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Parking Lot bioswale The Plaza’s symbolic layers Concrete bands mimic road grid along border while creating 13 areas of paving (for Canada’s 10 provinces & 3 territories) while the plaza is paved in 50 rows of bricks (for the 50 American states). Four planting areas included would celebrate the four growing seasons of our shared temperate climate on the West Coast. Flag Pole Anchoring the south end of the axis across the park. axis line (symbolic border) across park points at the Peace Arch Managed Meadows An open or sparsely treed lawn mowed only twice per year. Provides habitat for owls, deer, & other small animals. Replanted Forest Due to wind-firm issues the existing forest needs to be removed. A new forest will be replanted toward the park’s edge to provide valuable habitat. Entry Beacon A vertical design and place-making element marking the entry to the park from the north. Obelisk Markers A play on the border theme introducing an axis line of obelisks to mark the symbolic border through the park (based on the actual markers along the Canada/US border). Flowering Trees Treed Promenade Ranger / Nature theme with tree-fort feel. Watch towers look down the axis line “border” & can work well for Capture the Flag and other games. Themed Playground What kid doesn’t like tumbling down a grassy hill? The playground will be protected from soccer balls by two such hills. Tumbling Hills

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Parking Lot bioswale

The Plaza’s symbolic layersConcrete bands mimic road grid along borderwhile creating 13 areas of paving (for Canada’s10 provinces & 3 territories) while the plaza ispaved in 50 rows of bricks (for the 50 American states). Four planting areas included would celebrate the four growing seasons of ourshared temperate climate on the West Coast.

Flag PoleAnchoringthe southend of theaxis acrossthe park.

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line (s

ymbolic

border)

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points

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e Peace A

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Managed MeadowsAn open or sparselytreed lawn mowed onlytwice per year. Provideshabitat for owls, deer, &other small animals.

Replanted ForestDue to wind-�rm issues the existing forest needs tobe removed. A new forest will be replanted towardthe park’s edge to providevaluable habitat.

Entry BeaconA vertical designand place-makingelement markingthe entry to thepark from the north.

Obelisk MarkersA play on the bordertheme introducingan axis line of obelisksto mark the symbolicborder through the park (based on theactual markers alongthe Canada/US border).

Flowering Trees Treed Promenade

Ranger / Nature themewith tree-fort feel. Watch towers look downthe axis line “border” &can work well for Capturethe Flag and other games.

Themed Playground

What kid doesn’tlike tumbling downa grassy hill? The playground will beprotected from soccerballs by two such hills.

Tumbling Hills