Draper Recreation Center • Draper, Utah
Owner: Salt Lake County
Client: Salt Lake County Recreation
AOR: Architectural Nexus • Holli Adams, PIC
Size: 60,000 SF
Estimated Value: $21 million
Services: Architecture, Sustainable Design
Completion Year: 2020
Certifications: LEED Gold V4
The highly sustainable Draper Recreation Center is Utah’s second Gold LEED-certified recreation facility. Designed to complement the existing Draper Swimming Pool, the center integrates indoor and outdoor aquatic elements for year-round use. It also sets a new precedent in inclusivity, becoming the first Salt Lake County facility to fully implement neutral changing rooms.
Key Features:
Indoor aquatics with swim meet seating, water slide, and leisure play areas
Field house with wall-to-wall turf and retractable batting cages
Fitness room with panoramic valley views
Multipurpose classroom for digital and in-person classes
Convertible conference/party rooms directly accessible from the lobby
Drop-in childcare center for facility users
Sustainability Highlights:
Oriented for passive heating/cooling and mountain views
Photochromatic glazing to reduce glare in aquatic areas
Photovoltaic array offsets peak energy loads