The Banff Recreation Grounds Public Pavilion is located in Banff Alberta and is a Passive House Low energy Building and Rick Hansen Barrier Free.

Okâch – Îyethkabi Oûgitûbi

Okâch (Welcome)

Îyethkabi Oûgitûbi (Staging area to the mountains)

BANFF PUBLIC PAVILION

The Banff Recreation Grounds Public Pavilion is a Passive House Low Energy Building and Rick Hansen Barrier Free. This gathering area is designed to be flexible to accomodate different users and includes biophilic design elements of exposed wood. — Exposed wood details in the flexible gathering area of the Pavilion

A Certified Passive House Low Energy Building & Rick Hansen Barrier Free

This public pavilion is approximately 230 square meters and was designed and built by our team here at HSS Design Build. Okâch – Îyethkabi Oûgitûbi is the most energy efficient commercial building in Banff National Park. It will service the surrounding recreation grounds and proposed skating rink, visiting tourists, and Bow Valley locals. The pavilion includes an outdoor BBQ area for the summer, a small kitchenette, a large and welcome gathering area for events, all gender washrooms and changerooms, and has been designed to be barrier free, making this truly a space for everyone. We are so excited to see this project come to life and provide a gathering space for the Banff community and visitors alike!

Raising the prefabricated mass timber structural panels on site at the Banff Recreation Grounds Public Pavilion — Installing prefabricated mass timber structural panels on site (DLT)

Innovation & Design

The Okâch – Îyethkabi Oûgitûbi features an innovative building envelope made up from a pre-fabricated dowel laminated timber (DLT) system with layers of wood fiber insulation. The envelope sits upon a concrete slab on grade. All windows are triple glazed, cold climate Passive House certified. The majority of the materials used are natural, local, and many are made up of recyclable content. Keeping with the Town of Banff’s Design Guidelines, we have created a rustic prairie house style building that embraces the surrounding iconic views and nature; essentially, bringing the outdoors in.

The Okâch – Îyethkabi Oûgitûbi project was awarded funding for its innovative use of prefabricated DLT panels by the Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association (SSRIA).

You can watch a promotional video produced by SSRIA that showcases all the innovations here.