Canada’s Sugar Beach is a whimsical new park that transformed a surface
parking lot in a former industrial area into Toronto’s second urban
beach at the water’s edge.
Located at the foot of Lower Jarvis Street adjacent to the Redpath Sugar Factory, the 8500 square metre (2 acre) park is the first public space visitors see as they travel along Queens Quay from the central waterfront. The park’s brightly coloured pink beach umbrellas and iconic candy-striped rock outcroppings welcome visitors to the new waterfront neighbourhood of East Bayfront.
Located at the foot of Lower Jarvis Street adjacent to the Redpath Sugar Factory, the 8500 square metre (2 acre) park is the first public space visitors see as they travel along Queens Quay from the central waterfront. The park’s brightly coloured pink beach umbrellas and iconic candy-striped rock outcroppings welcome visitors to the new waterfront neighbourhood of East Bayfront.
The design for Canada’s Sugar Beach, by Claude Cormier + Associés
draws upon the industrial heritage of the area and its relationship to
the neighbouring Redpath Sugar factory. The park features three distinct
components: an urban beach; a plaza space; and a tree-lined promenade
running diagonally through the park.
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