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Stephanie Braconnier

Stephanie Braconnier

Vancouver, BC, CA

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STRACHAN GATE - DAYTIME
STRACHAN GATE - DAYTIME
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The Bentway

Anyone familiar with Toronto will know that the Gardiner Expressway is typically a subject of division in the city, with polarized opinions about its continued role as part of the city's infrastructure. 

However with the launch of The Bentway (formerly "Project: Under Gardiner") in 2015—a project that sees the underside of the Gardiner as a valuable public amenity rather than an urban throwaway space—the imaginations of Torontonians (and those further afield) were fully captured. Phase 1 of the project is set to open in 2018 after a frenzied 2 year design, tender & construction period.

I've been proud to be involved in visualizing this project from the beginning, first as an employee and then as a freelancer for Public Work.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Toronto, ON, CA
My Role: Visualization, Conceptual Design Development
Additional Credits: PUBLIC WORK Office for Urban Design + Landscape Architecture, City of Toronto, Greenberg Consultants, Judy & Wil Matthews

 
SKATING TRAIL, 2015
SKATING TRAIL, 2015
ILLUSTRATED PLAN
ILLUSTRATED PLAN
SKATING TRAIL EXTENSION
SKATING TRAIL EXTENSION
STRACHAN GATE SUMMER FESTIVAL
STRACHAN GATE SUMMER FESTIVAL
BENTWAY BRIDGE ELEVATION
BENTWAY BRIDGE ELEVATION