Park(ing) Day 2025

Using materials salvaged from previous design-build projects, a team of DAS undergraduate students reimagined them into something entirely new: a sculptural threshold made from vibrant red pipes. The installation is part of a larger city initiative to temporarily repurpose on-street, boulevard or parking lot spaces into tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism. Walking through TMU’s downtown campus, students are fixed on their destinations, rarely finding a moment to pause. The installation provides a space where students can slow down and enjoy being surrounded by the city.

The collection of red pipes acts as a spatial threshold rather than a “wall” separating the project from the street. Organized in an organic mountainous shape, the interior is visible from outside but also protected by a dense cloud of floating connecting pieces. The thin connectors stabilize the structure but seem to disappear and reappear as people walk past them. Enlarged connecting pieces form a collection of individual seats that appear to emerge from the wall, where visitors can sit together or apart, to rest, to watch, or simply to be. This story of reuse, transformation, and gathering came to life through the collaboration of many hands:

Project Lead: Sana Galloway

Fabrication Lead: Jade Yu Tung Wong

Installation Lead: José Calle

Design & Fabrication Team: Angelique Rybinski, Catarina Godinho Nascimento, Carson Luong, Dante Dicroce, Dhruvan Modugula, Mirko Gcia, Mhazabin Fairuz, Saad Malik, Sydney Broom, Preetul Pasha, Zoe Huang

Faculty Advisor: Vincent Hui

Workshop Contributors: Jordan So, Jason Ramelson, Filip Tisler

Photography: Jade Yu Tung Wong, Mirko Garcia, Theo Tsang