Sunset Community Centre | completed
 

posted by zonie


Sunset Community Centre

Features/Specs:
- resembles flower from air
- LEED Gold (geothermal heating/cooling, radiant floor heating)
- gym with hardwood floor & ceiling
- fitness centre
- aerobics/dance room
- arts & crafts room
- youth room
- two preschools
- new park space
- cost: $12 million

Architect: Bing Thom Architects
Developer: Vancouver Board of Parks
Construction: Haebler Construction Ltd.

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Credit: Walter Schultz

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Credit: Walter Schultz

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Credit: Vancouver Park Board

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Credit: Vancouver Park Board

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Credit: Vancouver Park Board

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Credit: Vancouver Park Board

That's weird. I was just looking at those pictures on Bing Thom's website earlier today. Very nice design with an aberdeen mall aesthetic.

I really like it. Makes me wish I played basketball looking at that shiny new court.

Cool design.

used to drive by it daily...LOVE IT

Great building.
Can someone show me a picture of the flower on which this structure was based? I'm not seeing it.

wholly crap thats hot, especially for a community centre. i sure wish they could rebuild a lot of community centres, ie joe fortes into something nice like this.

Very nice.
Only complaint is that the City deleted the swimming pool to save on costs.

if you look at it from bottom right to upper left you can sort of see a flower? :shrug: sort of like an odd tulip

Awesome. Bing Thom is a great architect, and an incredibly nice guy as well.