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What's the problem here? Getting started on your athletic pavilion design.

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The first step of the design process involves thinking about the big picture – the Overview.  It’s where you define and state the problem you are trying to solve. 

You’ll need to really understand the problem that exits before chasing after solutions.  Does your school have any athletic facilities for outdoor sports now?  Start by making notes about what’s working and what isn’t working with the existing design.

Next, write and post a statement about out who are the people that have the need for a new design?  How long has this situation been a problem? Have others tried to solve this design problem before you?  What was the result?

Then write and post a short, but clear, success statement.  How will you know if you have a successful solution when you’re done?  When you’re nearly finished with your design project, you can go back to this success statement to see if your design has met the criteria you first proposed.

Gold Team is going to be designing a new sports pavilion for Mira Loma High School. After interviewing our athletic director and some of the administrators at our school, we have learned a lot about what needs to be done to our current facilities and what they would like to see added.

First of all, everyone at Mira Loma feels that we need our own football stadium. Secondly, Our new athletic director thinks that we need more storage space for all Athletic and Physical Education equipment. She said that she would also like to see a separate locker room for athlete and students. Lastly, she would like to see our facilities used in the community. She expressed that she would like to hold an all sports camp at Mira Loma.

Our team consists of Justin Luu, Director of Exterior Building Design, Brandon Lopez, Director of Interior Building Design, Denis Yushkov, Director of Interior Décor Design, Daniela Guzman, Director of Landscape Design, Henrie Thompson, Director of Community Relations, and Jay Patterson, Director of Sustainability & Energy.

Mira Loma High School is in the San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento, CA. It consists of 1,625 students. Mira Loma High School has 61 teachers, three counselors, two vice principals, and one principal.

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Much better. I'm glad that you got some good input from administration and our new athletic director. Think "sports pavillion" and all that will entail. Will there be a snack bar, ticket booths, etc? Mira Loma currently has 1625 students. I'm glad you're up and running!

By bgrueneberger, Educator at 12:07 pm, 05 September 2012

But what about the sports played, number of kids playing these sports, the coaches, facitlities use, the other high schools and the types of facilities they have and the way other Parks and Recs use the space during off times?

How would remodeling this increase our sports programs, possibly encourage greater participation, and maybe more cost recovery programs?

By Stiles-Roberts, Educator at 12:25 pm, 07 September 2012

Where is your feedback group responses?

By Stiles-Roberts, Educator at 06:59 pm, 16 September 2012

It is relvant to get community input for you project. Keep in mind the pool which is a joint project with out side agencies. the funding pool (pun intended) gets bigger and makes the project a real possibility.

By Prindle_18, Educator at 03:00 pm, 21 September 2012

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In the Collect Info step of the design process, you try to gather as much information as possible about your school's existing outdoor athletic facilities.  You also want to learn as much as you can about the students and staff who will use it. You can't propose new solutions until you figure out and document what the existing problems are.  That's what this step is for.

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  • Do a site visit of your school's existing outdoor athletic facilities and make notes, sketches, and take lots of photographs. Note conditions that are unsafe, unsecure, or that are less than ideal.

  • Sit and study photographs of your site visit.  Post images and comments of what you remember and note where you might change things and how.

  • Interview your school's athletic director and least 4 student athletes from various sports and ask them what they like and dislike about the current outdoor facilities.

  • Calculate the number of outdoor sports played at your school and the number of student athletes who play those sports. Consider how this information will affect your new athletic pavilion.

  • Do an analysis at different times of the day, week, or school year and create a chart or diagram with average usage and high / low points.

  • View an aerial photo of your school's existing athletic fields on Google maps.  What are the existing overall dimensions?  IMPORTANT! Post a screencapture of this aerial photo here so everyone can understand the relationship between your school building, the athletic fields, and the proposed site of your new pavilion. Describe the surrounding area.

  • Draw a basic site plan sketch of the existing athletic fields and note existing structures such as the field, track, seating, storage, locker rooms, concession stands, and any fences.  Include dimensions on your sketch so every can understand the size of the field. IMPORTANT! Post a copy of this existing site plan.

urbangoldteam's work for the Collect Information step:

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The space we want to work with is a field, which is 400ft by 400ft, and a "sports quad", which is 260ft by 260ft. The field we want to use is used by the JV baseball team and soccer teams.
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Daniela Guzman: Director of Landscape Design-In California the weather has changes which affect...
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This is an overview of Mira Loma High School. The space we will be working with is the top left...
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This is a side exit of the big gyms.
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This is the current pool area.
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This is the current main entrance of our sports quad, which leads to the big gym, small gym, weight...
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This is the inside view of the sports quad.
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In the Brainstorm Ideas step of the design process, you start to be inspired by new places and you put some early ideas down on paper that show what you've found in the Collect Info step.

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  • Go online and research other schools, universities, or public centers to determine good / bad examples of how athletic equipment and gear is stored and if anything is done to accommodate student athletes and the fans who use these outdoor facilities. What inspires you?

  • Save copies of these images and post them in the slides for your project.  Include a hyperlink to the photo in the caption, to credit the photographer.

  • Gather all your notes from your interviews and post a summary of the results in the text box for your project.

  • Make a list of all the unique spaces and features you plan to have in your athletic pavilion.  Write this list of items in the text box for your project. 

  • Your athletic pavilion can include any types of spaces and features you feel are most important for your particular school, but here are a few suggestions:
    + locker or changing rooms for home and visiting teams
    + athletic equipment storage rooms
    + concession stand
    + trophy cases
    + water fountains
    + offices for athletic director or staff
    + bathrooms for fans
    + exercise or weight rooms
  • Determine the best location for your new structure. Make side notes of where new elements may go or how you would change what is currently in place.

  • Take note of unsafe conditions or conditions that do not make sense (For example, not enough storage for soccer equipment; no place for fans to buy popcorn at events; no place for athletes to change clothes or store belongings).

urbangoldteam's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:

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We have looked at some of the NFL indoor stadiums and have gotten some inspiration from Lucas Oil Stadium and The Mercedes Superdome.
We liked the way that Lucas Oil Stadium had big windows and a retractable roof, letting in natural...
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The feature we liked most about the Mercedes Superdome was that it took a dull dome shaped building...
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This is a model of what we would like our remodeled locker rooms to look like.
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This is what our field looks like so far. We would like to incorporate something like what is in...
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Our pools have not been remodeled at all, we have simply just moved it to make room for the locker...
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This is a picture of the landscape that is outside the De Young museum. This is a useful resource...
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This is what our new gym would look like.
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In the Develop Solutions step, your rough ideas come together with drawings and models that can show others your solutions for a new athletic pavilion.

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  • Use cardboard to create a 3D study model of early ideas. Or use create a rough digital study model of your ideas. These models don't need to show detail, just the overall size and massing for your athletic pavilion.

  • Try out different ideas and save each “version”. You do not want to lose a good idea later!  Other people viewing your project - other students around the country, your teacher, and mentors - want to see how your ideas have changed over time. This means that if you're working on your digital model, you’ll want to be sure to keep re-saving it with a new file name every few days as you work through the steps.  If you're working on a physical model, take photos of it before working on it each day.
  • Show your ideas to your teacher and peers for some feedback. You can also review your progress with the test group you may have interviewed and test whether your design would meet their needs or address their concerns. Learn from the feedback you receive and incorporate into your final design solution.
  • Be sure to check out and make comments on other student design projects.  Post a link to your project on your Facebook account.
  • Do not leave work for the last minute! Going through a detailed design process requires time to gather information, develop ideas, and make improvements. This is difficult or impossible if you try to pull everything together a week before your project is due. Projects that are researched, developed, and well executed will always stand out!

urbangoldteam's work for the Develop Solutions step:

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Our main inspiration for the exterior design was Lucas Oil Stadium. We did not like how other indoor stadiums looked like dull domes.
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This is our lobby area. We have tile flooring with a matador statue/fountain. On the right are...
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This is the entrance to our building. We have two sets of stair cases and a ramp that lead to our...
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The Final Design step of the design process is to create more finished drawings and models that illustrate your ideas to others. Remember, your explanation text, and the types of drawings, images, and models you share need to tell the whole story of your project to someone who may or may not have ever visited your school.

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  • Review your design and test it against your original sucess statement that you wrote for the Overview. Does it meet this criteria?

  • Does your final design meet the expectations of the student athletes and athletic director that you interviewed?  If not, you may need to go back to the drawing board and revise your design.

  • Make a list of your ideas, sketches, and study models. For your final design you will want to write and post a short but effective paragraph of your process and the unique solutions you found developed.  Tell us about your ideas.

  • Your teacher (and architectural mentors, if you're working with any) will be looking for these things:

    + originality in your design
    + your ability to creatively solve the design challenge
    + the quality of images, sketches, drawings, and models you have uploaded in each of the five design process steps (Overview, Collect Info, Brainstorm Ideas, Develop Solutions, and Final Design).
    + how well you have written about and explained your thinking in each of the design process steps

 

 

 

urbangoldteam's work for the Final Design step:

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Most of the feedback we received was a criticism of the open space on top of our roofs that could be used instead of left. We also received feedback on our lobby.
This is a top down view of the sports pavilion, fully covered by roofs.
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This is a birds-eye view showing the front of the school and the roof-top open space.
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This is a top down view of the lobby area and sports facilities, not including the dome.
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This is a top down view of the locker rooms and the Hall of ML.
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This image shows the entrance to the Hall of ML.
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This is our final sketch up model from a top-down view. It shows the open space, rooftop windows,...
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This is a close up view on sketchup of our newly added rooftop open space.
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