Lewis Farms Community Recreation Centre

Client City of Edmonton
Location Edmonton | Alberta | Canada

The Lewis Farms site is being developed as a multi-purpose sports and recreational facility in anticipation of residential development in the western quadrants of Edmonton. O2 Planning + Design, as landscape architect, worked to develop a coherent and overarching overall vision, organization and layout of the site area outside of the building envelope from conceptual design to schematic design.

The multi-purpose recreation centre will house indoor sports activities, as well as a library and a community centre. The main entrance provides the opportunity to become a plaza and potential outdoor market place for the community. The outdoor sports fields is being reviewed but will likely include a number of baseball/softball diamonds, a combination soccer and football field, and a series of tennis and basketball courts. 

O2 completed a Value Engineering exercise at the design development phase where we optimized the design of the plaza spaces and the soft landscape to optimize the construction budget. 

The urban design and landscape also includes the planning and design for the arrival sequence, including walkways for the park, and circulation considerations relating to pedestrian, public transit and private vehicle users, parking, and servicing. O2 worked to bring back the original natural landscape of this region by emulating the Parkland natural subregion landscape through the use of native plants and plant communities.