![View of the elevated walk / run track at Legends Centre.](https://hcma.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Legends-HERO-Swapped.jpg)
Legends Centre (Delpark Homes Centre)
As one of the fastest growing cities in southern Ontario, Oshawa sought to develop an all-encompassing recreation and civic centre for its growing population. The design team collaborated closely with the facility’s operators to synthesize the unique needs of the 4-pad ice arena, aquatic, fitness facilities, seniors’ centre, and library.
To bring together the programming and siting objectives of this challenging project, the facility is designed along a central spine: an interior streetscape with views within and between activity spaces. A public art program accentuates the civic nature of this vital corridor. Multiple entry points offer convenience while improving dynamic qualities and openness.
By resisting a formal main entrance, the building embraces all sides, affording views to a creek and greenery to the east, basketball court to the north, and soccer fields to the south.
Disciplines
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The seniors’ centre, children’s library, and civic space offer access to outdoor courtyards. A suspended running track winds through the facility, adding to the sense of transparency and openness throughout the centre.
This project was completed in joint-venture with a local architectural firm, Barry Bryan Associates.
![Nighttime view into the Legends Centre reading room and pool.](https://hcma.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Legends-large-2.jpg)