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The Tofino Fish Pier, from 1962 — an ice plant and salmon-processing facility made entirely of timber — is among the last of its type in British Columbia. It’s also an anachronism: The industry it supports is no longer active in the region. To give the pier a new life, Vancouver firm Leckie Studio Architecture + Design proposes restoring the substructure using steel and prefabricated creosote beams. In partnership with the Nuu-chah-nulth people, the firm also created a plan to revitalize the building with community-focused amenities: an exhibition space, a wet lab for marine research and workspaces for Indigenous-run start-ups.

Photo by Andrew Latreille.

Team: Michael Leckie, Alastair Baird, James Eidse, Cameron Koroluk, Denon Vipond.

Award of Merit: Concepts
Tofino Fish Pier

Leckie Studio Architecture + Design proposes restoring the pier’s substructure using steel and prefabricated creosote beams.

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