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John Braithwaite Community Centre

Client

Grosvenor Capital Corporation

Location

North Vancouver, BC

Completion

2004

Size

3,298 sm (35,500 sf)

As part of a high rise residential tower on Lower Lonsdale (North Vancouver), this multi-level community recreation project adds to the Rogers Plaza pedestrian network.  Providing youth and senior’s social spaces, craft workshops, gymnasium, and fitness activities on several vertical levels, the centre provides a well-loved community amenity to the neighbourhood.

John Braithwaite Community Centre

Concept sketch of the frontage of the John Braithwaite Community Centre.

John Braithwaite Community Centre

View of the main entrance at West 1st Street.

John Braithwaite Community Centre

A space for impromptu conversations with familiar faces. The central stair, detailed for visual transparency, serves as a spine that ties all the community center spaces together.

John Braithwaite Community Centre

Interior view of the social spaces.

John Braithwaite Community Centre

The glazed stair access allows visual connectivity between user groups.

Recognitions

2007 Facility Excellence Award | BC Recreation & Parks Association

2005 Mixed Use Development Award of Excellence | Urban Design Institute of BC