Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw S7ílhen - Squamish Nation Food Pantry
West Vancouver, BC
Ongoing
Since 2020, the Squamish Nation Food Pantry in North Vancouver has shared a facility with the Nation’s Youth Centre. As both programs have grown and their needs have adapted over the past years, the Nation was looking for options to expand the functions of the food pantry. With a retail unit available in a new residential project wrapping up, MOTIV worked with the food pantry to explore how an interior fit out could meet the needs of the expanding pantry functions.
Looking to incorporate a space for potential workshops and small group cooking classes, the kitchen had numerous roles to play and flexibility was a key element to the space. The new food pantry space required an increased amount of storage for cool and dry goods, as well as including breakdown space for large shipments in.