Hello brothers and sisters of archinect,

I've been given the opportunity to participate in the conceptual stages of a project, alongside the firm's design principal. Currently we are investigating economic feasability, site organization, site-specific codes, and programmatic concerns, in addition to other fundamental issues...so, having reached a certain stage in our studies, it felt appropriate to propose doing some precedent research - not only to aid in my communication with the design principal, but also to communicate with the client the potential directions that the project could take.

In short, the project is a family health and fitness / community center, located on a nice piece of river-front, in a semi-urban area.

The client has used us extensively in the past for these "family health and fitness / community center" projects. In fact, we're working on a couple right now.

However, this specific project is different for a number of reasons.
-prominent location / siting on the riverfront
-client's interest in creating a bldg with a civic character
(vs. the more playful approaches that have been appropriate in past "family health and fitness / community centers" that we have designed for them).

basically, I'm asking for any help locating applicable precedents, whether small scaled (2-4 story) riverfront bldgs, smaller scaled bldgs with civic character, and anything else regarding the family health and fitness / community center typology.

I've spent a few hours online, and a few more looking through magazines, with a reasonable degree of success. Any further help pointing out firms or specific projects of potential interest would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Aaron