Canadian firm MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects has completed a swimming centre for the University of British Columbia, which is surrounded by fritted glass and topped with a dramatic white roof.
The multi-use Aquatic Centre was designed for both elite-level swimming and daily community use in Vancouver. Amenities for Olympic training, community access, students at University of British Columbia (UBC) are incorporated into the project.

Toronto-based MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) developed the structure with local firm Acton Ostry Architects.
The single-storey building has a square plan measuring 85,000 square feet (25,908 square metres), and is wrapped with fritted glazing across three elevations to bring sunlight inside.
The layout is divided into four sections: changing rooms, community aquatics, competition aquatics, and spectator bleachers.
Upon entering through a reception and lobby area is a narrow corridor along one of the facades, lined in floor-to-ceiling windows. A geometric pattern of tiny blue squares covers the glazed surface.

Attached to this concourse are various changing rooms with showers and bathrooms, while administration offices are located nearby.
The whole interior features bright white walls and floors, which enhance the turquoise hues of the pool designs.

The main swimming area is divided into two sides with Y-shaped columns and a translucent screen. A continuous skylight also bisects the building. Windows line its sides, with...