BC Soccer Grandstand
Port Coquitlam, BC
BC Soccer Grandstand will be the new headquarters of BC Soccer through a reconfiguration and improvement of Gates Park, located just west of downtown Port Coquitlam.
The design includes 1,200-seat grandstand covered by a sculpted wooden roof. This grandstand doubles as the fieldhouse, which includes a lobby, change rooms, locker rooms, public washrooms, and an atrium that can be used for gatherings.
The grandstand will be built adjacent to an upgraded field with state-of-the-art synthetic turf built to FIFA international competition standards, replacing the existing grass field that is under-utilized due to turf and drainage issues. There will also be covered team benches, field lighting, and a synthetic turf soccer warmup area.
Transportation access components include added parking, an enhanced central pedestrian boulevard from Reeve Street that leads to an event-friendly public plaza, and new road access for bus parking.
Awards
Client
City of Port Coquitlam, BC Soccer Association
Completion
Un-built
Size
798
Design Team
Binnie (Prime Consultant), Formline Architecture + Urbanism
Formline Team
Alfred Waugh, Matthew Hunter, Yaduo Laurence Liu
Consultants
Structural Consultant – Equilibrium
Mechanical/Electrical Consultant – Introba
Cost Consultant – LEC
Building Envelope Consultant – JRS
Building Code Consultant – LMDG