Speed, in all its forms, was at the heart of the designs found throughout the sleek minimalism of the Centre de glaces de Québec, invoking the forward momentum, dynamism, balance, and fluidity of skaters gliding across its glacial tracks. Composed of fluid and continuous forms ranging from the smooth and rounded edges of its interior to an outer envelope made of cut-outs and projections that shine and fade like ice, the sports complex has the unique appearance of a floating ring via the lifting of its perimeter envelope to create a 360-degree band of windows at eye-level.