Skating Shelters

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Project Location

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Year of Completion

2011

Building Type

Temporary

Building Massing

Pavillion

Project Architect

Patkau Architects

Architect Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Owner

The Forks Renewal Corporation

Student Author

Sheng Yan

Archived Year

12-4-2018

Climate

Warm-summer Humid Continental Climate (Dfb)

Application

Exterior

Material and its Properties

The plywood used in the skating shelters were lab-tested to map its structural stresses, which were relieved by a series of cuts and openings. The material enables the temporary shelters to be easily deployable and elegant in overall geometry.

Architect Website

https://patkau.ca/

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/135302/ winnipeg-skating-shelters-patkau-architects https://www.designboom.com/architecture/patkau-architects- winnipeg-skating-shelters/

Recommended Citation

Patkau Architects, "Skating Shelters" (2011). Building Case Studies. 281.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/281