(FORMER) RIVERVIEW LANDS WAYFINDING PLAN
Client: BC Housing and Kwikwetlem First Nation
Location: Coquitlam, BC
Landscape Architecture: PWL Partnership
Masterplan Architect: Perkins + Will
Scope: Wayfinding strategy, signage design, interpretive content and art integration
səmiq̓ʷəʔelə—the place of the great blue heron—is being reinstated as the name of the lands formerly known as Riverview, in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. As part of the masterplan implementation, our team has been working with BC Housing and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation to design a new exterior wayfinding system for the whole area.
A central aspect of this system is the integration of the language and artwork of kʷikʷəƛ̓əm. Key destinations and pathways have been identified in english and hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ through consultation with Kwikwetlem artists and elders.
Intended to be implemented first in tandem with the new construction in the northernmost portion of the property, the system is designed to cover the entire area. The sign family is multi-modal, serving journeys made by car, on foot, or by Transit; and connecting with the public realm where amenities such as bike routes pass through the area.
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