JDBA: Downey Recreation Center

Introduction

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Downey Recreation Center

location Los Angeles, California

description community center and pool bathhouse

cost $1,700,000

owner City of Los Angeles, Department of Parks & Rec.

completion 1996

The project included a new multi-use recreation center that included pool bathhouse facilities, office, meeting room, kitchen, double-high entry lobby, central check-room, dressing areas and restrooms. Site improvements included additional on-grade parking, a public park area, landscaping, and irrigation systems. The single-story building is 6,300 square feet on a 60,900 square-foot site area.

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As a special design feature, JDBA suggested an overhead rolling door that allows the men’s dressing area to be opened to the meeting room to accommodate larger events during off-season periods. The center was envisioned as a multi-use community resource in addition to the aquatics center, to extend its use to year-round activies.

This project was one of eight completed as part of a five-year ID/IQ contract with City of Los Angeles for as-needed architectural & engineering design services.