The starting point for the project is to repair the health and performance of the Lake Simcoe watershed. Key references to the project are the nearby Holland Marsh and Holland River, offering important history of agricultural and drainage infrastructure precedents. A series of actions support the creation of an immersive landscape experience that conveys the territorial scale of water and natural systems:

Landform Frame – Earthworks surround and camouflage the core of the plant infrastructure. The landforms create new horizons, stretching from the 2nd Concession Road frontage to the roofscape of the Advanced Treatment Building. The landforms blur the lines between land and building, establishing a memorable foreground able to visually link the water reclamation landscape with the natural ridge ecology.

Water Flows – Stormwater features work to manage water flows, improve water quality, provide habitat and demonstrate the many states of water on site. Diverse moisture gradients are revealed as daily and seasonal change acts upon the subtle constructed topography.

Green Enclosure – Building off the local rural context of woodlots and hedgerows, and native eco-types found in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Forest Region, newly planted trees surround the plant infrastructure and make wooded connections between 2nd Concession Road and the diverse forests of the ridge.

Native Meadow Textures – Diverse native seed mixes add texture and biodiversity to the agrarian landscape. The visitor’s immersive approach through the sloped meadow creates a foreground from which often overlooked details in the broader landscape can be viewed and appreciated.