Toronto, ON
A design competition run by Waterfront Toronto looked for input to develop a new creative design for the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbor Square Park. ZAS along with five other teams of designers brought forth their plans for fueling the design of the Toronto Island ferry terminal.
ZAS teamed up with Stoss and Narchitects, created a plan to have a foggy gateway from Bay Street along the harbour front called Cloud Park, which creates a dramatic and new representation of the harbour front. Unique components that come with Cloud Park are an art wall, adventure forest, swim plaza, floating hot tubs, floating wetlands and a kayak basin.
These features along with distinctive elements including log benches, canopy lighting, floating lights and fog/mist systems will connect the city and the harbour in a spectacular visual way and will provide new waterfront activities for visitors.
Client
Waterfront Toronto
Size
2000 acres
Program
Floating Wetland
Pool
Hot Tub
Sun Deck
Swim Plaza
Sunning Lawn
Parking
Turn-Around
Play Area
Performance Space
Drop-Off
Jack Layton Sculpture
Seating and Waiting Area
Electronic Ticketing
Ferry Terminal
Water Plaza
Ticket Kiosk
Holding Bosque
Service Building
Service Access
Fish Habitat
Yonge Slip Promenade
Art Walk
Ferry Pavilion
Terminal main space
Café tenant space
Trash room
Tenant Storage Room
Public Washrooms (Park)
Public Washrooms (Terminal)
Ferry Operations Building
Security Room
Workshop
Offices
Kitchenette
Washrooms
Locker Rooms
Storage/Mechanical Room
Site Elements
Ticket Kiosks
Glass Fence
Reflective Wall
Art Walk
Federal Area Fence
Vehicular Gate