Expanded Mesh Parking Garage Screen

The Cooksville GO Station and Parking Structure are part of a dense, transit-oriented development in suburban Toronto, including a new rail station and bus loop, platform facilities, a civic plaza, and residential and commercial properties. Rather than the development being defined by a sea of parking, like most suburban transit stations, the 1900-space commuter parking structure sits at the center of the new urban plan and helps to densify the area. The parking structure forms one side of a future public park and plaza that will be more defined as development continues. The architects sought to overcome the mundane nature of the typical parking structure and provide a shield from car headlights for the surrounding residential development by applying a multi-dimensional and multi-layered sculptural veil constructed of expanded aluminum mesh.