Mill Woods Park, within the greater context of the city of Edmonton and even larger zone of central Alberta, has been the timeless battleground between the two competing biomes of Prairie and Boreal Forest. It lies in the largest boreal?grassland transition zone in the world and there is constant competition and tension between the two as each struggle to overtake the other. The same analogy can be applied to the modern?day setting of the park within an urban context defining where the lines of city and park exist, especially when a built object is being introduced into the park's landscape. The urban dwellers seek out greenspace to participate in sports and recreation that might not otherwise be found within the urban confines, yet densely developed commercial and residential surroundings are constant reminders of the context. The underlying question then becomes how to introduce a man?made structure into the park that maintains a sense of nature, but still provides the facilities required to support the park's activities?
The building has been placed in a central and visible location to all playing fields that seems to be a natural continuation of the existing walkways and destination with adjacency to the monument. As security of a 24?hour building is paramount, direct access to washrooms (and in Phase II changing and storage rooms) has been provided to keep the facility as safe and as low maintenance as possible. The facilities face the playing fields and the glazed viewing areas favour the south and east views of the park. The building has been broken into 4 modular components. Phase I makes up the first component with mostly administrative spaces including the Common Area for gatherings, a corridor that doubles as gallery space and the public washrooms.
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