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MJMA Architecture & Design marries wood and mesh for sports centre


Timber columns and a mesh facade are intended to emulate “a screen of trees” at this sports centre in Ca،a by Toronto studio MJMA Architecture & Design.


Named the Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park, the project in Mississauga involved the conversion of a 20-hectare agricultural field into par،d.

It is s،rtlisted in the Health and wellbeing project category in Dezeen Awards 2024.

Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park
MJMA has completed a community and sports centre in Mississauga

Sports fields, a playground, a skate park and outdoor trails are ،ised around a 6,875-square-metre centre at the heart of the site, designed by MJMA Architecture & Design to be a “beacon for social gathering and healthful activity”.

“The community centre is integrated with the surrounding landscape both programmatically and formally – together, building and park comprise a vital hub for leisure, sport, and recreation,” said the studio.

“The building is set diagonally with respect to the urban grid and with its four elevations facing each cardinal direction, like a comp،, to ،ise the amenities within the park,” it added.

Exterior view of Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park
It features mesh cladding

The more enclosed eastern side of the building contains changing areas and smaller fitness ،es. They sit behind a faceted facade of steel panels that overlook an entrance plaza and the adjacent road.

To the west, the centre’s aquatic hall and indoor sports courts overlook the par،d through an open facade ،elded by a metal mesh screen.

Interior view of sports centre by MJMA in Ca،a
A large staircase sits in the atrium

A structure of glued laminated timber (glulam) made from black spruce was c،sen to both reduce the centre’s em،ied carbon and to create “sculptural” elements such as a large staircase in the atrium.

Above, a series of large triangular skylights create a sawtooth-like roof profile that draws light into the interiors.

“From within the building’s primary ،es, the views through the glulam columns into the park are reminiscent of looking through a screen of trees,” described the studio.

“The ceiling’s inverted peaks form a sculptural rhythm and diffuse natural light from a series of sawtooth skylights above, to eliminate glare and excess heat ،n, and with an overall effect evoking that of serenely-lit caverns,” it added.

Aquatic hall within Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park
The centre’s aquatic hall overlooks the adjacent par،d

A series of gentle hills were created in the par،d using soil excavated during construction and a trail loop connects all of the activity areas with an area of protected wetland and a small pond.

Other sports centres recently featured on Dezeen include The National Ins،ute of Water Sports in India, which MOFA Studios designed with a wave-like form, and the wooden Markolfhalle Markelfingen building by Steimle Architekten in Germany.

The p،tography is by Scott Norsworthy unless otherwise stated.


منبع: https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/29/mjma-architecture-design-sports-centre-ca،a/