LITERATURE CASE STUDY

GLENEAGLES COMMUNITY CENTRE

GLENEAGLES
COMMUNITY
CENTRE

North and West Vancouver, every winter. It is also

common in places close to or at sea level, however in less
amounts.

exterior: brown
Concrete ash
interior: brown
White walls

ARCHITECT
Patkau architects

LOCATION:

ACTIVITIES:

Location: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

COLOUR & TEXTURE :

living room
Caf
meeting room
administration
child care facilities
covered terraces
courtyard spaces
golf course
gymnasium,
multipurpose room
meeting room
arts room
youth room
outdoor specialty area
accommodates fitness facilities

CONCEPT:
The sectional arrangement of interior spaces activates and
energizes the building .These simultaneous views of
multiple activities animate the interior; the life of the
building and the energy of the place are palpable to the
community within and without.

DESIGN FEATURES:
The Gleneagles Community Center is located on a small,
gently sloping site adjacent to a public golf course. Patkau
Architects organized the program on three levels to
minimize the building footprint. By subtly reshaping the
cross-sectional topography of the site, the lower level and
the intermediate level are both located on grade

FORM:

CLIMATE:
The annual average temperature in Vancouver is 11.0 C
(51.8 F) downtown and 10.4 C (50.7 F) at the Airport,
in Richmond, amongst the warmest in Canada.
Vancouver is Canada's third most rainy city, with over
161 rainy days per year. As measured at Vancouver
airport in Richmond, Vancouver receives 1153.1 mm of
rain per year.
Thunderstorms are rare, with an average of 6.1
thunderstorm days per year.[6] The weather in spring and
autumn is usually showery and cool.
Snow falls in the higher-lying areas of Greater
Vancouver, such as Burnaby Mountain, Coquitlam,
AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

The walls that separate this volume from adjacent spaces are
glazed to facilitate visual connection between the various
programs within the building. These simultaneous views of
multiple activities animate the interior .The intermediate level
is accessible from a generous porch along the street and
contains a community living room, caf, meeting room,
administration, and child care facilities.

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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CIRCULATION PATTERN:

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION PATH

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION PATH

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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ARTICULATION OF SPACE:

GLENEAGLES COMMUNITY CENTRE

USER DETAILS:

kids
youths
officers
artists

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL DETAILS:

The structural system consists of cast-in-place concrete floor

slabs, insulated double-wythe composite tilt-up concrete end
walls and a heavy timber roof. This structure is an important
component of the interior climate-control system. The
structure acts as a huge thermal-storage mass, a giant static
heat pump that absorbs, stores, and releases energy to create an
extremely stable indoor climate, with constant temperatures
inside occupied spaces, regardless of the exterior climate.
Radiant heating and cooling in both floors and walls maintains
a set temperature; the concrete surfaces act alternately as
emitters or absorbers. The thermal energy for this system is
provided by water-to-water heat pumps via a ground-source
heat exchanger under the adjacent permeable parking area.

Roof overhangs provide protection from winter rains, shield

interiors from excessive local solar loads in summer, and
discharge rain water into adjacent landscape swales to
permeate back into the natural landscape. Ventilation is
accomplished using a displacement system. 100% fresh air is
tempered and supplied at low velocity at low levels. This air
rises, flushing contaminants upward, where it is then captured
and exhausted through a heat recovery ventilator. Since air is
not being used as a medium for climate control, opening
windows and doors does not affect the performance of the
heating and cooling system.

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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ZONING:

PRIMARY SPACES

SECONDRY SPACES

TERITORY SPACES

PASSAGES/CORRIDOR/TRANSITON SPACES

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

PLAN:

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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ELEVATION:

SECTION:

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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GLENEAGLES COMMUNITY CENTRE

SITE PLAN:

ANALYSIS:
Located in the western region of West Vancouver with easy access to Horseshoe Bay,
Gleneagles Golf Course, local trails, and the Gleneagles Adventure Park.
Gleneagles Community Centre is a place to get active, get creative, or relax with
friends.

Living room, this spacious and inviting room features south-facing floor to ceiling
windows that over look the grand architecture of the Gymnasium, glass doors that
open out to a 2000 sq. ft. covered patio on the North side and a stunning glass encased
fireplace along the west wal

Gymnasium is located on the lower first floor, this is 4,000 square feet of sprung
hardwood floors, three-storey high vaulted cedar ceilings and a south-facing glass wall
with lots of natural light.
Designed for sports and related activities but also used for exhibitions, larger
meetings and special events. The gym also features a built-in sound system and
mirrored wall.

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)

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BUBBLE DIAGRAM.;

PROXIMITY DIAGRAM:

AVINASH K (6)
LUJAIN ZULAIKHA THAYYIL (19)

AYSHA NINEETHA (8)

SAHADIYA ZAINAB (29)

FATHIMA HANAN (11)

SHABNAM SHA (32)

GOKUL PRASAD (14)

VIPPUL MADHAV (36)