Edmonton Park Pavilion : Mill Woods Sports Park / Pavillon du parc d'Edmonton : parc des sports Mill Woods
2011
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada- Architecture for culture, research, sport or leisure
- Building
- Pavilion
History
Mill Woods Sports Park is located on a 40 ha site in South Edmonton. It was initially designed in 1982 as a District Activity Park to accommodate various active recreational opportunities for the surrounding community. Significant changes have been made to the original plan during construction of the park, and it has subsequently been developed on a piecemeal basis. Landscaping of the site was completed with the original sports field development. The east side is heavily treed, while the west and central portions of the site are sparsely planted. The park contains many amenities for the area. Two high schools, Holy Trinity and J. Percy Page, and the Mill Woods Recreation Centre are located at the northwest corner of the site: a large storm water management facility and spray park are located at the east side of the site. There are also a number of sport facilities throughout the site including ball diamonds, soccer and football fields, track and field facilities, tennis courts, a cricket pitch, and a skateboard park. These facilities serve local sports groups, the two schools, and the general public. Other amenities in the park include picnic sites, seating and rest areas.
Program synopsis
A central amenity building is required to serve a variety of functions. It shall provide public washrooms and must accommodate several articulated needs of site stakeholders, as expressed in the program space list. The partner organizations which have an interest in partnering with the City for the development of the building include Mill Woods Little League, the Grizzlies Football Association, and the Mill Woods Soccer Association. They would like to have the ability to utilize meeting space, change rooms and officials' rooms, and private storage space. The Edmonton and District Cricket league and the Alberta School Cricket Association, who also use the site, are not partnering with the City of Edmonton for space within the pavilion. The fundamental concept for the design is a community friendly and flexible structure. Community space and public washrooms are the primary programmatic elements. The structure shall be designed for LEED Silver rating as per the City of Edmonton's EcoVision and shall include a high standard for day lighting and natural ventilation. The proposed design shall respect the function of the park as a host site for major events.
(From competition program)
Mill Woods Sports Park is located on a 40 ha site in South Edmonton. It was initially designed in 1982 as a District Activity Park to accommodate various active recreational opportunities for the surrounding community. Significant changes have been made to the original plan during construction of the park, and it has subsequently been developed on a piecemeal basis. Landscaping of the site was completed with the original sports field development. The east side is heavily treed, while the west and central portions of the site are sparsely planted. The park contains many amenities for the area. Two high schools, Holy Trinity and J. Percy Page, and the Mill Woods Recreation Centre are located at the northwest corner of the site: a large storm water management facility and spray park are located at the east side of the site. There are also a number of sport facilities throughout the site including ball diamonds, soccer and football fields, track and field facilities, tennis courts, a cricket pitch, and a skateboard park. These facilities serve local sports groups, the two schools, and the general public. Other amenities in the park include picnic sites, seating and rest areas.
Program synopsis
A central amenity building is required to serve a variety of functions. It shall provide public washrooms and must accommodate several articulated needs of site stakeholders, as expressed in the program space list. The partner organizations which have an interest in partnering with the City for the development of the building include Mill Woods Little League, the Grizzlies Football Association, and the Mill Woods Soccer Association. They would like to have the ability to utilize meeting space, change rooms and officials' rooms, and private storage space. The Edmonton and District Cricket league and the Alberta School Cricket Association, who also use the site, are not partnering with the City of Edmonton for space within the pavilion. The fundamental concept for the design is a community friendly and flexible structure. Community space and public washrooms are the primary programmatic elements. The structure shall be designed for LEED Silver rating as per the City of Edmonton's EcoVision and shall include a high standard for day lighting and natural ventilation. The proposed design shall respect the function of the park as a host site for major events.
(From competition program)