, Cordova Bay House, Guishan Marina Village, Head Over Heels, 1969 Oak Bay Avenue, 1969 Oak Bay ART, 1101 Fort Street, Shelbourne Corridor, Telegraph Cove House, Waste Water Treatment Facility, Harbour Towers, Royal Bay, Guggenheim Helsinki
Cecelia Cove Park © DAU
DAU Projects: Selkirk Waterfront, Cecelia Cove Park, Sawmill Point Pier, Triangle Park, Mattick's Farm Master Plan, Esplanade House, Sandspit Search and Rescue, Garbally, 3259 Alder Street, DAU Office, Home Hardware, Richmond Gate, Land's End, Atrium, Atrium Art, Nanaimo, Rainbow Hill, Squamish Waterfront Plan, 613 Herald Street, 200 Douglas Street, Stage, Lakeside Residential, Estevan, Sooke Town Centre, Sherwood House, Beacon Park Pavilion, Reliable Controls, Penelakut Community Centre, Zambri's, Burns Lake Village, Ladysmith Resource Centre, AJ's Organic Cafe, Broadmead House, Cordova Bay House, Guishan Marina Village, Head Over Heels, 1969 Oak Bay Avenue, 1969 Oak Bay ART, 1101 Fort Street, Shelbourne Corridor, Telegraph Cove House, Waste Water Treatment Facility, Harbour Towers, Royal Bay, Guggenheim Helsinki
Cecelia Cove Park © DAU
DAU Projects: Selkirk Waterfront, Cecelia Cove Park, Sawmill Point Pier, Triangle Park, Mattick's Farm Master Plan, Esplanade House, Sandspit Search and Rescue, Garbally, 3259 Alder Street, DAU Office, Home Hardware, Richmond Gate, Land's End, Atrium, Atrium Art, Nanaimo, Rainbow Hill, Squamish Waterfront Plan, 613 Herald Street, 200 Douglas Street, Stage, Lakeside Residential, Estevan, Sooke Town Centre, Sherwood House, Beacon Park Pavilion, Reliable Controls, Penelakut Community Centre, Zambri's, Burns Lake Village, Ladysmith Resource Centre, AJ's Organic Cafe, Broadmead House, Cordova Bay House, Guishan Marina Village, Head Over Heels, 1969 Oak Bay Avenue, 1969 Oak Bay ART, 1101 Fort Street, Shelbourne Corridor, Telegraph Cove House, Waste Water Treatment Facility, Harbour Towers, Royal Bay, Guggenheim Helsinki
Cecelia Cove Park © DAU
DAU Projects: Selkirk Waterfront, Cecelia Cove Park, Sawmill Point Pier, Triangle Park, Mattick's Farm Master Plan, Esplanade House, Sandspit Search and Rescue, Garbally, 3259 Alder Street, DAU Office, Home Hardware, Richmond Gate, Land's End, Atrium, Atrium Art, Nanaimo, Rainbow Hill, Squamish Waterfront Plan, 613 Herald Street, 200 Douglas Street, Stage, Lakeside Residential, Estevan, Sooke Town Centre, Sherwood House, Beacon Park Pavilion, Reliable Controls, Penelakut Community Centre, Zambri's, Burns Lake Village, Ladysmith Resource Centre, AJ's Organic Cafe, Broadmead House, Cordova Bay House, Guishan Marina Village, Head Over Heels, 1969 Oak Bay Avenue, 1969 Oak Bay ART, 1101 Fort Street, Shelbourne Corridor, Telegraph Cove House, Waste Water Treatment Facility, Harbour Towers, Royal Bay, Guggenheim Helsinki
Cecelia Cove Park © DAU