Foothills Athletic Park Master Plan

S2 Architecture partnered with Foothills Athletic Park beginning in 2010 to guide the long-term revitalization of one of Calgary’s most significant recreation destinations. This decade-long collaboration established a comprehensive Master Plan to support strategic redevelopment, operational planning, and sustainable growth.

Spanning approximately 120 acres across Foothills and the adjacent Glenmore Athletic Park, the project addressed a collection of aging facilities through a holistic approach. S2 developed an integrated vision that optimized land use, enhanced programming, and aligned future capital investments with community needs. This included a Concept Plan for new amenities and facilities, alongside an Operational Plan evaluating long-term revenues and expenditures.

A key component of the process was extensive stakeholder engagement, with input gathered from more than 40 user groups and organizations to ensure an inclusive, community-driven outcome. The Master Plan evolved through multiple phases, beginning in 2013 with the addition of market housing concepts and costing, followed in 2016 by enhanced recreation programming and amenity planning. In 2017, fieldhouse and curling rink components were incorporated to support potential Olympic use, culminating in the finalized comprehensive Master Plan in 2018. Key services included the development of user and accommodation programs with gap analysis, assessment of existing facilities for reuse, upgrade, or replacement, concept planning and test-fit analysis for new amenities, operational and financial planning including revenue and expense modeling, as well as capital costing, phasing strategies, and implementation planning.

Through a structured and iterative planning process, S2 delivered a flexible, forward-looking framework to guide the parks’ continued evolution.