Nanton, AB · 2024 – Ongoing
Town of Nanton
The Tom Horner Recreation Centre
The story
What they wanted
"A rec centre that draws people from three counties and pays its own way."
The design problem
A 4,800-person town wanted a facility that would serve a 25,000-person catchment — but couldn't afford the operating losses of a typical centre. The brief had to balance ambition with operating economics, and the design had to deliver both.
How we solved it
A compact stacked plan that shares mechanical between the pool and gym, with a multipurpose floor that flips for hockey, lacrosse, indoor soccer, and trade shows. Energy modelling shows operating costs 38% below a comparable conventional plan.
38%
Lower op cost
25k
Regional reach
4
Sport configurations
Project facts
Location Nanton, AB
Year 2024 – Ongoing
Value TBD
Area TBC
Scope Schematic · Design Development · DD review ongoing
Role Prime Consultant
Builder TBD
Photography TBD
Structural Entuitive
Mechanical Williams Engineering
Aquatics Counsilman-Hunsaker