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Type:Community Center, Concept Year:2020Location:Golden Mile, TorontoProject Team:Steven CHEN, Vanessa WANG

















This natatorium is conceived not merely as a place for swimming, but as a social container that responds to the everyday life of the surrounding neighborhood. It is designed to host a wide range of activities, encouraging people to gather, interact, and linger beyond the act of swimming itself.

The architectural experience begins with a sequence of stepped landscapes that unfold as a series of open-air rooms. Moving upward and downward through these stairs becomes a gradual procession toward the main building. Along the way, platforms at different levels create gathering spaces of varying scales—places to meet, chat, rest, and play.

Elevated above the ground, the main natatorium maintains the solemnity required for competitive events, while its columns and shifting levels extend the building’s role into daily neighborhood life. These elements form informal playgrounds and social zones, especially engaging for children. With open spaces free of rigid boundaries and a gently curved roof supported by slender columns, the natatorium establishes a harmonious yet distinctive identity for the community.这座游泳馆的设计并不止于游泳本身，而是被视为一个承载社区生活的社会容器，回应周边邻里的日常需求，容纳多样化的活动发生。它鼓励人们在此停留、交流与互动，使建筑成为社区公共生活的一部分。

建筑体验始于一系列层层展开的台阶景观，这些台阶在场地中形成多个开放的“室外房间”。人在上升与下降的过程中，逐步完成通往主建筑的空间序列。不同高度的平台营造出尺度各异的聚集空间，为交谈、会面、休憩与玩耍提供场所。

主泳馆被抬高设置，在满足比赛空间所需的庄重感的同时，其柱列与高差变化也延伸出更多可被日常使用的空间，成为社区居民，尤其是儿童的活动场所。开放空间不设明确边界，屋顶的几何曲线在纤细柱子的支撑下轻盈展开，共同塑造出一种和谐而独特的社区空间形象。















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