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Program
Aquatic Centre (10-Lane 50m Competition Pool, Leisure Pool, Spa Pool, Spectator Seating, Changerooms)
Additional Program
FIBA-Sized Gymnasium, Indoor Track, Fitness Conditioning Space, Child Care, Community Hall, Teaching Kitchen, Outdoor Program (Entry Plaza, Splash Pad, Play Area, Multi-Use Trail)
Ashburn Recreation and Community Center
Loudoun County, Virginia
Although well-established and well-served, Loudon County, Virginia, a growing bedroom community northeast of Washington, D.C., had no major public place for the community to gather. The 123,000 sf Ashburn Recreation and Community Center provides a new social hub and aquatics facility for the County, offering opportunities for all residents.
The complex’s design focuses on the integration of interior and exterior spaces, the latter including a community lawn and a playground adjacent to the childcare centre. In the aquatics hall, the leisure and 10-lane-50m pools are separated by a wet classroom and double-sided lifeguarding office, a configuration that allows simultaneous observation of both basins and the tandem operation of competition and community programming.