Community Recreation
by Jonathan McGaha | July 31, 2010 12:00 am
A one-stop multiuse recreation experience for people of all ages, the 309,000-square-foot (28,706-m2) Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, Alberta, Canada, is the central gathering place for the community.
Formerly known as the Black Gold Centre, the Leduc Recreation Centre received a new $40 million East Wing addition designed by Architecture Arnt Tkalcic Bengert, Edmonton, Alberta. The addition features two new indoor ice surfaces, two new indoor fields—for soccer, lacrosse, tennis or other sports—a fitness and wellness centre, a second floor running track and new retail service options for sporting goods, food and beverage outlets, physiotherapy, etc.
Robertson Building Systems, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, supplied the arena and fieldhouse buildings for the project, which began in May 2008 and was completed in September 2009. The engineered steel buildings were selected for the economical spanning capabilities and to meet the project construction schedule. Both structures featured Robertson’s 24-gauge SSR standing-seam roof in Galvalume. The walls were clad with Robertson’s 26-gauge A-36 wall panels in Almond and brick.
The 54,000-square-foot (5,107-m2) arena is home to twin NHL-size hockey rinks with seating for approximately 300 people each. The 250- by 216- by 34-foot (76- by 66- by 10-m) Robertson building features a 1/4:12 double-slope roof.
The 40,500-square-foot (3,762-m2) fieldhouse has two indoor fields, one used primarily for indoor soccer and the other for multipurpose dry sport programming. The building can also be used for food and banquet services, lawn bowling and other programs, such as tradeshows and concerts. The Robertson design for the 202 1/2- by 200 by 42 2/3-foot (62- by 61- by 13-m) building with 1/4:12 doubleslope steel structure supports the indoor running track suspended from the structure. Robertson also supplied all of the beams to support the mezzanine levels and roof levels, along with the 8-foot (2-m) perforated liner above the running track.
Leduc Recreation Centre, Leduc, Alberta, Canada
Award: 2010 Stephen Barr Award for Recreation Facility Design from the Recreation Industry Awards of Excellence sponsored by the Recreation for Life Foundation
Owner: City of Leduc
Architect: Architecture Arndt Tkalcic Bengert, Edmonton, Alberta
Construction manager: PCL Construction Management Inc., Edmonton
Erector: Allsteel Builders, Lamont, Alberta
Metal building: Robertson Building Systems, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, www.robertsonbuildings.com
Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/community-recreation/