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VIVO Young Makers Club partnered with UBC Physics and Astronomy, UBC GEERing Up, UBC Engineering Physics, Maker Mobile, Vancouver Maker Foundation and Michael Smith Labs for the first ever Maker Camp in Vancouver.
The week-long workshop included around 24 participants and included activities like how to build a rube goldberg machine, an introduction to Raspberry Pi, and more. Students built their own light theremins while Wynne Palmer, a member of the Vancouver Experimental Theremin Orchestra showed off her theremin that was built at a SLAB event at VIVO.
Partnership between VIVO Young Makers Club, Michael Smith Labs, Vancouver Maker Foundation, UBC Physics and Astronomy, UBC Engineering Physics, and GEERing Up.
These photos are from the theremin build, where students built their own light theremins while Wynne Palmer, a member of the Vancouver Experimental Theremin Orchestra showed off her theremin that was built at a SLAB event at VIVO:
VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.
A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.
There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.
To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.