UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO GOLDRING CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT Toronto / Ontario / Canada
BACKGROUND THE GOLDRING CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT IS LOCATED ON A TIGHTLY CONSTRAINED INFILL SITE NEXT TO VARSITY STADIUM ON THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ST. GEORGE CAMPUS.
The 140,000 sf High Performance Sport facility for the faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education forms a new and vital hub for sports, research and therapy, serving both high performance varsity athletes and the wider campus community. Program includes a competition standard 2,000 seat basketball and volleyball venue; a large strength and conditioning centre for both general student and varsity athlete use; a sports medicine clinic and sports science research laboratories, creating Canada’s leading Sport Institute. CAMPUS CONTEXT
URBAN SETTING OPEN TO DEVONSHIRE PLACE AND HIGHLY VISIBLE TO THE CAMPUS AND PASSING PUBLIC ON BLOOR STREET, THE GOLDRING CENTRE SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES HEALTH & WELLNESS WITHIN THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING CITY.
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MASSING STRATEGY
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1. FIELD HOUSE VOLUME – FIBA / FIVB REQUIREMENTS
2. PROPERTY LINE / SITE SETBACKS
Competition Court with Spectator Seating and Regulation Court Clearance: 12.5m high, 38m wide and 54m long.
The site is 45m wide with 6m setbacks to the east and the Student Lane to the west – allows a building of 33m total width.
3. PUSH BELOW GRADE TO FIT SITE
4. LONG SPAN STRUCTURE ABOVE
Setbacks apply only above grade. By pushing the field house level down by 10m, the full width of the site can be used for field house, seating and exiting. The additional 2.5m of overhead clearance needed for volleyball, provides daylight and views in from street level.
Requiring clear spanning structure, six super-scaled trusses span the 54m length of the field house from north to south. At the east and west faces, building height trusses carry the building with the second and third floors hanging from the underside of these trusses.
STRUCTURAL SOLUTION TO PRESERVE THE CLEAR SPAN REQUIRED BY THE FIELD HOUSE, THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTRE AND UPPER FLOORS ARE SUSPENDED ABOVE FROM 180 FT LONG TRUSSES. IN OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES POSED BY A CONSTRAINED URBAN INFILL SITE, THE PROJECT WAS REWARDED WITH A SINGULAR PUBLIC EXPRESSION ON THE STREET: A HEROIC STEEL FRAME VAULTING OVER A CAVERNOUS EXCAVATION.
THE NEW CENTRE IS VISUALLY OPEN, DISPLAYING ACTIVITIES WITHIN, INVITING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING ACCESSIBLE WELLNESS & FITNESS FOR THE CAMPUS AND THE CITY
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LEVEL B2 – CHANGE ROOMS (13.6M BELOW GRADE) 1 Lobby 2 Public Washrooms (13.6M BELOW GRADE) 3 Change Rooms 4 Laundry & Equipment 1 LOBBY 5 Mechanical
LEVEL B2 – CHANGE ROOMS
2 PUBLIC WASHROOMS 3 CHANGE ROOMS
4 LAUNDRY & EQUIPMENT 5 MECHANICAL
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LEVEL B2 – CHANGE ROOMS (13.6M BELOW GRADE) 1 2 3 4 5
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Lobby Public Washrooms Change Rooms Laundry & Equipment Mechanical
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LEVEL B1 – FIELD HOUSE (10M BELOW GRADE) 1 Lobby 2 Retractable Spectator Seating (10M BELOWCourts GRADE) 3 Playing 4 Storage 1 LOBBY 5 Concession
LEVEL B1 – FIELD HOUSE
MEZZANINE MEZZANINE (3.7M BELOW GRADE)
(3.47M BELOW GRADE)
1 Lobby
1 LOBBY 2 Fixed Spectator
Seating
2 RETRACTABLE SPECTATOR SEATING
2 FIXED SPECTATOR SEATING 3 Open to Field House below
3 PLAYING COURTS
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4 STORAGE 5 CONCESSION
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LEVEL B1 – FIELD HOUSE (10M BELOW GRADE) 1 2 3 4 5
Lobby Retractable Spectator Seating Playing Courts Storage Concession
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LEVEL 2 – OFFICE & CHANGE ROOMS
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Entrance Open to Field House below LEVEL 1 Plaza - GROUND5FLOOR Lobby
1 Lounge ENTRANCE PLAZA
Stepped 2 LOBBY
Ramp
6 Student Laneway 7 North Lobby 8 Common Service Bay
1 Open to Lobby below 2 Administration Offices 3 Change Rooms 4 Strength & Conditioning Centre ROOMS LEVEL 2 - OFFICE & CHANGE 5 Open to North Lobby below 6 Common Service Bay 1 OPEN TO LOBBY BELOW
2 ADMINISTRATION OFFICES
3 LOUNGE
3 CHANGE ROOMS
4 STEPPED RAMP
4 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTRE
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5 OPEN TO NORTH LOBBY BELOW
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6 COMMON SERVICE BAY
7 NORTH LOBBY 8 COMMON SERVICE BAY 1 2
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Open to Lobby below Administration Offices Change Rooms Strength & Conditioning Centre Open to North Lobby below Common Service Bay
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LEVEL 3 – STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mechanical Exercise Studio Storage Olympic Weightlifting LEVEL 3 - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Multipurpose Room Office 1 MECHANICAL Strength & Conditioning Centre 2 EXERCISE STUDIO 3 STORAGE 4 OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING 5 MULTIPURPOSE ROOM 6 OFFICE 7 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTRE
LEVEL 4 – LABS & CLINIC 1 Mechanical LEVEL 4 - LABS & CLINIC 2 Sports Research Labs (west side) 3 Sport Medicine Clinic (east side) 1 MECHANICAL
2 SPORTS RESEARCH LABS (WEST SIDE) 3 SPORT MEDICINE CLINIC (EAST SIDE)
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THE TIERED RANKS OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT MIRROR THE STADIUM SEATING, CREATING A LARGE CITY-SCALED ROOM
LOWER LEVEL ENTRY INTO FIELD HOUSE
COMPETITION FIBA & FIVB STANDARD 2000 SEAT BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL FIELD HOUSE PLACED BELOW GRADE WITH VISUAL CONNECTION FROM THE STREET THROUGH CLERESTORY GLAZING
THE MACINTOSH SPORT MEDICINE CLINIC PROVIDES A BESPOKE TREATMENT ENVIRONMENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CAMPUS AND ELITE ATHLETES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
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