DS3-3

Back Campus

Detailed Master Plan Concept

The following list of features and concepts is proposed as the framework for this Demonstration Site. The numbered items refer to drawing DS3-3.

• 1. The walkway through the Sir Daniel Wilson Residence quadrangle should be strengthened with a structural planting of closely spaced deciduous trees along the existing pathway. The pathway should be reconstructed to match the width and material of the Back Campus and King's College Green pedestrian systems.
• 2. A special garden and meeting place with seating should be created in the southwest and northwest corners of the Back Campus to create a focal point of activity in this space.
• 3. The existing stand of mature deciduous trees should be enlarged and strengthened with additional deciduous tree planting to establish a grove condition. Seating should be provided beneath the trees.
• 4. The driveway to Soldiers' Tower and the passage between Front and Back Campus should be given special significance. The corridor should be converted to a feature pedestrian spine leading to the Front Campus. A double row of deciduous trees should be planted on the west side of the walkway from Hoskin Avenue to Soldiers' Tower to define the route. Perennial gardens should be established along the eastern side of the route to add visual interest.
• 5. The Soldiers' Tower and Memorial Wall should be incorporated into a special garden and meeting place. The northwest corner of the garden should be developed as a sculpture court under the direction of the University Art Centre. The existing McAllister Memorial Garden should be an integral part of the redesign of this space.
• 6. A pedestrian walk and perennial gardens should be installed along the north wall of University College. A row of deciduous trees should be planted on the north side of the walk to define the space and create interest along the building wall.
• 7. Two playing fields suitable for team sporting events should be installed in the centre of the Back Campus, slightly depressed below grade and properly fitted with turf systems and irrigation. These fields should be illuminated to allow pedestrian movements between sporting events.
• 8. The section of Hoskin Avenue between St. George Street and the crossing at Soldiers' Tower should be redesigned as a traffic table to calm automobile traffic with enhanced streetscape planting to extend the landscape of the Back Campus and to facilitate the significant pedestrian movements in this area.