Recreation  |  Recreation Facilities

Fitness is important to many and a lifestyle for others. Today’s recreation centers must accommodate a wide range of user types by offering a variety of recreation and fitness venues. Whatever the interest… cardio, strength-training, flexibility, nutrition or physical therapy… a recreation center can provide different venues for each. In addition to improving one’s fitness, recreation facilities often offer its users a social connection and in most facilities there are spaces to allow users to meet, sit and talk. Often this is accompanied with a drink from the juice bar, a power bar or a piece of fresh fruit. Typically these spaces are somewhat transparent and offer the individual the opportunity to “see or be seen”

A number of facilities also include indoor swimming pools and high spaces for recreational activities like basketball courts. They can also include support facilities for administrative functions, locker rooms and some fitness areas. Also important is wayfinding that directs the user to the spaces that they wish to use during their visit.Case Studies