BURNABY, BC — The Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre was designed by HCMA Architecture + Design to depart from the “dated model” of typical ice arenas, which tend to be cold, windowless and framed with steel. The recreational centre is located in the emerging Southgate community in Burnaby, a city near Vancouver. The 8,547-square-metre building was designed by local firm HCMA Architecture + Design to contain a pair of National Hockey League-sized ice rinks, along with community facilities. …”Wood plays an integral role in the character of the centre, symbolising warmth and durability, and also ensuring quick, efficient assembly on the challenging, compact site,” HCMA Architecture + Design said. The lobby features glue-laminated beams and columns, which are visible to passers-by through large windows. Nail-laminated timber was used for the lobby’s decking. A hybrid steel-and-timber system was used for the roof.