Carscadden HQ
Vancouver, BC
After 19 years in the Downtown Eastside and 11 years on East Hastings, we moved to new digs just a little further east. We’re still bike-able, we’ve got more light, and we’re now carbon free. Stop by any time!
Photography: Andrew Latreille
Moodyville Park Building
North Vancouver, BC
A crown jewel in North Vancouver’s park system, Moodyville Park has it all – a pumptrack, terraced playground, epic views, and the Trans Canada Trail. Together with PFS Studio, we dropped a pavilion/folly into the mix to allow everyone to enjoy the park a little more comfortably.
Town Centre Park Washroom
Coquitlam, BC
Anchoring an expansion to Town Centre Park, this amenity building provides much needed washroom facilities as well as a location to get hot chocolate when it’s cold and ice cream when it’s warm – literally everything anyone ever really needs at a park.
Emma Carscadden
Partner, Director of Communications + Strategy (Joined June 2001)
Architecture matters – perhaps most to the people who don’t even realize that it does. My job is to communicate that.
Buchanan Tower Renewal
Vancouver, BC
Over 7 phases and 7 years, every floor of UBC’s iconic Buchanan Tower – inside and out – will have renewed as a result of this project. As each floor of is home to a different department, meaningful stakeholder engagement and input has been key. Working with UBC and the departments, we have addressed this with a design palette that is easily adaptable to each client’s needs while maintaining cohesion across floors.
Queen's Park Sportsplex
New Westminster, BC
Replacing the Arenex, a well loved multi-sport facility that had become unsafe for use, the Queen’s Park Sportsplex became the City’s first CaGBC Net Carbon Zero project. You can still find the memories of the Arenex in the reclaimed timbers used at the entry and reception.
City of New Westminster Announcement
Photography: Eric Scott
Yellowknife Aquatic Centre
Yellowknife, NWT
Short-listed and Runners Up for the new Yellowknife Aquatic Centre, we were the design lead for a new 50m pool and associated community facilities in Yellowknife. (With Stantec, PCL)
CoV Equitable Washroom Review & Gathering Place Washrooms
Vancouver Pilot Project: Gathering Place Washroom, Vancouver
Equitable washroom, change room, and locker room facilities are an important and widespread initiative across municipalities in BC. A series of simultaneous studies are underway to assess and prioritizes actions needed to improve gender equity and accessibility for a diverse public and workforce. Watch for these seeds to take root in our future projects.
Photography: Carscadden, Erik Scott
Vancouver Outdoor Pools Study
Vancouver, BC
The foundation of any future project is good research. We worked with the City of Vancouver to develop comparison test fits for two potential locations for new outdoor pools and provide a robust framework for future decisions.
Summerland Feasibility And Site Fit
Summerland, BC
The well-loved Summerland Aquatic and Fitness Centre has served the citizens of this Okanagan community for decades and is due for a replacement. The District is undertaking a thorough and detailed process of discovery aiming ever closer to an appropriate and supportable new recreation facility. (With MAD Studio.)