Peggy’s Cove LUB Peggy’s Cove is unique in many ways. Its small permanent population belies the abundance of visitors each year and the community’s outsized importance to provincial—and national—tourism and identity. The rocky coastal barrens define the...
New Maryland Urban Design Standards UPLAND developed Urban Design Standards and Public Realm Guidelines for the Village of New Maryland, which is located just outside of New Brunswick’s capital city of Fredericton. Main streets play a pivotal role in the growth...
New Maryland Athletic Park New Maryland is a popular community of just over 4,000 residents on the outskirts of Frederiction, New Brunswicks capital city. In the summer of 2022, UPLAND and REConsulting were engaged by the Village of New Maryland to create a...
Halifax Pocket Bike Map In 2022, UPLAND and Sasan Moradian worked with Halifax Regional Municipality to develop a pocket-sized bike map for Halifax’s Regional Centre. The map was designed as a convenient resource to help cyclists navigate safely and easily, and will...
St. Mary’s Plan Review Located on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is a rural municipality that encompasses the western half of Guysborough County. St. Mary’s is encountering challenges that other rural...
Nova Scotia Housing Needs Assessment The Housing Needs Assessment was one of the recommendations from the 2021 Affordable Housing Commission Report and intends to further our understanding of the housing needs of Nova Scotians. The Housing Needs Assessment provides...
East Preston Bike Playground In 2022, the East Preston Active Transportation Committee engaged UPLAND to design a bike playground and outdoor fitness park that would support active living options for community members of all ages. The site represents unique...
PEI Active Transportation Network Plan In 2021, UPLAND and CBCL Limited began working with the Province of PEI on the province-wide Active Transportation Network Plan. Once completed, the Plan aims to connect Island communities and promote healthy, sustainable...
Eastern Nova Scotia Regional Planning In September 2021, UPLAND began working with the Eastern District Planning Commission on Plan Eastern Nova. This project is a response to recent amendments to the Municipal Government Act which require every municipality...
Pictou Waterfront Plan The waterfront in the Town of Pictou has a long history as a site of human activity, ingenuity, and perseverance. The abundance of resources and topography of the region made Pictou’s harbour an ideal location for a settlement, and following the...
Eastern Kings Official Plan The Rural Municipality of Eastern Kings was incorporated in 1974 and is the easternmost community in Prince Edward Island. The community is home to approximately 700 permanent residents and many more who spend the summer months at their...
Stratford Community Campus Plan UPLAND is currently working with the Town of Stratford, PEI on a visionary project to plan for projected population growth. Specifically, Stratford Town Council has been laying the groundwork to address overcrowding of its schools while...
Inverness Central Avenue Detailed Design UPLAND is currently leading the placemaking and active transportation conceptual design, landscape architectural detailed design and public engagement for two kilometres of the community of Inverness’s mainstreet. As follow-up...
Antigonish Municipal Accessibility Plan In November 2020, UPLAND and RHAD Architects began working with the Town of Antigonish on an Accessibility Plan which will help the Town realize its vision of an accessible and welcoming community, to make Antigonish equitable,...
Stratford Waterfront Core Area Plan UPLAND is currently working with the Town of Stratford, PEI to conduct a Planning Review and to produce a Waterfront Park & Gateway Conceptual Design for the Waterfront Core Area. Stratford is advancing its future downtown, and...
Active Kings County Active Transportation Plan Active Kings County is an Active Transportation Plan that will help Kings realize its vision of safe, convenient, and enjoyable transportation options for everyone, including walking, wheeling, cycling, and more. The plan...
Lake View Residence UPLAND designed the new landscape surrounding a beautiful contemporary home overlooking the Bras d’Or Lake in Cape Breton. The design features a driveway that opens to an entrance courtyard and views through the house to the lake beyond. The...
Fundy Discovery Site Natural Playground UPLAND worked in collaboration with Cobequid Consulting to design / build a natural playground at the Fundy Discovery Site just outside of Truro, NS. This was Phase 1 of the implementation of UPLAND’s Fundy Discovery Site Master...
Purdy’s Wharf Park UPLAND detailed designed Breakhouse’s concept, produced tender documents and provided construction review and admin for the Parkette, the first phase of a striking new public landscape at Purdy’s Wharf on Halifax’s waterfront. The project will...
Gorsebrook Park UPLAND provided detailed design, tender documents and construction administration and review of private townhouse terraces, tenant amenity spaces, perimeter plantings and green roofs at Gorsebrook Park Condos. The building is flanked by a series of...
Mahone Bay Plan Review Despite being one of Nova Scotia’s smallest municipalities—both in size and in population—Mahone Bay represents a significant urban centre along Nova Scotia’s South Shore that faces considerable economic and growth pressures. The Town retained...
Inverness Growth Management Strategy The last decade brought tremendous change for the approximately 1,300 residents of the Community of Inverness on the western shore of Cape Breton Island. The development of two world-class golf courses spurred an extraordinary...
Micro Boutique Living UPLAND designed the landscape for the new Micro Boutique Living building in Fredericton. The location has steep wooded slopes that gave exciting design challenges. A more formal landscape with terraced natural stone look walls with evergreens,...
King’s Wharf – Building E UPLAND designed amenity courtyards, roof terraces, and a new streetscape for this large-scale development at King’s Wharf. At the time of writing, Development Agreement plans have been submitted and permit plans are currently...
Peninsula South Complete Streets Project As part of the HRM Active Transportation Plan for the City of Halifax, Englobe and UPLAND along with the Halifax community and its stakeholders explored multimodal transportation and accessibility issues and opportunities along...
