项目名称：罗斯玛丽·布朗娱乐中心

地点：本拿比，加拿大

设计团队：hcma architecture + design

建筑面积：8547 m²

竣工时间：2024年

摄影：Ema Peter

设计特色：

项目 - hcma architecture + design在加拿大BC省本拿比市打造了罗斯玛丽·布朗娱乐中心，彻底重新定义了冰上竞技场的设计理念。这座耗资4950万加元的建筑抛弃了传统的无窗的钢桁架冰场结构，转而采用温暖的木材、自然光线和透明开放的布局，为市民与游客创造了丰富而动态的体验。

设计团队通过创新的结构方法，让北向天窗的自然光线充满冰场，同时不影响冰面质量。外露的大型木材屋顶创造了温暖宜人的空间，适合运动员和观众。这种非常规的设计需要混合钢木屋顶系统，利用木材作为关键组成部分，以提供几何灵活性、便捷的施工过程和温暖吸引人的美学效果。

在这个紧凑的城市场地上，两个NHL规格的冰场采用了非传统的L形布局安排，中央大厅位于它们的交汇处。这种构造不仅改善了大厅与冰场之间的连接性和开放性，还为街道和周围社区提供了友好生动的立面。

娱乐中心内的多功能房间和大厅空间可用于冰上运动以外的各种活动，从匹克球和普拉提到季后赛观看派对。二楼的观景廊为观众提供舒适、无障碍的观赏体验，而后面的非正式游戏区则允许儿童进行休闲的自主游戏。包容性设计贯穿设施的各个方面，包括由hcma设计团队创建的盲文和触觉标识，确保所有社区成员都感到受欢迎的氛围。

罗斯玛丽·布朗娱乐中心以一位开创性的加拿大社会正义与平等倡导者的名字命名，体现了她的精神，成为所有本拿比居民聚集、游戏和比赛的场所。现已向公众开放，这个中心将成为本拿比南门社区的重要设施，邀请未来几代人在这个友好的社区冰场建立持久的回忆。

团队 - hcma architecture + design成立于1976年，最初由Roger Hughes以"Roger Hughes Architects"的名称创立，如今已发展成为加拿大最具创新性的跨学科设计事务所之一。该事务所在温哥华、埃德蒙顿和维多利亚三个城市设有办公室，通过细致入微的建筑设计风格，在创造促进社区参与和社会联系的空间方面确立了领导地位。

在现任领导团队的带领下，hcma已超越传统的建筑服务范畴，采用整体方法，整合建筑、品牌策略、导向设计、场所营造和包容性设计。这种跨学科的方法使实践能够从多个角度解决复杂的空间和社会挑战，创造出既满足功能需求又回应更广泛社区需求的项目。

事务所的作品集展示了他们在公共建筑领域的专业知识，包括获奖的萨里Grandview Heights水上中心（2016年），其特色是创新的波浪形屋顶结构；温哥华奥运会/残奥会中心改造成的Hillcrest中心（2011年）；以及最近完成的本拿比罗斯玛丽·布朗娱乐中心（2024年），通过精密的混合钢木结构系统重新构想了冰场类型。

作为一家获得B型企业认证的公司，hcma展示了他们致力于将设计作为积极社会和环境影响力的承诺。他们的实践强调包容性无障碍设施、环境可持续性和社区参与，贯穿整个设计过程——从初步可行性研究和利益相关者咨询到详细的建筑文档和入住后评估。通过跨学科方法和对有意义社会成果的努力，hcma继续重新定义当代加拿大建筑实践的边界。

Project Name: Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre

Location: Burnaby, Canada

Design Team: hcma architecture + design

Total Floor Area: 8,547 m²

Completion: 2024

Photography: Ema Peter

Feature:

Project - hcma architecture + design has created the Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, radically redefining the concept of ice arena design. This CDN $49.5 million facility abandons the traditional cold, windowless, steel-trussed ice arena structure in favor of warm wood, natural light, and a transparent, open layout, creating a rich, dynamic experience for visitors both on and off the ice.

The design team implemented an innovative structural approach that floods the rinks with north-facing light without impacting ice quality. The exposed mass timber roof creates a warm and inviting space for both players and spectators. This unconventional approach necessitated a hybrid steel-timber roof system, utilizing wood as a key component for its geometric flexibility, ease of construction, and warm, inviting aesthetic.

On this compact urban site, the two NHL-sized ice sheets adopt a non-traditional L-shaped arrangement with a central lobby positioned at their intersection. This configuration not only improves the interface and openness between the lobby and ice sheets but also provides a friendly, animated elevation to the street and community beyond.

The recreation center offers multipurpose rooms and spaces within the lobby for activities beyond ice sports, from pickleball and Pilates to playoff watch parties. Second-floor warm-side viewing galleries provide spectators with comfortable, accessible viewing experiences, while informal play areas directly behind allow children to engage in casual, self-directed play. Inclusive design extends to every aspect of the facility, with braille and tactile signage created by hcma's Communication Design team, ensuring all community members feel welcome.

Named in honor of Rosemary Brown—a trailblazing Canadian advocate for social justice and equality—the recreation center embodies her legacy as a place for all Burnaby residents to gather, play, and compete. Now open to the public, the center is set to be an essential fixture in Burnaby's Southgate community, inviting future generations to build lasting memories at their friendly neighborhood rink.

Design Team - Founded in 1976 by Roger Hughes as "Roger Hughes Architects," hcma architecture + design has evolved into one of Canada's most innovative interdisciplinary design practices. Operating from offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Victoria, the firm has established itself as a leader in creating spaces that foster community engagement and social connection through thoughtful architectural interventions.

Under the current leadership team, hcma has expanded beyond traditional architectural services to embrace a holistic approach that integrates architecture, brand strategy, wayfinding, placemaking, and inclusive design. This interdisciplinary methodology allows the practice to address complex spatial and social challenges from multiple perspectives, resulting in projects that respond meaningfully to both programmatic requirements and broader community needs.

The firm's portfolio showcases their expertise in civic architecture, with notable projects including the award-winning Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre in Surrey (2016), featuring an innovative undulating roof structure; the adaptive reuse of the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre into the Hillcrest Centre (2011); and most recently, the Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby (2024), which reimagines the ice arena typology through a sophisticated hybrid steel-timber structural system.

As a Certified B Corporation, hcma demonstrates their commitment to using design as a force for positive social and environmental impact. Their practice emphasizes inclusive accessibility, environmental sustainability, and community engagement throughout the design process—from initial feasibility studies and stakeholder consultation to detailed architectural documentation and post-occupancy evaluation.

Through their interdisciplinary approach and dedication to meaningful social outcomes, hcma continues to redefine the boundaries of architectural practice in contemporary Canada.