draft brief - west vancouver centre for art architecture design
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2013: Based on further community consultation, the Cultural Facilities Strategy was refined to the current Centre for Art, Architecture + Design Brief. 2013: The Economic Planning Group was contracted to conduct a business plan for the new facility. 2013: The West Vancouver Society for Art, Architecture + Design was formally registered. 2013: The West Vancouver Society for Art, Architecture + Design released a call for Expressions of Interest for the design of the building.TRANSCRIPT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WEST VANCOUVER SOCIETY FOR ART, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN BOARD 1
EVOCATION by Gordon Smith 2
COMMUNITY VISION by Merla Beckerman 3
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND 4
MANDATE 6
LOCATION, SITE, RATIONALE 7
CULTURAL FACILITIES CONCEPT PLAN 9
PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT 11
SPACE PROGRAM 13
FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT AND PLAN 14
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 16
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DE VELOPMENT BOARD
Gordon Smith, Honourary Chair
Merla Beckerman, Co-Chair
Michael Evison, Co-Chair
Eira Thomas
David Negrin
David Heffel
Andrew Pottinger
James McLean
Mayor Michael Smith, Ex-officio
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E VOCATIONby Gordon Smith, Honourary Chair
Gordon Smith photo by Richard Montagna
A city and country is both defined and reflected by its arts.
West Vancouver is a sophisticated community with many of its citizens actively engaged in and supporting the arts. Our current facilities are inadequate and it is time to recognize the great contributions that our citizens have given to our community and country as a whole by showcasing the unique art, architecture and design that originated here.
A new Centre for Art, Architecture & Design would make art and culture accessible to all, from the serious collector
to the budding artist found in every school child. The new centre will attract business and people, provide educational opportunities, enrich our society and be a place where the community can discover and be inspired by art and design.
In order to achieve its role as a cultural beacon for the community, the Centre for Art, Architecture & Design needs to be highly visible in an architecturally distinguished building. The centre needs to be well designed and staffed by experienced professionals. It needs high level collections, exhibitions and educational programs. Most importantly, however, it needs to be a place for people to gather and celebrate the visual arts.
West Vancouver’s proximity to the ocean, its rugged slopes and dense forest attracted many artists and architects who spearheaded the development of the region’s art and design scene. The new centre would not simply look at the past, however, but be a vital and forward-looking place that develops and fosters young people through educational programs and challenges everyone with dynamic exhibitions. West Vancouver continues to be a wonderfully fertile place to inspire both young and old alike.
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COMMUNITY VISIONBy Merla Beckerman, Co-Chair
Urbanrts
Architecture • Urban DesignARTS IN AMBLESIDE
SENSITIVITY TO PLACE
SOCIAL EQUALITY
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
OPENNESS
CONNECTION TO NATURE
EXPLORATION
COREASPIRATION
Simon Scott Photograph of Smith Residence
There is a strong desire to participate, learn, create and experience the arts in West Vancouver. We are ready to build improved arts facilities which will enable the realization of this desire and support growth of the arts and culture into the future.
In conjunction with revitalized cultural facilities, a new Centre for Art, Architecture & Design will provide spaces for the entire community—serving as a focal point for the community’s cultural life, and a social heart around which more livable community patterns can emerge. It will also activate and vitalize the commercial core and the waterfront as a community destination.
West Vancouver's Centre for Art, Architecture & Design will become a place that captures our collective talents, aspirations, and connections while maintaining and strengthening West Vancouver's place as a cultural leader in the region.
“West Vancouver has a unique opportunity to bring the community together in how we envision our arts and culture future, while celebrating our past achievements.”
Merla Beckerman
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OVER VIE W
O V E R V I E W
The District of West Vancouver (the District) is delivering on its promise to improve arts facilities in Ambleside. Since 2006, the District commissioned three studies which considered the creation of new and improved arts and cultural facilities in Ambleside. Council supports a new art facility on Bellevue's 1600 block, in the John Lawson Parking lot. In 2013, a business plan and further development of a Centre for Art, Architecture & Design (CAAD) are being advanced.
B AC KG R O U N D
In 2006, the West Vancouver Arts, Culture, and Heritage Facility Development Study produced by Aldrich Pears Associates, proposed the creation of an Arts Village along the Ambleside Waterfront, incorporating existing Arts facilities on the waterfront as well as a new Museum in Ambleside.
In 2008, the West Vancouver Museum: A Vision for Ambleside Study was prepared by Urban Arts Architecture for a new facility to be located in Ambleside, with a mandate focused on the West Coast modern movement as manifested through art, architecture and design and linked to current and future practice in these disciplines.
In 2011 the District engaged Urban Arts Architecture to prepare a Cultural Facilities Strategy and a Design Brief for a new facility which considered coordinated Arts Facilities operations and governance, delineated specific space needs, and proposed a strategy for meeting those needs phased over time.
In 2012 the West Vancouver Society for Art, Architecture & Design was formed, and the strategy was refined to the following report which focuses on the curatorial gallery opportunity within the Centre for Art, Architecture & Design. A Board was also created to support the development of the new facility.
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MANDATE
EXHIBITION • EDUCATION • COLLECTION
The West Vancouver Centre for Art, Architecture & Design celebrates art, architecture, and design through programs, exhibitions and acquisitions that link local and international practices in the past and present.
Proposed Mission Statement The Centre for Art, Architecture & Design will be a progressive contemporary place that is a C E N T R E F O R I N N O VAT I O N , CO M M U N I T Y E N G AG E M E N T, A N D D I A LO G U E .
The facility will:
• E x H I B I T contemporary and historical art, architecture, and design.
• E D U C AT E through a wide range of educational programs for both children and adults.
• E N G AG E through a range of public programs and activities.
• CO L L E C T and maintain West Vancouver’s cultural assets through the preservation of works by prominent artists, architects, and designers.
• G E N E R AT E R E V E N U E through programming, membership, venue rental, art rental program, a shop, and food services.
• C E L E B R AT E through the provision of a vibrant community place for gathering indoors and out.
West Vancouver's Centre for Art, Architecture & Design will encourage a greater appreciation of Canada’s artistic, architectural and design heritage and the vital role and influence this community continues to play in the development of an influential West Coast regional style and is a force for engagement on contemporary issues that shape our society.
West Vancouver's Centre for Art, Architecture & Design realizes its objectives and fulfills its mandate through a range of activities and programs from amateur to professional. The Centre for Art, Architecture & Design will make cultural resources accessible through exhibition and public education programs and preserve significant cultural resources through its collecting and conservation programs.
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LOCATION, SITE AND RATIONALE
P E R F O R M A N C E
M U S E U M
C E N T R E F O R A R T, A R C H I T E C T U R E & D E S I G N
AR TS IN THE PARK
E D U C AT I O N
A R T S T U D I O SCO M M U N I T Y A R T S
AUGMENT ExISTING CULTURAL SPACES The proposed site and location of West Vancouver's Centre for Art, Architecture & Design is Ambleside's 1600 block of Bellevue Avenue.
Relocating and expanding the curatorial program currently operating out of the West Vancouver Museum to the Centre for Art, Architecture & Design, District arts facilities would be clustered in one area, strengthening and enhancing the arts presence along West Vancouver's waterfront.
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CULTURAL FACILITIES CONCEPT PLAN
ROAD
13TH
STR
EET
ARGYLE AVENUE
ARGYLE AVENUE
BELLEVUE AVENUE
AMBLESIDE LANE
AMBLESIDE LANE
MARINE DRIVE18TH
ST
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T
13TH
ST
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T
14TH
S
TRE
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KEITHAMBLESIDE LANE
AMBLESIDE LANE
DRIVE
15TH
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TRE
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MARINE
CLYDE AVENUECLYDE AVENUE
DUCHESS AVENUE
DUCHESS AVENUEDUCHESS AVENUE
HOLLYBURN SCHOOL
19TH
ST
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T
BELLEVUE AVENUE
MARINE
AMBLESIDE LANE
DRIVE
20
5
10
BC HYDRO
JOHN LAWSON PARK
NAVVY JACK HOUSE
LAWSON STUDIOS
SILK PURSE
MUSIC BOX
MILLENIUM PARK
GODFREY'S HOUSE FERRY BUILDING
BOAT LAUNCH
HOLLYBURNSAILING CLUB
AMBLESIDE LANDING
SAFEWAY SITE
1300 BLOCK
DISTRICT OWNED IN 2012
0 50 m 100 m
PRIVATE PROPERTY
LEGEND
EXISTING HERITAGE BUILDINGS
PARK/ GREENSPACE
EXISTING BUILDINGS
WATERFRONT WALK
RAILWAY TRACKS
CULTURAL PRECINCT
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
BELLEVUE AVENUE
16TH
S
TRE
ET
17TH
S
TRE
ET
Scale: 1:2500WEST VANCOUVER ARTS CENTRE - LOCATION PLAN Issued: 17 February 2012 A.100
Silk PursePerformance and Community Arts
Waterfront PathLinks all arts facilities together and to the seawall and Ambleside Park
Create + PlayProvide outdoor space to create art and display work
Outdoor StageSimple seasonal stage to support outdoor performances and events
Public ArtProvide opportunities for public art throughout the area
Centre for Art, Architecture & DesignExpanded exhibition, education, and collection space
Green SpacePreserve and expand green space
The concept plan illustrates the diverse experiences along the enhanced waterfront.Public access, community engagement, exposure to creativity, and sustainability are the core aspirations.
CAAD
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ART PARK
ROAD
13TH
STR
EET
ARGYLE AVENUE
ARGYLE AVENUE
BELLEVUE AVENUE
AMBLESIDE LANE
AMBLESIDE LANE
MARINE DRIVE18TH
ST
REE
T
13TH
ST
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T
14TH
S
TRE
ET
KEITHAMBLESIDE LANE
AMBLESIDE LANE
DRIVE
15TH
S
TRE
ET
MARINE
CLYDE AVENUECLYDE AVENUE
DUCHESS AVENUE
DUCHESS AVENUEDUCHESS AVENUE
HOLLYBURN SCHOOL
19TH
ST
REE
T
BELLEVUE AVENUE
MARINE
AMBLESIDE LANE
DRIVE
20
5
10
BC HYDRO
JOHN LAWSON PARK
NAVVY JACK HOUSE
LAWSON STUDIOS
SILK PURSE
MUSIC BOX
MILLENIUM PARK
GODFREY'S HOUSE FERRY BUILDING
BOAT LAUNCH
HOLLYBURNSAILING CLUB
AMBLESIDE LANDING
SAFEWAY SITE
1300 BLOCK
DISTRICT OWNED IN 2012
0 50 m 100 m
PRIVATE PROPERTY
LEGEND
EXISTING HERITAGE BUILDINGS
PARK/ GREENSPACE
EXISTING BUILDINGS
WATERFRONT WALK
RAILWAY TRACKS
CULTURAL PRECINCT
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
BELLEVUE AVENUE
16TH
S
TRE
ET
17TH
S
TRE
ET
Scale: 1:2500WEST VANCOUVER ARTS CENTRE - LOCATION PLAN Issued: 17 February 2012 A.100
Maintain scale + heritageInterweave buildings and park, keep scale intimate and maintain key heritage buildings
Arts on ArgyleProvide a pedestrian scale texture and variety of activity to animate this stroll
Ambleside LandingPlaza to allow a wide range of community activities and gatherings
Connect to the waterConserve the natural beach and enhance physical and visual connection to the water
Education StudiosFlexible functional space to make/create
Community and Emerging Artists
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A PRELIMINARY ARCHITEC TURAL CONCEPT
F U L L E x P O S U R E
This preliminary design concept is linear in form and has four sides available for public access.
An architectural concept for West Vancouver's Centre for Art, Architecture & Design (CAAD) created by Urban Arts Architecture has been developed to test the capacity of the proposed site.
The location for CAAD was determined after a lengthy evaluation of available sites in the Ambleside area. The proposed site is the 1600 block of Bellevue Avenue on the site of a current District of West Vancouver parking lot.
The 14,700 sq. ft. site is basically flat and is bounded by Bellevue Avenue to the north, 16th Street where it connects to Argyle Avenue to the east, the railway tracks and right-of-way to the south, and the termination of 17th Avenue to the west.
Locating CAAD on the proposed site will require a building of three storeys with floor plates of approximately 10,000 sq. ft.
The design concept, as illustrated in this document, organizes all the spaces along an east/west atrium that contains the lobby and circulation functions. This would allow various program elements to spill out into the Lobby area to maximize their capacity and create a truly dynamic and engaging place for the community.
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COMMUNIT Y CONNEC TIONS
This architectural concept for the West Vancouver Centre for Art, Architecture & Design treats each face of the building as a positive public experience and supports activity along its frontages.
The concept design has identified opportunities for community connections that will support CAAD in the following exterior public spaces:
1 . A P L A Z A
A Plaza will terminate 17th Street and provide a grand entrance to John Lawson Park. The Plaza will accommodate gathering for celebrations and entertainment and also function as a place for people to stop and enjoy the sun and views to the water.
2 . A N I M AT E D B E L L E V U E AV E N U E
A Cafe, Shop, and Multi-purpose Education space will front onto Bellevue, animating the street. Accessed off Bellevue, the Loading Bay is intended to be developed as a pedestrian friendly area that supports the streetscape.
3 . A T E R R AC E
Located on the south side of the building along the railway easement, the Terrace is imagined to be a place that supports pedestrian traffic from the Park, a gathering space for the Centre during events, and as a location for outdoor art.
4 . A P O C K E T PA R K
The building has been set back on the east corner of the site to preserve a significant tree. This creates an opportunity for a small pocket park to be developed on this corner. It is conceived as a green space that will accommodate through traffic from both the Terrace and Centre Lobby as well as emergency egress from the building.
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DraFT1.0 GENERAL PUBLIC 41501.1 Reception/Lobby * 1000 Suitable for food service not allowed in galleries.
1.2 Reception/Control 1501.3 Orientation Gallery 1500 Suitable for food service not allowed in galleries.
1.4 Arts Centre Shop 1000 Share reception as point of sale
1.5 Café/Catering Servery 500 Small café shared with Lobby for expandability
2.0 MULTI-PURPOSE 18002.1 Education/Multipurpose 1250 100 seat capacity2.2 Storage Chairs + Tables 2502.3 Community Meeting Room 300 20 seat capacity
3.0 EXHIBITION 80003.1 Gallery D 25003.2a Gallery A 30003.2b Gallery B 10003.2c Gallery C 10003.3 Storage 500
4.0 EXHIBITION SUPPORT 15554.1 Exhibition Preparation 700 Requires loading bay for semi-trailer w/ dock leveller.4.2 Prep O�ce 1004.3 Holding 215 All exhibit support areas to be Class A space.4.4 Shipping + Receiving 2154.5 Exhibition Workshop 325
5.0 COLLECTION 37155.1 Storage for Collection 3500 Collections to be Class A space.5.2 Collections Research 215
6.0 ADMINISTRATION 17256.1 Reception 806.2 Server/tech 506.3 Sta� kitchen/lounge 1506.4 Storage 1006.5 Mail/photocopier/storage 1206.6 O�ce A (150) x 2 300
6.7 O�ce B (100) x 4 400
6.8 Workstations (65) x 5 3256.9 Library 806.10 Volunteer O�ce 120
Net Admin. 1,725Circulation Admin 1:1.40 2,415
7.0 SERVICE 22007.1 Public W.C. 8507.2 Sta� WC/Showers 2007.3 Janitorial 1507.4 Mechanical 1000
SUBTOTAL 23,145
Circulation/walls ratio .22 5,092
TOTAL 28,237
All exhibit areas to be Class A
SPACE PROGRAM SUMMARY CHART
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WEST VANCOUVER ARTS CENTRE SECTIONS
A.301
MEETINGCOLLECTIONS.
GREATLOBBY
EXHIBITION.
LIGHT.
LOADING
FLEXIBLE. CONTEMORARY.HISTORICAL. ENDURING.
EXHIBITIONOPEN. INVITING. LIGHT.TRANSPARENT.
OPEN.PUBLIC.FLEXIBLE.VIEWS.
GRAND HALL.CONNECTED.WELCOMING.INVITING.
SECURELEGACY. INTERACTIVERESEARCH. STORAGE. PRESERVE.
COMMUNITY.TRANSPARENCY.VIEWS. INFORMALFLEXIBLE. VISIBLE.
FUNC TIONAL LAYOUT
The program elements are proposed to be distributed as illustrated on the plans opposite and in the conceptual diagram below.
M A I N F LO O R
• Lobby • Exhibition Gallery D and Storage • Multi-purpose Education Room • Cafe and Catering Kitchen • Shop • Loading and Holding
S E CO N D F LO O R
• Public Viewing Deck • Exhibition Galleries A, B, and C • Preparation and Storage
T H I R D F LO O R
• Community Conference Room • Administration • Collection Vault • Collection Research
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STAFFWCS
OPEN TO UPPER LOBBY BELOW
COLLECTIONSPUBLIC VIIEWING DECK +SCULPTURE COURTBELOW
COLLECTIONSRESEARCH
OPEN TO GALLERY A BELOW
COMMUNITY MEETING
MECH.
ADMINISTRATION
LOBBY - GREAT HALLBELOW
LECTUREMULTI-PURPOSE
EXHIBITION GALLERY C
PUBLICWCS
PREPARATION +STORAGE
UPPER LOBBY
EXHIBITION GALLERY A
EXHIBITIONGALLERY B
PUBLIC VIIEWING DECKSCULPTURE COURT
CONTROL
LOBBY - GREAT HALL
LECTUREMULTI-PURPOSE
SHOP
LOADING
STORAGE
MAINENTRY
PUBLICWCS
CONTROL
STO
RAG
E
LOADING BAY
CAFE
BELLEVUE AVENUE
EXHIBITION GALLERY D
G R O U N D F LO O R F U N C T I O N A L P L A N
S E CO N D F LO O R F U N C T I O N A L P L A N
T H I R D F LO O R F U N C T I O N A L P L A N
LEGEND:PUBLIC CIRCULATION/LOBBY
EXHIBITION SPACE
MULTI-PURPOSE
COLLECTIONS
VALUED ADDED SPACE
PREPARATION
ADMINISTRATION
SERVICE/WASHROOMS
FUNC TIONAL PLAN
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DE VELOPMENT STRATEGY
• MAJORITY OF CAPITAL FUNDS FROM DONATIONS
• DEVELOPMENT AMENITY CONTRIBUTIONS
• EXISTING • PROPOSED ENDOWMENT
• RETAIL REVENUES• EDUCATION PROGRAMS• FACILITY RENTALS• MEMBERSHIPS
• AMBLESIDE SITE
BUSINESS + COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES • CAPITAL/INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
PRIVATE
DISTRICT
• PROGRAM + PROJECT BASED GRANTS
• PROGRAM + PROJECT BASED DONATIONS
• ENDOWMENT FUND
• PROGRAM + PROJECT BASED PARTNERSHIPS
CENTRE FOR ART, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
The new Centre for Art, Architecture & Design will have enormous benefit to the community and the region.
Funding will come from a number of sources as outlined in the Funding Source matrix below. Capital funds will be raised from donors, government grants, and private philanthropy in a Capital Campaign.
The District of West Vancouver’s primary contribution is the land, which will remain District property and a community benefit. The bulk of the capital funds will be raised through private donations. Operating costs will be covered through a combination of existing District funding to arts facilities, government grants, donations, community partnerships and through the creation of an endowment fund.