Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport | University of Toronto | Toronto, Ont.
More than one panelist used the word "drama" to describe the facility that serves as home to the University of Toronto's basketball and volleyball programs, as well as the student body at large.
As the final phase of the redevelopment of the university's varsity stadium, a signature design element of the center is its tiered fitness room that overlooks the football field through a wall of glass and mimics the raked seating beyond the field's far sideline. Meanwhile, site constraints dictated that the large field house and the strength and conditioning center be placed below grade. Still, a heroic steel frame vaulting over a cavernous excavation creates a singular public expression from the street.
Stated one panelist, "A bold structure that captures the power and drama of sport."
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Judges' Comments:
"What an exceptional design that centers around a very clean and simple solution detailed and crafted in a very sophisticated manner." — Mark Williams
"Innovative use of a tight site. Well-planned, nicely stated. Very Toronto." — David Edmunds
"Amazing project top to bottom. A true modern design." — Steve Flanagan
Associated Architects:
MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects | Toronto, Ont.
Patkau Architects | Vancouver, B.C.
Cost: $60 million (Canadian)
Square Footage: 140,000
Funded By: Government funds, university funds, private donations
Major Facility Components:
Competition basketball/volleyball field house, strength and conditioning center, sports medicine clinic, sports science research laboratories
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