Chumway

The proposed pedestrian overpass located in Surrey, BC, fuses highway infrastructure with a symbol of BC’s west coast, the salmon. Ubiquitous reflective pavement markers are used to evoke the iridescent glint of salmon scales giving the structure a strange zoomorphic quality.

Title
Chumway
Location
Tynehead Regional Park, Surrey, BC, Canada
Client
The City of Surrey
Date
2009 (unbuilt)
Studio Team
Pechet and Robb art and architecture: Stephanie Robb, Bill Pechet, Gabe Daly
Renders
Gabe Daly