VIVA Vancouver is a City of Vancouver public space program that specializes in turning road spaces into people places.
VIVA Vancouver has been collecting unique designs to transform an iconic block in downtown Vancouver into a temporary summertime plaza for pedestrians (as it does every year). Among all the great potential designs for this years transformation, the “Urban Reef” has come out on top and has been selected for the official 2014 summertime design.
Urban Reef is a sculpture that invites people to sit, relax, and play. The shape is a series of sections that morph into one another to create a dynamic form that sparks curiosity and invites exploration. The design was created by Kaz Bemner, Jeremiah Deutscher, Michael Siy and Kenneth Navarra – a team of local architects, designers and carpenters.
Installation of Urban Reef will take place in early summer, and it will be accessible from Canada Day (July 1) through Labour Day long weekend (September 1).
A design honorarium and up to $40,000 will cover costs of materials, fabrication, construction, installation and de-installation.
