Complexe Sportif de Saint-Laurent / Saint-Laurent Sports Complex
2010
Montréal, Quebec, Canada- Architecture for culture, research, sport or leisure
- Building
- Sports complexes
The sports center located in the Saint-Laurent neighbourhood in Montreal is a multifunctional sustainable epicentre filled with life.
The Saint-Laurent neighbourhood is proud to offer its inhabitants a brand new sports center developed for the twenty first century, fulfilling the ever growing needs of Saint-Laurent's active community, as well as its multiple community associations.
For the past few years, substantial population growth in Saint-Laurent, now nearing the ninety thousands, has ceaselessly increased the demand for organised sports. This increase in demands for physical activity gives the sports center its purpose.
Having a surface area of around 14 520 square meters, the sports center allows for a great diversity of physical activity in a wide variety of spaces adapted to today's needs. While respecting universal accessibility, the sports center includes the following installations: a pool and a recreational swimming area, a soccer field, a gymnastics room, a gymnasium, a training gym and a multifunctional room. The sports center's bright entrance hall, located near a Café and a rest area, provide a variety of social spaces that are enjoyable to occupy. Administrative offices take up the rest of the space, allowing for both personnel and volunteer groups to work efficiently. Through the diverse space that is offered, the Saint-Laurent sports center is now a cultural meeting place for people of all ages.
For all the athletes that attend the sports center, it has become a competitive beacon allowing for regional and provincial competitions to take place in top quality installations. Sports clubs can take advantage of this and have at their disposal a complete spectrum of competitive activities.
Innovation is also sought by the sports center's strategic location on Thimens boulevard where we can find, within a kilometre and a half, considerable social activity being added to its residential population. Located near the sports center are the Saint-Laurent high school, Raymond-Bourque arena, a new library, the museological complex and exhibition center, Marcel-Laurin park and woods, the Leonardo da Vinci professional development center and finally, an important commercial and industrial sector.
The Marguerite-Bourgeoys school board is an important participant in the project's development and is currently the land owner for the project. Discussions with the school board are under way to determine an agreement allowing the implementation of the new sports center and the conditions of its use. A interior link with the Saint-Laurent high school is sought, allowing students to use the equipment and space provided by the sports complex while offering additional spaces and equipment to its users.
Being a sustainable building, obliged to meet LEED NC 1.0 gold certification, this project is an exceptional sustainable project. It is a beacon for citizens by its strategic location, its vocation and its architectural and design excellence. The seductive appearance of the building is reflected by its interior transparency, the brightness of its natural lighting and its natural integration with the environment, all while keeping a human scale.
(From competition brief)
(Unofficial automated translation)
The Saint-Laurent neighbourhood is proud to offer its inhabitants a brand new sports center developed for the twenty first century, fulfilling the ever growing needs of Saint-Laurent's active community, as well as its multiple community associations.
For the past few years, substantial population growth in Saint-Laurent, now nearing the ninety thousands, has ceaselessly increased the demand for organised sports. This increase in demands for physical activity gives the sports center its purpose.
Having a surface area of around 14 520 square meters, the sports center allows for a great diversity of physical activity in a wide variety of spaces adapted to today's needs. While respecting universal accessibility, the sports center includes the following installations: a pool and a recreational swimming area, a soccer field, a gymnastics room, a gymnasium, a training gym and a multifunctional room. The sports center's bright entrance hall, located near a Café and a rest area, provide a variety of social spaces that are enjoyable to occupy. Administrative offices take up the rest of the space, allowing for both personnel and volunteer groups to work efficiently. Through the diverse space that is offered, the Saint-Laurent sports center is now a cultural meeting place for people of all ages.
For all the athletes that attend the sports center, it has become a competitive beacon allowing for regional and provincial competitions to take place in top quality installations. Sports clubs can take advantage of this and have at their disposal a complete spectrum of competitive activities.
Innovation is also sought by the sports center's strategic location on Thimens boulevard where we can find, within a kilometre and a half, considerable social activity being added to its residential population. Located near the sports center are the Saint-Laurent high school, Raymond-Bourque arena, a new library, the museological complex and exhibition center, Marcel-Laurin park and woods, the Leonardo da Vinci professional development center and finally, an important commercial and industrial sector.
The Marguerite-Bourgeoys school board is an important participant in the project's development and is currently the land owner for the project. Discussions with the school board are under way to determine an agreement allowing the implementation of the new sports center and the conditions of its use. A interior link with the Saint-Laurent high school is sought, allowing students to use the equipment and space provided by the sports complex while offering additional spaces and equipment to its users.
Being a sustainable building, obliged to meet LEED NC 1.0 gold certification, this project is an exceptional sustainable project. It is a beacon for citizens by its strategic location, its vocation and its architectural and design excellence. The seductive appearance of the building is reflected by its interior transparency, the brightness of its natural lighting and its natural integration with the environment, all while keeping a human scale.
(From competition brief)
(Unofficial automated translation)