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A Journey to Connect the Past to the Present -
Columbia Street Pump Station
Simon So, P.Eng. Deputy Manager, Engineering & Construction
Metro Vancouver, Canada
IRBC Conference 2012 / Helsinki November 28, 2012
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Project Location
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Old Columbia Street Pump Station
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Old Columbia Street Pump Station
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Major Issues
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• Local opposition
• Narrow site
• Property issues – Railway Company, City of Vancouver
• Proximity to active railways
• Old Utilities and Subsurface Unknowns
• Potential heritage building status
Westcoast Express
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Gastown in 1911 looking West down Alexander Street
On the road…
In the air… Image G-06818 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives (1911)
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Gassy Jack
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The Old Maple Tree “Here stood the old maple tree under whose branches the pioneers met in 1885
and chose the name Vancouver for the City”
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Sustainability through Innovation
• Protect and enhance the natural environment
• Provide for ongoing prosperity
• Build community capacity and social cohesion
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Public Engagement
• Construction Management Plan
• Operations Management Plan
• Issues: — noise
— construction schedule / working hours
— pedestrians safety
— worker vehicle parking
— air quality / dust control
— protection of utility services
— communications with community during construction
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Architectural Design - Heritage
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Architectural Design – Open and Modern
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Interpretative Program & Public Art
• ‘to connect’
• Histories of the site including first nations, early settlers
• Cultural and economical diversity of the area
• Pipes flowing under the City to the treatment plant
• Sewage treatment to the health and safety of the city
• Quality of water to sustain future generations
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Information Exchange amount Local Historians
• Local Artist Sheila Hall was selected
• Theme “to connect”
• Photographs, Words, Video and Artwork
• Art Agreement – Copyright
– Moral Rights
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Artistic Panel in English
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Artistic Panel in French
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Artistic Panel in Dutch
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Artistic Panel in Italian
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Artistic Panels on Hoarding
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Installation of H-pile inside Steel Casing
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Excavation Complete
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Excavator Lifted out of the Hole
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Temporary Pump Station
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Shortcreted Wall Complete
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Pump Room
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‘to connect’ Sandblasted on Pavers in 12 Languages
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The Past
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The Present
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The Future
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West Side of the Building – Text and Image
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Open House – Xwalacktun
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New Columbia Street Pump Station
AWARD: 2009 Consulting Engineers of BC - Award of Merit, Municipal Category.
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CEBC Awards Ceremony
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“to connect”
1911 2011
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