lindsay recreation complex restructuring

client: city of kawartha lakes	location: lindsay, ontario
type: addition | reno	size: 5,500 sq ft addition | 20,000 sq ft reno, 2 storeys

This challenging project involved the renovation of and additions to an existing  recreation complex for the City of Kawartha Lakes on a very tight budget. 

The project includes five distinct new additions: a new 1-1/2 storey entry vestibule; new administration office block; new two storey fitness addition; new washroom addition; and a new aquatics office addition.  Significant interior renovations include: a completely renovated lobby with new elevator, concessions, and new control desk; renovated aquatics change rooms; renovated natatorium with new finishes, sauna, and exterior windows; new aerobics suite and second floor change rooms.

The existing facility was comprised of 2 separate buildings built in the 70s and 80s.  The new additions give the tired facility a new face-lift by adding a layer of new construction in front of the old.  Masonry and stone cladding combined with significant new glazing create a contemporary look and open up the existing cloistered facility.  Along with the new glazed entrance, the facility creates an appropriate civil presence - a quality that was missing in the original facility.

The renovated lobby has new finishes, new washroom facilities, a seating/viewing area with new openings into the pool deck, creating a significant central meeting space for the community within the new complex.  The project completed construction March 2012  and is open to the public.