SANCTUARY
The pavillon is conceived as a sanctuary in response to Edmonton's unique local climate and prairie landscape. The project is expressed in simple, clear forms commensurate with the large open prairie park that contains the pavilion site. As a key new park focal point, the pavillon is inviting and easily identifiable from both far across the park as well as nearby.
During the warmer months, the pavillon is permeable and flexible, able to concurrently engage a variety of user groups. During the winter months, it becomes an outdoor respite from the cold prevailing winds as well as a warming hut for outdoor enthusiasts such as hikers, skiers and skaters.
The pavillon is expressed as 2 programmatic bars connected by a central corridor. The larger, north-side bar is for storage and is shaped by the winter winds from which it protects. The smaller, south-facing bar contains staff functions and public amenity spaces. It too is shaped partly in response to the wind, and also to create a sense of entry by gesturing towards the existing recreation centre and the park access to the south. The smaller bar is also prominent from the existing transit centre on Castle Downs Road, helping it become a figurative "front door" in the long distance view.
A berm along the north elevation helps reduce the windward exposure while alluding to patterns in wind driven snow. It also offers a vantage point for watching field sport activities. This motif is echoed in the landscape where smaller berms change shape when snow covered in winter, and provide seating opportunities near the public washrooms.
There are several opportunities for exploring the ever-changing quality of prairie light: slot windows to the storage rooms bring in both direct and indirect light while turning into lanterns after dark while the interior remains illuminated; linear skylights in the corridor track the passing sun light, casting patterns along the floor and wall; a south-facing sunshade and clerestory lights allow interior adjacencies to "borrow" light in the winter while moderating the sunlight in the summer.
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