Klemtu Ferry Terminal
location
Klemtu, British Columbia
program
Acton Ostry collaborated with BC Ferries and the Kitasoo/Xai’xais to integrate and express the unique culture of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nations people throughout the project.
Iconographical elements of the project include: a gateway canoe that tells the legend of the creation of Klemtu; a waiting building evocative of a traditional longhouse; a welcome pole by famed master carver Tom Hunt; a salmon wind vane; a tourism sign for Spirit Bear Lodge; and, concrete lock-block walls embedded with relief sculptures of salmon and herring.
systems
wood, timber, steel, concrete
status
completion 2011
awards
2012
Premier's Award for Innovation and Excellence
Northern BC Building Excellence Award
Northern BC Building Best of Show Award
waiting building
