Montreal based acdf* Architecture set out to challenge the traditional "big shed" approach to civic sports centres in Canada with this newly completed Aquatic Centre at St Hyacinthe, near Montreal in Quebec. The building has a number of innovations, including a beautiful floating folded roof.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | JBRI-0032-0021 |
| Caption: | Centre Aquatique, St Hyacinthe, St Hyacinthe, Canada. Architect: acdf* Architecture, 2012. Leisure pool view. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3551 x 4724 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 10/01/2012 |
| Restriction: | None |
| Credit: | James Brittain/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Centre Aquatique, St Hyacinthe |
| Headline: | Centre Aquatique, St Hyacinthe, St Hyacinthe, Canada. Architect: acdf* Architecture, 2012. |
| City: | St Hyacinthe |
| Country: | Canada |
| Architect: | acdf* Architecture |
| Architect Website: | www.acdf.ca |
| Category: | Sport And Fitness |
| Building Type: | Swimming Pool |
| Year of Completion: | 2012 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | Montreal based acdf* Architecture set out to challenge the traditional "big shed" approach to civic sports centres in Canada with this newly completed Aquatic Centre at St Hyacinthe, near Montreal in Quebec. The building has a number of innovations, including a beautiful floating folded roof. |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Swimming Pool |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Copy space |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | View upwards |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Interior |
| Photographer: | James Brittain |
| Source File Name: | JBRI-0032-0021.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |