Contemporary residential developments in urban centers, such as Toronto’s new waterfront community, are predominantly controlled by developers who produce buildings for profit and not for people. As such, these developments are often constructed without the social amenities needed for strong communities to form and thrive. This thesis explores the process of taking away an ideal portion of Toronto’s coveted waterfront from developers and returning it to the public by naturalizing the mouth of the Keating Channel and creating a new community and recreation center. Working towards an end goal of Re-Creating Lake Ontario’s ecology and introducing the idea of Recreation as a device to strengthen communal bonds and civic pride.
Site Study Diagrams
Bicycle Lanes Goodman Trail
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Existing Green Spaces
Front Entrance
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Vehicular Roads
Go Train Route
Public Transit Routes
Proposed Development Projects in the area
Retail locations
Social Ammenities
Sound Study
Views Study
Sun & Shadow Study
Wind Study
Case Studies & Prescedents Cherry St. YMCA MJMA
York Recreation Centre Perkins & Will
Borden Park (NSP) GH3
Stade de Soccer de Montreal Saucier + Perrotte
Oodi Helsinki Central Library ALA Architects
Antwerp Port House Zaha Hadid Architects
Shane Homes YMCA GEC Architecture
Emerald Hills Leisure Centre MJMA
Thesis Massing Iterations - Diagram 01
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Retaining the existing concrete pier and building outward onto Lake Ontario placing a new community centre at the edge of the pier.
Buildings become larger to accomodate full size sport facilities. Each building expresses exterior circulation through stairs and ramps.
Opening up and naturalizing the Keating channel by seperating concrete pier from landmass. Buildings now act as a bridge across the site
Simplifying program and reducing to 3 buildings. Massing becomes more dynamic splitting in half to create an illusion of 6 buildings.
Buildings now bridge across water and site. Roofs are dropped to allow pedestrian access. Idea to turn the buildings roofs into a public space is created.
Eliminating concrete pier entirely to liberate the entire site and give it back to nature and to the public. Building floats above the site to priveldge the best possible views for the public.
Lake Side
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Design Concept
Ecological Re-Creation Is promoted by demolishing a decaying concrete pier to infill and naturalize the mouth of the Keating channel. This creates opportunities to a new introduce pond with marshes and plants to promote positive filtration of the Lake. Additionally, the creation of this new natural amenity provides placemaking at the community scale. Concrete Pier Removal
Retaining Concrete Silos & Lake Infill
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Martin Goodman Trail Extension & Pond creation
Monolithic Concrete Structure
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Parking
Program Separated in Volumes
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Outdoor Spaces
Highlighted Structure
Recreation is created by a new community and recreation center that “floats� on a plane above the infilled site to privilege the greatest possible views for the public. Recreation is also promoted at the site level by detouring the Martin Goodman Trail ( a prominent recreation feature of the Waterfront community) through the site.
Playground (to be developed)
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JANITORIAL STORAGE ROOM
GYMNASSIUM EQUIPMENT STORAGE ROOM UNIV.
JUICE/ SNACK BAR
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SEATING AREA
RECEPTION
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FIELD SPORTS EQUIPMENT STORAGE ROOM
PLANTER
KITCHEN
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LAP POOL ELEV.
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WOMENS 25M COMPETITION POOL
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LARGE INDOOR SOCCER FIELD
STADIUM STAIR SEATING
SLIDE CIRCULATION + VIEWING AREA
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LARGE MULTI-ACTIVITY GYMNASIUM
CIRCULATION + VIEWING AREA
CHILDRENS POOL
NATATORIUM
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BENCHES & STRETCHING AREA
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ADMINISTRATION - OPEN PLAN OFFICE
TEACHING / LEISURE POOL
MECHANICAL ROOM + WATER FILTRATION
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POOL EQUIPMENT STORAGE
STAFF ROOM
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Recreation Building Floor Plan Scale 1 : 200
Recreation Building Lobby
Recreation Building Indoor Soccer
Mezzanine Floor Plan - Recreation Building Scale 1 : 200 UNIV.
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WOMENS SHOWERS
VIEWING PLATFORM
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Recreation Building Gymnasium
Recreation Building Mezzanine Level
Recreation Building Natatorium
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QUIET ACTIVITY AREA
LARGE MOTOR ACTIVITY AREA
STORAGE OUTLINE OF FLOOR ABOVE
RECEPTION 4-5 CLASSROOM
CHILD CARE
INFANT CLASSROOM
TODDLER CLASSROOM
2-3 CLASSROOM
STAFF ROOM
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CONFERENCE ROOM
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GROUP EXCERCISE ROOM
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MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNAL ROOM
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FITNESS GYM
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GROUP EXCERCISE ROOM
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SAWTOOTH SKYLIGHTS
MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNAL ROOM
MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNAL ROOM
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS
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SMALL OUTDOOR SOCCER FIELD
UNIVERSAL CHANGEROOM FOR ROOFTOP SPORTS
CHANGE STALLS
WORKING AREA
WOMEN SHOWERS
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MEN SHOWERS
WOMENS
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MEDIA & COMPUTERS
PUBLIC LIBRARY ELEV.
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RAMP UP 1:15 SLOPE
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QUIET READING AREA
Community Buildings Floor Plan Scale 1 : 200
Roof Plan Scale 1 : 200
GREEN ROOF
SAWTOOTH SKYLIGHTS
FLAT ROOF FLAT ROOF
FLAT ROOF
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS
SMALL OUTDOOR SOCCER FIELD
PUBLIC TERRACE
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
Community Building Library
Recreation Building Roof Outdoor Soccer
Exploded Axonometric 3’ - 0” Thick GluLam Beams
Communal Building Roof 29.32 m
East Elevation Scale 1 : 1000
Steel Cross Bracing 14 1/4” x 18” GluLam Vertical Columns
3’ - 0” Thick CLT Floor
Fin. Floor Communal Building 20.79 m
SawTooth Skylight(s) openings framed out of CLT 5’ - 0” Thick GluLam Beams
Mezzanine floor
Recreation Building Roof 20.48 m
West Elevation Scale 1 : 1000 Perforated copper panel facade
Mezzanine Level 12.56 m
14 1/4” x 18” GluLam Vertical & Diagonal Columns
6’ - 0” Thick CLT Floor
Ground floor Level 8.60 m Monolithic Concrete Foundation
Monolithic Concrete Supports
South Elevation Scale 1 : 1000
North Elevation Scale 1 : 1000
Cross Section - Natatorium Scale 1 : 500
Longitudinal Section East - West Scale 1 : 500
Cross Section - Fitness Gym & Food Hall Scale 1 : 500
Cross Section - Library & Childcare Scale 1 : 500
Recreation Building Roof 20.48 m
High Table with Bar Stools
Person Viewing Stair Platform for Water Slide
Mezzanine Level 12.56 m
Viewing Platform
Starting Block Cedar Benches Ground Floor Level 8.60 m
Recreation Building Natatorium 3D Section