项目概述。Whitemud马术中心由48英亩的土地组成，用于马术活动，包括儿童和成人的课程项目、为残疾人设计的治疗项目和马术活动。新建筑包括一个室内骑马场、观众席、马厩、储藏室、一间教室和公共洗手间。该设施经常有儿童和使用轮椅的骑手使用，其设计是为了将无障碍原则推广到通常不会包括他们的建筑类型。

Project Overview. The Whitemud Equine Centre consists of 48 acres of land for equine activities including lesson programs for children and adults, therapeutic programs designed for persons with disabilities, and equestrian events. The new building consists of an indoor riding arena, spectator seating, stables, storage rooms, a classroom, and public washrooms. The facility is regularly used by children and riders using wheelchairs and is designed to extend principles of barrier-free accessibility to a building type that would not normally include them.

背景：该设施位于埃德蒙顿市的显著位置。该场地位于埃德蒙顿河谷公园系统的显著位置，在转变为公共空间之前，这里曾是一个农庄，因此，这里的环境既是田园风光，又是城市景观，十分独特。场地具有乡村的魅力和宁静的农耕氛围，但它现在却位于发达的城市之中。一条主要干道沿场地南部而过，而一条沿河的多功能步道则环绕着北边。

Context. Prominently situated in Edmonton’s River Valley park system, the site operated as a farmstead until it transitioned into public space, resulting in a setting that is unique for being both pastoral and urban. The site has a rustic charm and a serene agrarian atmosphere, yet it now sits within the developed city. A major arterial road runs along the south of the site, while a multi-use trail along the river bounds the north edge.

项目描述. 该项目带来了一个不常见的方案和场地，值得一个独特的建筑方案。设计将公共空间和马厩组织成不同的体量，框定了中央马术场。更多的公共空间被定位为面向通勤道路，而马厩空间则位于现有道路和围场附近。中央竞技场对骑行活动有最低高度的要求。为了降低整体结构的规模，体量被分解成两个不同的体量，分别通过体量和材料进行衔接。与独特的场地相匹配，建筑设计也力求在城市和乡村之间找到自己的位置。传统的农耕建筑往往表现出简单的外观设计方法，强调实用、低维护的材料。

Description. The project brought an uncommon program and site, deserving of a unique architectural proposal. The design organizes the public spaces and stables as distinct volumes framing the central riding arena. The more public spaces are positioned facing the commuter road, while the stable spaces are located adjacent to the existing path and paddocks. The central arena requires minimum height clearances for riding events. In order to reduce the perceived scale of the overall structure, the massing has been broken into two distinct volumes which are separately articulated through both massing and materials. Befitting the unique site, the building design also seeks to situate itself between urban and rural. Traditional agrarian buildings often exhibit a simple approach to the exterior design, with an emphasis on utility, low maintenance materials.

目前的设计延续了这一传统，采用了现代建筑技术。在竞技场的神龛处使用了多壁聚碳酸酯板，允许控制日光进入空间。在冬季，屋顶的阳光将被动地用于加热竞技场空间。在夏季，北面神殿玻璃上的自动操作窗将提供被动冷却，以补充机械气流。入夜后，上层空间的漫射照明将向路过的乘客发出活动信号。波纹金属镶板以不同的方向使用（东、西立面以低斜的方格图案配置），参考了内部的交叉支撑，并暗指历史上木仓结构中提供支撑的对角线框架和护板。

The current design continues in this tradition, using contemporary building techniques. A multiwall polycarbonate panel is used at the arena clerestory that permits controlled daylight into space. In the winter the clerestory sunlight will passively contribute to heating the arena space. For summer months, automated operable windows on the north clerestory glazing will provide passive cooling to supplement mechanical airflow. After dark, the diffuse illumination of upper volume will signal activity within to the commuters passing by. Corrugated metal paneling is used in varying orientations (with east and west elevations configured in a low-sloping chevron pattern), referencing the internal cross-bracing and alluding to the diagonal framing and sheathing that provided bracing in historic wood barn structures.

建筑师：Dub Architects
面积：2470平方米
年份：2017年
摄影作品：Doublespace Photography
制造商：Columbia Lighting, Hubbell, Sabic, Desa Glazing, Hi-Hog, Hunter Douglas, Metalumen Lighting, Westform
首席建筑师：Michael Dub Michael Dub
结构：Fast & Epp
机械：Arrow Engineering Inc.
电气：Arrow Engineering Inc.
园林：ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd
土木工程：Arrow Engineering Inc.
城市：埃德蒙顿
国家：加拿大
Architects: Dub Architects
Area: 2470 m²
Year: 2017
Photographs: Doublespace Photography
Manufacturers: Columbia Lighting, Hubbell, Sabic, Desa Glazing, Hi-Hog, Hunter Douglas, Metalumen Lighting, Westform
Lead Architect: Michael Dub
Structural:Fast & Epp
Mechanical:Arrow Engineering Inc.
Electrical:Arrow Engineering Inc.
Landscape:ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd
Civil:Arrow Engineering Inc.
City:Edmonton
Country:Canada