New recreational facility coming to Lake Oswego
Author
Hilary Dorsey
Date published
February 28, 2023
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Crews are preparing to begin building a new recreational facility in Lake Oswego. Scott Edwards Architecture designed the Lake Oswego Recreation and Aquatics Center, which will be located at the Lake Oswego Golf Course, at 17525 S.W. Stafford Road.
The center will include a 12-lane, 25-yard competition-level swimming pool; a 4,500-square-foot, warm-water recreational pool; a 7,250-square-foot gym; multipurpose rooms and more.
Project partners include the city of Lake Oswego, Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation, and the Lake Oswego School District. The project is being paid for in part with bond money from a $30 million measure approved by voters in 2019. Public outreach was performed to ensure the facility would meet community needs.
The project’s overall cost is $46 million, including $36.5 million for construction. Triplett Wellman Contractors is set to break ground on March 15. Completion is scheduled for summer 2024.
Inspiration for the facility’s design – including the color palette – came from the municipal golf course’s lush landscape and existing clubhouse as well as the modern look of nearby Lakeridge High School, Scott Edwards Architecture senior associate and architect Jennifer Marsicek sa“We have this combination of littler volume spaces and then big volume spaces for the pool and the gym,” Marsicek said.
The lobby and some of the fitness spaces will have views of the golf course and connect to the clubhouse via a new patio space.
Sustainability is incorporated throughout the design. The design team worked with a couple of sustainability groups as well as its own consultant, RWDI, Marsicek said.
The center will treat 100 percent of rainwater runoff on-site and feature these areas as a site resource. Native and drought-tolerant vegetation that provides habitat and minimizes the need for potable irrigation water will be planted throughout the site. There will be a solar array as well.
“We also structured the pool building so they can expand that array to help cover the entire roof if needed,” Maricek said.
The building will be split between aquatics and other recreation. The dry side, including the gymnasium and fitness spaces, will be heated and cooled with air-source pumps, eliminating natural gas usage for half of the building. Natural gas could not be eliminated for pool heating because is such a big energy user, Maricek said.
The project team is looking to achieve 20 percent energy savings above Oregon code by utilizing renewables like solar energy, maximizing daylight, and using efficient HVAC systems. The team increased outside air ventilation beyond code minimums and has incorporated ways to close off the ventilation during wildfire season.
