The Sunset Community Center is incredibly popular with the
surrounding multi-cultural community, who come to the center for
recreation and other activities. Designed by Bing Thom Architects, the LEED Gold certified project incorporates both active and passive daylighting
techniques as well as a strong focus on durable and low-maintenance
materials. Serving as a link between nature and the surrounding
communities, the building has spectacular transparent views to the
south.
The Building is set in an ethnically diverse neighborhood and next to the fields, greenhouses
and planting beds of the adjacent Vancouver Park Board site. Inside the
center houses a preschool, gymnasium, exercise rooms and a host of
other community activities. The undulating roof and soaring eaves help
achieve a sense of play about the space, engaging members to explore and
connect with nature. Three main elements define the building: the
concrete tilt-up walls, the curvilinear roof and the curtain wall.
Basic, low-maintenance materials like concrete were utilized along with
construction techniques for big box stores to lower the overall cost of
the building.
Window design and placement is a major feature of the passive and
active daylighting scheme. Three different types of glass: clear, fitted
in a striped pattern, and opaque white, were used in a strong
horizontal pattern to control solar heat gain, suit the function of the
interior space and to control views. Daylighting,
occupancy and CO2 sensors manage energy usage as well as the indoor
climate. A low albedo roof coating reflects the sun’s energy further
reducing the need for cooling.
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