After talking to the Boathouse District Foundation Director a few weeks ago I got the impression he was very impressed with that I was designing for the area. His major concern was my location and the feasibility of being able to build there with the railroad currently owning the property. He said it was do able and he liked it but it was at least a 20 year project just get obtain the property and move the rail lines. He proposed to me a secondary location for my project (a site he is looking to develop in the near future). It is currently the "Pull-a-Part" Salvage yard North of the River between the main N/S railroad tracks and the Chesapeake Boathouse. He said this new location is the missing piece between the boathouse district and the new Downtown Park system the City is building as part of MAPS 3. He also said they are looking at trying to introduce more commercial spaces in that area as well to help draw people into the boathouse district. He listed a restaurant and office space being two of the more critical spaces. He then went on and stated that from what he has seen on my blog thus far that this would be something he would be interested in submitting to the city of Oklahoma City. That posed somewhat of a problem for me in that do I keep working on my original site (which is quite a bit larger) or do I switch sites with the thinking that my Thesis project might help spark what type of facility will end up there. I went out after our meeting and walked down the north side of the river trails and looked around the site he proposed to see what all it possessed and if it would still work for what I was wanting to accomplish. I printed out the Google maps image and started sketching sight lines and such and what all would be needed to change with my original building in order to accommodate the new site. Everything seemed to work out I did not have to change my building or rearrange spaces on the new site (which was my main time concern) so I am pushing forward with the new site. Placing my facilities in this new location will also connect and give the Chesapeake Boathouse something interesting to look at since it will go right up to the west end of the trail directly across their little waterway connecting to Bricktown.
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Second floor is pretty basic. It consists of box seating above stadium seating and a walkway going around the curved sections of the track with leasable space in the 4 corners. I am planning on putting the fitness center in the North East corner of building and the rest of the spaces are available for other businesses. This will also provide a steady income for the facility to be able to better manage it and not rely solely on events and volunteers. The businesses would be self suffeciant with main entrances from the exterior walkway thus allowing it to be open to public during events. Also being apart of the building these businesses will gain exposure from spectators coming to the facility to train, for various types of events & to the cafe/restaurant on the lower level. The businesses will also help the facility gain exposure to those people coming to the businesses who know nothing about cycling. The businesses will also have views onto the track from within their space.
Overall First Floor Plan 85% complete. Areas I am still working on are Bike shop (which I am talking to some local shops to help write my space program and how much storage is needed.) and Daycare facility (I want to be able to use this space like a fitness center and it would be ideal to have a small facility for those coming to train to be able to bring their kids as well. Much like that of the YMCA facilities in the area. The North West corner of my facility: Main Office:
Gift Shop:
The South West corner of my facility: Bike Shop:
Coffee/Cafe:
The South East corner of my facility: Restaurant:
The Concession Stand areas are under both ends of stadium seating, thus providing everything that end of spectators need. It also have emergency exits directly across from it so in case of evacuation there is a straight shot out of the facility
Main Entrances are at both the East and West End of the building. The West entrance is the primary entrance in that it is closest to the parking lot. Both entrances will have key card access for those training in the facility as well as security stations to help answer questions. Revolving doors also eliminate the need for vestibules in these areas. Here is the main entrance to the facility off the parking lot. The revolving doors make it to where I don't need a vestibule with double sets of doors entering into the main facility. The main offices for the facility are directly off the lobby so there is no need for a vestibule there as well. The doors exiting the offices to the exterior are fire exits only. The offices consist of 2 main offices and 4 meeting/conference rooms various sized. Break room and men/women rest room also accompany the office area so they have everything the need close at hand and have no need to enter the facility for such things. The gift shop's main entrance is from the exterior in case you don't have permission to enter the facility you can still visit the gift shop and look around. In doing so the gift shop required a vestibule to keep hot air out and cold air in. The main lobby has a ticket counter/barrier bar system to keep track of who is using/entering the facility. The security desk will also be maned all day every day in case something is needed with this being not only an event center but also a training facility as well. This will be the main entrance the athletes will use during the day to use the facility, they can then use the stairs/elevator near gift shop to access the locker rooms in the basement. On both sides under the seating area There are the main spectator restrooms and well as a large concession stand to serve the needs of that end (roughly 1,000 seats per side). I positioned the concession stand in the center and the restrooms on either side. Also the main entrances into the restrooms are on the far side, this way the concession line and the restroom line will not interfere with each other or the ramps going up to the seating area. In case of fire I have also located emergency exits directly off the seating so that it will be quicker to get people out of the building and to a safe area.
Exterior Bike Storage- 230 units
Seating- 1,650 so I am looking at changing my capacity from 1,000 to 2,000 seat facility. Under "Seating" will be Restrooms (Men on left Women on right) and Concession Stand (center). Infield will be accessed from Basement Level by athletes only. Need stairs & elevator on exterior to access upper level retail Need stairs & elevator on interior to access upper level box seats and to access storage in basement. Circulation ArteriesI am showing 2 distinct circulation paths (interior/exterior) the interior circulation will go completely around the track area. and it will go behind the main seating areas to not obstruct the view of the track then on the 2 ends it will go between the track and commercial/retail areas so that the commercial/retail areas can have direct access to the exterior of the building for their main entrances. This allows people from these areas to view the track from their space without giving direct access to the track area seating. This also allows these areas (commercial/retail) to be open when the track is not. Also on this plan I am showing exterior bike storage across from the exterior glass wall allowing people to store their road, mountain and/or cross bikes outside the facility so they can keep them on site and not have to transport them to and from home. This allows someone who works in downtown OKC the convenience to use the facility without having to take their bike with them to work and have to load/unload it and take it into their office building with them and keep track of it all day. LEED GoalsCode Analysis1005.1 Egress: 0.2in/occupant Stairs, 0.15in/occupant Other- Sprinkled 1024 Assembly 1024.6.1-2 At least0.005in of additional stair width for each occupant shall be provided for each 0.10in of riser above 7in 1024.7 Travel Distances- Exits and Aisles shall be so located that the travel distance to an exit door shall not be greater than 250ft in sprinkled buildings. 1024.9.1 Minimum aisle width- 1. Forty-eight inches for aisle stairs having seating on each side 2. Thirty-six inches for aisle stairs having seating only one side 4. forty-two inches for level or ramped aisles having seating both sides 5. thirty-six inches for level or ramp aisles having seating only one side 1108.2.2.1 Accessible Wheel Chair spaces (seating)- (6+4)= 10 total Below is my FULL Code Analysis for my building.
Occupancy Type & Plumbing Calculations: These are really rough plumbing calc numbers. Obviously the sq ft of the seating area is to large since I am only looking at holding 1,000 seats. Items and numbers will be updated as I design the facility and have better sq ft numbers. Parking Requirements:
Theaters- 1 space per 4 seats (380) Retail- 1 per 200 sq ft up to 12,000 sq ft (60) 65,514 total sq ft 1 per 225 sq ft 12,001 to 48,000 (143) 1 per 250 sq ft over 48,001 sq ft (70) Total Spaces: 653 Handicap: 13 Regular: 640 Here is the starting of my space diagram. It all centers of of the centralized track. As I see it currently I should be able to fit in 1,000 seats into the wide parts of the track, this allows me to place commercial spaces with glass both front and back to not only be able to have a view of the outdoors but also allow views onto the track. I placed a majority of my storage in the basement area since it doesn't need day lighting B/c it is only accessed a limited times a day. Mens/Womens restrooms are also located in the basement level thus separating the athletes from spectators (all athlete activities except for gym are in lower level with its own access) There is also restroom access from the track area for judges and volunteer so they don't have to go into the locker room area. This plan does not show corridors or entry/exit points, those will show up as my plans get more detailed.
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# 2 Top Tornado States (Ave number of tornadoes per 10,000 square Miles, occurring from 1953-2004) # 1 Top Tornado Prone City (Ranked by tornadoes per 1,000 miles) Oklahoma encounters the highest number of significant and violent tornadoes per square mile. The first data point is going to play a major roll in me finding alternative ways of producing electricity on my site. Most of the time you use solar panels to produce a majority of your power needs but with severe hail being a major problem in the area I am afraid they will get broken or damaged on a yearly bases so instead of ignoring it I plan not to use them and provide a safer, less fragile power source. This data is why my facility will also be a FEMA rated structure and with it being net zero it would still have electricity and clean water in the case of a disaster. HERE: is my link to where I found this data... In part of the research I have been doing for this project I came across something (I don't remember where, but I am trying to find the source) that stated an inline speed skating track would fit within the velodrome track. I happen to have a friend that competes in inline skating events so I asked him what kind of facilities are in the USA and if there was a need for an indoor track in this area. He replied back, " There is a HUGE need for one, but it has to be built a certain way. We have 3 tracks in the united states but they are banked different than what is used internationally so the US team is always thrown off when they go to worlds." I then got track information from him and designed the same track like those overseas. That means this would be the ONLY indoor inline skating track in the entire USA that was exactly the same as overseas. This is HUGE for 2 reasons: 1. Races can now be held in the USA and international racers would be more likely to attend B/c track conditions would be the same as to what they are use to racing on. 2. It would make this track the ideal training facility for those racers living in the USA and racing overseas. One of my goals in designing a sustainable facility is making it more usable. With 2 tracks under one roof this is now the case. It is something that would have to be tightly scheduled and regulated B/c you would not be able to be racing/training on both at the same time. But I think it could be done fairly easy. Here is the word Doc I got from him detailing all aspects of inline racing. The track information is in Section 3
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