The Rec Center at Boulevard
The Rec Center embraces the BLVD identity and the surrounding residences through its materiality, modernity, and blending of indoor and outdoor spaces.
The Rec Center consists of a series of pavilions inviting resident to hang out, meet up, work out, and jump in:
- On its main level, the Primary Pavilion’s living room, café, and indoor/outdoor lounges encourage impromptu, casual social connections. The loft provides flexible work and conference space to support remote work.
- The North Pavilion provides a community room and kitchen for birthday parties, wine tastings, and other neighborhood gatherings and celebrations.
- The Workout Pavilion’s fitness rooms support both drop-in exercise and organized classes.
- The outdoor lap and lounge pool features a beach entry, BBQ lawn, and cabanas.
The pavilions’ sliding doors, breezeways, and decks create flexible spaces as well as seamless indoor/outdoor connections – in keeping with the spirit of the BLVD development and the Bay Area’s pleasant climate.
The Rec Center’s design deeply integrates sustainable features. Overhanging roofs shade window openings and minimize cooling requirements, while sloped roofs direct stormwater to on-site bioswales. The pavilion-based design permits isolated heating and cooling to in-use spaces while operable exterior partitions provide for optional natural ventilation and direct connections to the outdoor lounges and pool deck.