Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw Ns7ixy’n’t ta a Mén̓men Chet - Squamish Nation Youth Centre
West Vancouver, BC
Ongoing
Since 2020, the Squamish Nation Youth Centre in North Vancouver has shared a facility with the Nation’s Food Pantry. As both programs have grown and their needs have adapted over the past years, the SN was looking for options of how to expand and centralize the functions of the Youth Centre while exploring possibilities of relocating the Food Pantry. In addition to the pantry residing on the site, a building housing the Language Nest program had recently been relocated adjacent to the Youth Centre, with a need for both youth programs to have a defined outdoor space.
MOTIV engaged in concept development of options for programmed exterior space that could support both facilities, considering the varying age groups and activities of each program. A large covered outdoor area was requested for workshops and group meals, which resides between both structures as the space with most use overlap, surrounded by a balance of shared and separate, animated and quiet spaces.