HCMA Architecture + Design https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2234-hcma-architecture-design en-us A Hybrid Mass-Timber Municipal Ice Arena Offers an Antidote to a Tired Typology With two rinks serving as the main attraction, the hcma-designed Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, also accommodates those opting to stay off the ice.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17390 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:26:58 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17390-a-hybrid-mass-timber-municipal-ice-arena-offers-an-antidote-to-a-tired-typology In British Columbia, an All-Electric Aquatic Center by hcma Challenges the Typology’s Energy-Guzzling Reputation goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17011 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17011-in-british-columbia-an-all-electric-aquatic-center-by-hcma-challenges-the-typologys-energy-guzzling-reputation Bing Thom and HCMA Design Two Pools in a Vancouver Suburb Two striking indoor pools, by Bing Thom and HCMA, use wood in unexpected ways and provide a Vancouver suburb with new landmarks.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11759 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11759-bing-thom-and-hcma-design-two-pools-in-a-vancouver-suburb The undulating roof of HCMA’s aquatic center in Grandview Heights imbues it with visual drama while providing the needed height for diving platforms. Photo © Ema Peter The size and massing of HCMA’s aquatic center in Grandview Heights will make it the centerpiece of a new residential neighborhood to be developed on the surrounding farmland. Photo © Ema Peter The roller-coaster-like contours of the ceiling at Grandview Heights are made up of pairs of exceedingly slender curved glue laminated beams. Photo © Ema Peter The paired beams at Grandview Heights are supported at each end of the building by concrete buttresses and at midspan by V-shaped concrete columns that help articulate the entrance area. Photo © Ema Peter Images Courtesy HCMA Images Courtesy HCMA The afternoon sun seeps through a discreet row of skylights at Bing Thom’s Guildford Aquatic Centre, casting stripes of light upon the east wall. Photo © Ema Peter The precast aggregate-concrete panels that clad Bing Thom’s Guildford Aquatic Centre were tinted three different shades and fabricated in varying sizes to animate the facade. Photo © Ema Peter At Bing Thom’s Guildford Aquatic Centre, a pedestrian bridge runs over the pool, linking the main entrance and a secondary entrance. Photo © Ema Peter The prefabricated trusses at Bing Thom’s Guildford Aquatic Centre are made of laminated strand lumber painted with semitransparent white exterior-grade paint. At 10 feet high, 8 feet wide, and 95 feet long, each truss is large enough for a person to walk through to service the sprinklers, lighting, and mechanical systems hidden within. Photo © Ema Peter The laminated strand trusses for the Guildford pool were fabricated in a factory with services such as sprinklers, lighting, and mechanical systems already installed and then trucked to the site. Photo courtesy StructureCraft The laminated strand trusses for the Guildford pool were fabricated in a factory with services such as sprinklers, lighting, and mechanical systems already installed and then trucked to the site. Photo courtesy StructureCraft Image courtesy Bing Thom Architects Image courtesy Bing Thom Architects