TAZA WATER RESERVOIR AT TAZA PARK PHASE 1

摘要

The Tsuut'ina Nation and the city of Calgary have been neighbours for over a century. Throughout this time, Calgary has grown to the point where it now surrounds the Nation's eastern boundary. This growth has increasingly strained the Bow and Elbow Rivers' ability to provide for agriculture, industry, and the everyday household needs of Tsuut'ina citizens. The Taza water reservoir and pumphouse replaces aged infrastructure and provides a consistent source of potable water for the community as it builds out the 500-acre Taza Park-the first of three villages that make up one of North America's largest First Nation development projects. Instead of the more conventional chain-link fence, the security fence around the buried reservoir takes form as a wooden structure whose posts are a mix of cedar poles from western Canada and repurposed poles from the Tsuut'ina Nation. This curvilinear fence safeguards the reservoir, provides structural support for solar panels, and transforms the project into a bold gateway marker to Taza Park. The space also offers the unique opportunity for a permanent art installation from the Tsuut'ina Nation.