The Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre (GHAC) has a vital role as a magnet for families, water sports enthusiasts and international competitions in the rapidly growing city of Surrey, Canada. The architects developed a concept that maximises the area of glazed surfaces to visually connect internal and external spaces.
With its 50-m-long competition pool and diving platform, the facility complies with all the standards required to host regional, national and international sporting events. In addition, it also offers leisure pools, heated pools, water slides, saunas and steam baths, as well as a fitness centre on the upper floor.
An extraordinary suspended roof in timber spans the swimming pool. It creates a feeling of warmth and achieves the required headroom with a very shallow structure. The modest building volume keeps the costs of the building envelope and air-conditioning within limits and combines user comfort with energy efficiency.
With its 50-m-long competition pool and diving platform, the facility complies with all the standards required to host regional, national and international sporting events. In addition, it also offers leisure pools, heated pools, water slides, saunas and steam baths, as well as a fitness centre on the upper floor.
An extraordinary suspended roof in timber spans the swimming pool. It creates a feeling of warmth and achieves the required headroom with a very shallow structure. The modest building volume keeps the costs of the building envelope and air-conditioning within limits and combines user comfort with energy efficiency.