Seaside Soccer Stadium Thesis Project

19,000 Seat Professional Soccer Stadium Ventura, California John Loest

Seaside Soccer Stadium Project Summary This book describes the design of a professional soccer stadium as a catalyst for urban redevelopment in Ventura, California for the USL (United Soccer League) team, the Ventura Fusion. The stadium, Seaside Soccer Stadium designed by John Loest, along with the neighboring hotel, Two Trees Hotel and Resort designed by Amanda Daniels, were designed together from their origins as a part of John and Amanda’s thesis architectural studio, Athletic Facilities as a Catalyst for Urban Redevelopment. The efforts of the design partnership began in January 2015 and were completed on June 5th, 2015.

Project Contributors Author: John Loest Seaside Soccer Stadium: John Loest Two Trees Hotel and Condos: Amanda Daniels Professor & Advisor: Michael Fifield Thesis Studio Title: Athletic Facilities as a Cataclyst for Urban Redevelopment January 2015 - June 5th, 2015

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Dedication This book is dedicated to those who contributed to the design of this project and to those who supported me throughout my long journey to attain my Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Oregon. This list includes my grandparents: Yvonne Loest and John C. Loest, who have adamantly supported my educational pursuits. My parents: Kathy Loest and John M. Loest, who have always been eager to learn about my latest architectural project and continue to support me in pursuit of my passions. My partner and friend: Amanda Daniels who I had the great pleasure to design with before she moves on to move and shake the foundations of this world. My studio professor: Michael Fifield who opened this unique new studio as a factor of student interest and participation. And lastly my girlfriend: Nicole Milliron who has been there to support me when times get tough, celebrate with me when I succeed, and help me build models after I have spent countless hours working in studio. Without these supporters and contributors, this project would not have come to fruition.

Many thanks to all of you.

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Table of Contents 1: Project Context .................................................................................................... 5 - 7 2: Urban Design ........................................................................................................ 8 - 14 3: Early Stadium Design ........................................................................................... 15 - 21 4: Final Stadium Design ........................................................................................... 22 - 49 5: Structure & Construction ..................................................................................... 50 - 53 6: Mechanical .......................................................................................................... 54 - 57 7: Zoning & Building Codes .................................................................................... 58 - 65 8: Precedent Studies ............................................................................................... 66 - 69 9: Sources ................................................................................................................. 70 - 71

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Project Context

This professional soccer stadium is located in beautiful Southern California within the city of Ventura. Squished between foothills and the Pacific Ocean, the density of Ventura’s downtown core is continuing to grow and transform. Freeways such as the 101 and the 33 connect with Downtown Ventura as well as regional transportation via the train. With a serviceable metro population of over 1.5 million, the demand for a professional sports stadium in the area is present. Due to the growth of Ventura, the design of this stadium, and a lack of housing facilities in downtown, the construction of a nearby hotel is also necessary to provide the demanded accommodations.

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The Ventura Mission 6: Project Context

John Loest and Amanda Daniels Site Plan

The Ventura Pier

Downtown Ventura “The Ventura Pier”, “The Ventura Mission”, and “Downtown Ventura” provided by stock photos on www.google.com

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Population & Density of Ventura: 1,552,400 Population Served Cities Served: Ventura, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Ojai, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Santa Clarita, Oxnard, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Calabasas, and Malibu.

In order to revitalize the core of Downtown Ventura, a site within the proximity needed to be chosen. By locating the stadium on a surface parking lot along the coast at Seaside Park, the building was able to connect both to downtown and the Pacific Ocean. There were many other strategies used for choosing this exact location which will be further discussed in Chapter 2: Urban Design. “Ventura Coast� provided by stock photos on www.google.com

Ventura Population: 110,000 Ventura County: 840,000 Adjacent Cities: 602,400 Population Served: 1,552,400 Regional: Nearby LA Area: 10.02 Million Ventura Density: People per Square Mile: 3,316.2

Comparable Populations: - Denver, Colorado Metro Area: 1,536,000 - Density: 3,698 people per square mile - Memphis Tennessee Metro Area: 1,316,100 - Density: 2,327.4 people per square mile - Oklahoma City Metro Area: 1,300,000 - Density: 956.4 people per square mile

Ventura Coast Project Context: 7

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Urban Design

Urban Development along Figueroa Street 8: Urban Design

While beginning to identify an exact site for both the stadium and Amanda’s hotel, we explored how these facilities would impact Downtown Ventura.

Together, Amanda and I did urban design studies including use zoning, phased development, walkability connected to local transportation, regional transportation, downtown circulation, and identifying locations of parking lots.

After completing our urban design studies we came up with a collective urban design scheme. This scheme focuses on major development along Figueroa St. connecting our sites to the Ventura Mission Downtown and than further connecting this path through a loop along Ventura’s Main Street, south down California Street, and then west along the promenade back to Seaside Park.

Diagrams to be found later in this chapter.

Figeruoa Street at the Main Street Intersection

West Entrance to Main Street

Walking under the 101 Freeway from Downtown Ventura

Figeruoa Street at the Santa Clara Street Intersection Urban Design: 9

Downtown Ventura Zoning Analysis

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West Downtown (west of Juniper St.) : Primarily poor infrastructure and planning. Assortment of poorly designed industrial buildings with decent office buildings. Patagonia’s corporate campus is designed well. 3 multi-story, multi-family housing developments are designed well and bring density to this area. Vons is the northwest is the only grocery shopping in downtown Ventura. Vons has a poorly designed shopping center. Too much surface parking in west downtown.

Central Downtown (Ventura Ave. to Palm St.): The mission district is desinged well with the mission, the elementary school, museum, and park. Housing is adequate along Poli St. and near the mission. Figueroa St. and Thompson Blvd. are poorly designed and not activating the street. Some of the stores on the west side of Downtown Main St. are designed well while others are very poor. Many thrift stores with a few restaurants/bars. Too much surface parking.

Offices in this area are designed well.

East Downtown (Palm St. to Fir St.): Main St. does a good job activating the street’s edge with stores and a theater. Most stores are designed adequately, but could be improved as downtown grows. Too much surface parking behind stores, replace with parking structures or underground parking. Detached houses on the northern hills are designed well.

California St. is a good central axis connecting City Hall in the north to the beach in the south. Blocks between Santa Clara St. and Thompson Blvd. are poorly designed with lots of surface parking, poor commercial infrastructure, and little connectivity. Detached houses in southeast downtown are designed well. The rest of the buildings between Thompson Blvd. and the 101 freeway are designed poorly. Community zones such as the city hall, a library, a post office, Plaza Park, and a 5 story parking structure are designed well for downtown’s current community.

Oceanside (south of the 101 freeway): west of Figueroa St. is Seaside Park.

There are many small buildings in Seaside Park that may be removed with 16 Multi-Family Communities, 8 Public Parks, 6 Hotels, the design of a stadium. There is a race track for vehicles and horses at 3 Theaters, 2 Schools: 1 Elementary, 1 Trade School, 1 Grocery Seaside Park as well. There is too much surface parking adjacent to the Ventura promenade which fails to activate this space this is used often. A Store, 1 City Hall, 1 Library, 1 Post Office, 1 Museum,1 Mission few restaurnts near the pier provide commercial activities for visitor’s of the promenade while recreating. There are 2 multi-family housing developments and a 12 story hotel along the beach.

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Transportation “33/101 Junction”, “Gold Coast Transit”, “Pacific Surfliner”, and “Train Station” provided by stock photos on www.google.com

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The Loop

Phased Development

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12: Urban Design

Through analyzing the entirety of Downtown Ventura at an urban scale, we determined a few objectives that could be addressed at a larger scale.

These objectives include reducing surface parking both in Downtown Ventura and along the coast while replacing these parking lots with 2-3 parking structures, phasing future development in order to better concentrate efforts in specific districts, and establishing a vital accessible loop that takes visitors through Downtown Ventura and to the coast’s promenade.

In order to begin the design of this urban scheme, we concentrated our efforts on designing a vital component of the loop, being Figueroa Street which connects the stadium complex to the Ventura Mission. The next page displays how we would redesign Figueroa Street using plans in order to connect it to the loop. The beginning of this chapter presents an image of what this area may feel like.

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Ventura Site Model with Final Stadium & Hotel Designs Scale: 1� = 100’

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Early Stadium Design

After completing contextual research (Chapter 1), an urban design scheme (Chapter 2), and initial precedent studies (Chapter 8), the form of the stadium began to take place. During this phase, I began identifying programmatic needs, important cultural values, and information about the immediate site to use as influencers in the stadium’s design. Chapter 3 shows this initial schematic design process and the origins of the soccer stadium’s form.

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Initial Stadium Design Scheme The “J-Stadium”

Community Look-Out Point

Primary Entrance/Exit

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Vendor CORE

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Vendor Outdoor “Beach” Lounge

Vendor

After 1 week of building design, some initial ideas came to mind. The stadium needed to be opened up and oriented towards the ocean to create views towards the beach while establishing a hard facade against the massive vehicular side of the building. Due to Ventura’s culture being communityoriented, the stadium needed to have programmatic elements emphasizing connection to public realms that are open even when large events are not being held. The design of the bowl was also very important as the bowl will heavily influence the form and program of the building beneath it. It was also becoming clear that there needed to be 2 main entrances, 1 on the north-eastern corner emphasizing the connection from Downtown Ventura to the beach and 1 main entrance welcoming visitors arriving by train.

Concourse

Covered Colonade Hall Team Offices/ Staff &Team Team Gym/ Locker Rooms/ Entrance/ Team Support/ Exit Home Visitor Spaces

Community Gym Field

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Community Running Track connected to Beach Promenade rises up the entire stadium.

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Site Lines & Seating Diagram Field

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Bowl: 19,000 Seats

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Spectactor Facilities: 48,300 Sq Ft

Ventura Fusion Team Suite: 5,250 Sq Ft

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222,500 Internal Sq. Ft. 19,000 Seats 1 Professional Soccer Field

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By comparing the program of other arenas and stadiums while also including unique program fit for the culture of Ventura, I was able to create a list of necessary spaces for my stadium. Having access to information on Mathew Knight Arena (Chapter 8) and getting a personal tour of the building helped me understand how massive athletic facilities function and what type of spaces they require.

Program

Football Field Setup

Ventura Fusion’s Administration Offices: 4,550 Sq Ft Building Operation’s Offices: 2,250 Sq Ft Multiuse Locker Rooms: 2,300 Sq Ft Referee/Multiuse Locker Rooms: 900 Sq Ft Medical Facility: 4,450 Sq Ft Gym 3,500 Sq Ft Storage & Laundry: 1,750 Sq Ft Food Services: 31,350 Sq Ft Media Services: 5,200 Sq Ft Electrical: 6,650 Sq Ft Building Services: 22,600 Sq Ft Ventura Community Center: 20,000 Sq Ft

Beach Focused

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Ventura Fusion Professional Soccer Stadium An Evolving Design Inspired by elements of the coastline, the stadium began to take form within 1 month of design. A wave-like dune formed entry welcomed visitors into a massive atrium space leading them into the soccer stadium. The reflectiveness of the curtain walls mimicked the image of the ocean as the form mirrored the sky above.

A unique plaza was designed to capture visitor’s interest and emphasize the imagery of soccer. The open park on the south side of the site was designed as a place for the community to use while also expanding the openness of the coast’s promenade.

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Final Stadium Design

Stadium North-West Entrance Arriving by Train 22: Final Stadium Design

Seaside Soccer Stadium A multifunctional public realm connecting California’s beautiful southern coast to the downtown core of a growing city defines this project. This 19,000 seat stadium located in Ventura, California at Seaside Park, will house Ventura’s professional soccer team, the Ventura Fusion. Unique to the culture of Ventura, this stadium provides a community based atmosphere with an interactive façade and a variety of programmatic elements that the public may use even when large events are not being held. By including a 20,000 Sq. Ft. community center and multiple retail spaces and restaurants along Figueroa Street, the stadium connects Ventura’s seaside promenade to Downtown Ventura to begin revitalization of the city. Being connected to Ventura’s Seaside Park and staying true to its multifunctional nature, this stadium will also hosts concerts, provide interactive space for public events such as parades, and complement events held at Seaside Park such as the Ventura County Fair and Warped Tour. In order to fit into the aesthetics of the coastal region, this building uses an organic sense of architecture combined with elements of soccer to create a truly uniquely inspirational design.

By opening up to the ocean, Seaside’s Soccer Stadium embraces the beauty of Ventura’s coast and the Channel Islands while creating many unforgettable moments by all who visit.

Exploded Axonometric

Stadium Canopy - Shade for Bowl Occupants - Announcer’s Box - Media Broadcast Box - 3 Luxury Party Boxes - 2 30’ x 70’ TVs - 2 Mechanical Penthouses Exterior Ribbed Structure - Curved Reinforced Concrete Columns Supporting Every Level of the Stadium Stadium Bowl - 29 Rows with18,824 Seats including 462 Accessible Seats - 22 Private Boxes - 1 Community Viewing Box - 2 Banquet Balconies - 1 Public Balcony - 1 VIP Viewing Lounge Concourse Floors - 3 Concourse Floors - 4 Cores with 8 Elevators - 6 Sets of Escalators - 6 Public Lounges - 24 Public Restrooms - 12,200 Sq. Ft. of Vendor Space Interior Structure - Reinforced Concrete Columns - 2 Massive Reinforced Concrete Bearing Walls - 6 Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls - Steal I-Beams Connecting the Structure Enclosure & Base - Turquoise Colored Reinforced Concrete Walls Connected to Exterior Ribbed Structure - Hall of Fame & Canvas for Community Art - Southern Glazed Curtain Wall for Views to the Ocean - 8’ Tall CMU Fountain Wall - Field Standing Space - 1 Professional Soccer Field

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Drift Wood

Fish Gills

Ocean Waves

Sand Dunes

Vision Statement The purpose of this project is to create a stadium structure that aids in the revitalization of Ventura’s urban core, creates a home for the professional soccer team in Ventura, and enhances the experience of the Ventura coastline. Ventura’s relaxed, “small town,” community oriented feel begins to dictate the multiuse nature of this stadium. In order to meet the goals set in this vision, the stadium needs to be an open, public entity even when large events are not occurring in order to connect Downtown Ventura with the promenade along the beach.

The stadium also needs to be a unique, welcoming, community oriented structure in order to match the feeling of Ventura’s intimate “small town” vibe.

The placement of the stadium in Seaside Park along the coast was chosen for many of these reasons. This location allows the stadium to be a public gateway connecting Downtown Ventura to the beach while not interfering with quieter neighborhoods within downtown. Separating the stadium from downtown via the 101 freeway while also connecting the stadium to downtown via its adjacency to Figueroa St. allows the stadium to be a piece of the urban interface of Ventura while not destroying the quieter feel of downtown...

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“Drift Wood”, “Fish Gills”, “Ocean Waves”, and “Sand Dunes” provided by stock photos on www.google.com

A Soccer Match MLS Game

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Vision Statement Continued The stadium integrates with Ventura’s community by not only having public retail and restaurant connections on Figueroa St. but also by establishing a community centered program along the stadium’s quieter west façade. This program allows the community to partake in viewing parties, gather in group meeting spaces, have pep rallies, lounge together, having small soccer games, and watch family’s younger children. The stadium also uses its multi-use community oriented nature to host high school football and soccer games during the professional team’s offseason while providing extra locker rooms for these teams. The stadium’s canvas-like façade creates a surface where community athletic imagery and art may be posted to showcase the uniqueness of Ventura. The stadium also enhances events held at Seaside Park such as the Ventura County Fair and Warped Tour by providing extra urban retail and restaurant spaces, providing a space for large concert venues, and closer parking via the stadium’s 4,000 space parking garage just 2 blocks away.

Promenade & Surfer’s Point

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The Derby Club

Future Stadium Site

Beach Focused

Ventura Train Station

101 Freeway

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Soccer Field Focused

Entertainment Venue

Ventura Fusion Professional Soccer Team, 34 Games, March - October

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“Main Street” and “Ventura Hills” provided by stock photos on www.google.com

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North Facade

East Facade

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Vision Statement Continued In order to fit into Ventura’s coastline, the stadium’s aesthetics are designed to feel like an entity of the sea using an organic sense of architecture. The public open-air atrium spaces along the building’s façade are meant to mimic the idea of a fish’s gills, but instead of letting water into the building, the lightweight aluminum structure focuses on inhaling and exhaling fresh ocean air while playing with daylight. The curved colored concrete walls are meant to create a sense of movement by representing fins shearing through the ocean waves while also identifying with the public interface. Shorter walls on the stadium’s southern edge respect the human scale of the Ventura promenade while the much taller walls on the northern façade respect and create a boundary to the massive scale of the 101 freeway as well as the train tracks. The curved concrete columns supporting the façade of the structure are meant to represent the entity’s ribbed bones that aid in stabilizing the structure. The rooftop canopy over the eastern and western edges of the building mimic nautical forms by tying fabric elements back to the structural ribs. Lastly, the upper most glazed boxes and the southern glazed facades act as the entity’s eyes as it peers over the ocean’s horizon; connecting back to its home.

Stadium & Hotel South Facade

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While respecting the unique imagery of the ocean, the stadium also connects back to its primary user, the soccer team. The stadium’s overall elliptical form, the stadium’s plaza, and curved openings in the facade represent forms taken from the soccer ball. The wave-like movement of the curved walls on the building’s façade also represents the movement of a kicked soccer ball traveling towards its destination. This stadium’s program provides a wealth of space for the soccer team such as many team office spaces, multiple locker rooms, a team suite, a team gym, a hydrotherapy room, and much more. While also used to represent colors of the sea, the overall turquoise tint represents one of the 2 main team colors as well.

Overall, this stadium’s strategy to identify itself as an open public realm, a community oriented structure, a home for the Ventura Fusion, and a form that fits into the Ventura coastline successfully responds to the vision of this project. By using these principles, this stadium will aid in revitalizing Downtown Ventura, create a place for the community to use, house a professional soccer team, and connect back to the ocean.

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Ventura Train Station East Harbor Blvd.

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Assistant Coach, Mike Elias Office Operation's Storage

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Lockers

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Strength & Conditioning, Scott Edwards Office

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Public Men's Restroom

Community Balcony

Usher Room

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Public Reception/Lobby Box Ticket Booth

Beach + Boat Store & Rental

West Box Turnstile

Boy's Restroom

Girl's Restroom

Full Time & Part Time Employee Locker Room (Female)

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Full Time & Part Time Employee Locker Room (Male)

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Commissary for Community Rooms & Box Reception

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Waiting Area

Kitchen & Administraton

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Daycare/Preschool Facility

Restaurant

Standing Space

Outdoor Seating

Surfer's Point

e Dr.

Shorelin

32: Final Stadium Design

Beach Promenade

Entry Level Plan

N

N

Site Plan Final Stadium Design: 33

Walk-In Freezer

Walk-In Fridge

Up

Hot Wall

Prep/Storage

Prep/Storage Prep/Storage

Prep/Storage

Up

Up

Prep/Storage Dishes/Storage

Restaurant Up

Down

Escalators to Lower Bowl Concourse

Up

Up

Up

Up

Up Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Private Box

Up

Up

Community Banquet Room

VIP Lounge & BBQ Seating

Community Balcony

N

Sideline Mezzanine 34: Final Stadium Design

Soccer/Team Art

Escalators to Entry Level Up

Lower Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Entry Level Mezzanine

Lower Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Mid Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Mid Bowl Concourse

Public Men's Restroom

Public Men's Restroom

Public Women's Restroom

Public Women's Restroom

Up

Lower Concourse Sunset Lounge Lower Concourse Surfer's Point Lounge

N

Lower Level Concourse Final Stadium Design: 35

Soccer/Team Art

Up

Mid Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Lower Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Lower Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Upper Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Upper Bowl Concourse

Up

Mid Concourse Surfer's Point Lounge

N

Mid Level Concourse 36: Final Stadium Design

Hall of Fame Broadcast Station

Hall of Fame

Announcer's Box

Hall of Fame

Up

Escalators to Mid Bowl Concourse

Escalators to Mid Bowl Concourse

Up

Upper Concourse Surfer's Point Lounge

N

Upper Level Concourse Final Stadium Design: 37

1� = 32’ Stadium Model

38: Final Stadium Design

1” = 100’ Stadium Model

Section Facing North

Final Stadium Design: 39

Section Perspective 40: Final Stadium Design

Plaza Rendering Design Development Final Stadium Design: 41

Intersection at Figueroa Street & Harbor Boulevard 42: Final Stadium Design

Final Stadium Design: 43

Entering the Stadium Atrium 44: Final Stadium Design

Surfer’s Point Lounge Final Stadium Design: 45

Concert Venue Warped Tour’s Premiere Band 46: Final Stadium Design

Downtown Ventura Facing North-West

Downtown Ventura Facing North-East Final Stadium Design: 47

Stadium from the 101 Freeway Ventura County Fair & Stadium Integration 48: Final Stadium Design

Final Stadium Design: 49

5

Structure & Construction CABLES TO COLUMN CONNECTION (6)

CABLE TO COLUMN CONNECTION (5)

CABLE TO COLUMN CONNECTION (4)

CONCRETE WAVE CONNECTION (3)

LOWER CONCOURSE CONNECTION (2)

FOUNDATION DETAIL (1)

50: Structure & Construction

The stadium is constructed using primarily reinforced concrete and steel over 2 separate construction zones. The exterior zone uses curved reinforced concrete walls and columns connected to steel i-beams and hollow core slabs. The exterior zone primarily supports the facade and exterior balconies. The interior zone uses a reinforced concrete column grid connected to one another using steel i-beams. There are also reinforced concrete shear walls placed at a variety of locations within the interior construction zone.

(1): FOUNDATION DETAIL

1' CONCRETE WALL, INSULATION, & FINISHED WALL

(2): LOWER CONCOURSE CONNECTION

REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN WITH REBAR SPACED 16" O.C. VERTICALLY

BOLTS x8 REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN WITH REBAR SPACED 16" O.C. VERTICALLY

2" DEEP HEXAGONAL PRECAST CONCRETE TILES 6" REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB STEEL TIE

STEEL PIPE RAILING

REINFORCED HOLLOW CORE SLAB

BOLTS x2

STEEL I-BEAM GRAVEL TO FILTER WATER

SUBFLOORING & FINISH FLOOR

(3): CONCRETE WAVE CONNECTION

REBAR IN FOUNDATION SPACED 24" O.C.

KEY & DOWELS CONNECT THE FOUNDATION THE THE COLUMN

STEEL TIES

5' DEEP CONCRETE FOUNDATION

MOISTURE BARRIER

EARTH

CABLE CONNECTOR

STEEL PLATE BOLTED INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN

1' CONCRETE WAVE

1' CONCRETE WALL, INSULATION, & FINISHED WALL

(5): CABLE TO COLUMN CONNECTION 4" THICK STEEL CABLE

CABLE CONNECTOR

4" THICK STEEL CABLE

BOLTS x6 CONNECTING CONCRETE WAVE TO CONCRETE COLUMN

REBAR ON EXTERIOR EDGE OF CROSS REBAR TO PROVIDE EXTRA STRUCTURAL STABILITY

REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN WITH REBAR SPACED 16" O.C. VERTICALLY

DROPPED CEILING

DRAIN PIPE

(4): CABLE TO COLUMN CONNECTION

REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN WITH REBAR SPACED 18" O.C. VERTICALLY

GUSSET PLATE W/ BOLTS CONNECTING I-BEAM TO COLUMN

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL TRUSS SYSTEM

STEEL TIES

(6): CABLES TO COLUMN CONNECTION CABLE CONNECTOR 4" THICK STEEL CABLE

STEEL PLATE BOLTED INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN CANOPY GUTTER

51" HDTV BOLTED INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN

REBAR ON EXTERIOR EDGE OF CROSS REBAR TO PROVIDE EXTRA STRUCTURAL STABILITY

STEEL TIES

REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN WITH REBAR SPACED 16" O.C. VERTICALLY & 24" O.C. HORIZONTALLY

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHTING FIXTURE CONNECTED TO CONCRETE COLUMN

Structure & Construction: 51

Gravitational Loads:

Lateral Loads: Stadium Occupancy & Fire Rating Environmental Disasters:

Weathering:

Sunlight (Heat)

Forces Acting on the Structure

Water (Rain) Dead Loads

Earthquakes Fires Tsunamis

52: Structure & Construction

This stadium will use the fire rating construction TYPE 1-A: Fire Resistive Non-Combustible Materials.

Wind

Live Loads

This stadium is under the occupancy category “Group A-5: Assembly”. Group A-5 Occupancy includes assembly type buildings with the intent of viewing outdoor activities.

- 3 Hr. Exterior Walls - 3 Hr. Structural Frame - 2 Hr. Ceiling/Floor Separation - 1 Hr. Ceiling/Roof Assembly TYPE 1-A is usually found in Group A occupancies and high-rise buildings.

Curtain Wall Enclosure Zone

The Interior Core Zone

4 Vertical Ciculation Cores Structural Layout Structure & Construction: 53

6

Mechanical

Heat in the atrium space rises and is ventilated through upper portions of the facade and collected by mechanical systems on the stadium’s upper bowl concourse.

54: Mechanical

Active & Passive Heating + Cooling Most of the building’s passive heat will come from the large glazed curtain walls on the south side of the stadium which will capture the solar heat. Other sources of passive heat will come from the open air façade on the east and west sides of the building which will allow a plethora of sunlight into the atrium space. This heat will begin to naturally warm areas on the southern portion of the building; the heat will be further distributed in the open air atrium portion of the building. Eventually the heat will rise and from there will be impacted by the HVAC chilled water and hot water system. This system is superior in terms of energy efficiency due to the density of water. Sea air is approximately 784 times less dense than water.

The mechanical system will distribute hot and cool air into spaces within the building by using the chilled water and hot water system. This system will be controlled by building operators.

Heat warms up the glazed southern facade.

Vendor

Vendor

Vendor

Stadium North-West Entrance/Exit

Ticket Booth Storage & Support

Vendor

Ticket Booth

Vertical Circulation Core

- Substations (Dry Type Transformers) - Switchgear - Generator - Main Telecommunications - MDF - Show Power - Show Lighting

Showers

Trash & Recycle Holding

Security Booth

Ticket Booth

Media Conference Room & Storage

Restroom

Production Studio w/ Video Control Room & Video Board Productions

To Boxes

Showers

Interview Room

Operation's Staff Offices Copy + Supply

Stadium Operation Manager Office

Assistant Coach, Dave Wolf Office

Athletic Equipment Storage

Team Suite Conference Room

Ventura Fusion Team Storage

General Stadium Manager 's Office

Public Men's Restroom

Media Office

Janitor's Closet

Removable Wall War Room/Video Room

Assistant Coach, Mike Elias Office

Operation Manager's Office

Operation's Storage

Suite Manager's Office

Vending Machines

Media Office

Event Manager's Office

Athletic Trainer, Steve Edwards Office

Team Administrator Greg Altounian Office

General Team Manager, Rambir Shergill Office

Head Coach, Ruby Ybarra Office

Public Women's Restroom

Media Workroom

Operation's Conference Room

Building Operation's Reception

Public First Aid

Lockers and Taping

Restroom Restroom

Parking for Building Occupants & VIP Guests

To Boxes

Lockers and Taping

Box Ticket Booth

Loading Dock

Electrical Spaces + Building Storage

Family/ADA Restrooms

Vertical Circulation Core

West Box Turnstiles

Stadium North-East Entrance/Exit

Ticket Booth

Vendor Vendor

Vendor Vendor

Ventura Fusion Team Suite Reception & Display

Janitor's Closet

Ventura Fusion Team Locker Room

Restroom

Media Office

Women's Restroom Waiting Area Restroom

TV Crew Room

Bowl Security Room

Ticketing Management Office

Medical Facility

Security Control Room

Restroom

Exam Room

Restroom

Exam Room

Merchandise/Marketing/ Promotions Storage

Ticketing Staff Offices

Hydrotherapy Showers & Lockers Hydrotherapy Mechanical Room

X-Ray Room

Orthopedic Exam Room

Vault

Money Counting Room & Vault Executive Chef Office

General Food's Manager

Conference Room & Copy/Supply

Team Lounge

Orthodic Lab & Storage

Engineer's Office Ticketing Workroom, Vault, & Storage

Catering Manager

Founder's Club

Team Sauna Hydrotherapy & Medical Records Station

Receiving Office

Restroom

Restroom

Restroom

Restroom

Concessions Staging

Dishes

Retail or Restaurant

Bar

Team Chiropractic, Dr. Peck's Office

Nutritionist's Office

Dishes

Dishes

Restroom

Prep/Storage

Fire Command Center

Coach/Multiuse Locker Room

Team Gym

Restroom Restroom & Showers

Mechanical

Prep/Storage Removable Wall

- Water Service Entry - Gas Service Entry - Fire Pump Room - Water Pressure Station - Water Heaters - Fuel Oil Storage for Generators - Sewer Pump Rooms - Chillers & Pumps - Boilers & Pumps

Food's Commissary Space

Lockers

Hot Wall

Retail or Restaurant

Prep/Storage

Removable Wall Removable Wall

Restroom & Showers

Laundry Gym Storage

Hot Wall

Prep/Storage

Lockers

Stage

Referee/Multiuse Locker Room

Strength & Conditioning, Scott Edwards Office

Referee Conference Room

Walk-In Freezer

Walk-In Fridge

Retail or Restaurant

Community Box

Community Meeting Room

Kitchen

Community Lounge/ Reception

Pump Rooms, Storage & Catering Pantry

Community Manager Office Men's Locker Room Assistant Manager Office

Women's Locker Room

Community Basketball Court

Retail or Restaurant

Community Banquet Room

Ticket Booth

Vertical Circulation Core

Portable Food Service Storage

VIP Lounge & BBQ Seating

Public Men's Restroom

Ticket Booth

Stadium South-East Entrance/Exit

Vertical Circulation Core

Community Balcony

Usher Room Full Time & Part Time Employee Locker Room (Female)

Stadium South-West Entrance/Exit

Public Women's Restroom

Full Time & Part Time Employee Locker Room (Male)

Beach + Boat Store & Rental

Box Ticket Booth

Reception/Lobby for West Boxes

Box Ticket Booth

Commissary for Community Rooms & Box Reception

To Boxes

To Boxes

Waiting Area

Boy's Restroom

Girl's Restroom

Kitchen & Administraton

Kitchen

Daycare/Preschool Facility

Restaurant

Standing Space

Outdoor Seating

Spaces requiring active heating and cooling systems.

Indoor Air Quality Indoor air quality will be controlled through both the atrium space surrounding the building and the mechanical systems. The upper open air façade of the atriums will allow air to ventilate through the building and out back into the environment. Mechanical forced air systems and fans will also help ventilate spaces and push air back out into the atmosphere.

Because this is an exterior based stadium, the majority of occupants will primarily be outdoors.

Mechanical: 55

Solar Orientation & Daylighting The stadium is oriented on a north-south axis. By opening up the southern side of the stadium, not only is the design creating views, but the design is also allowing solar heat to enter into the stadium and warm the stands. This solar orientation also allows the southern façade to take heat gain opportunities in order to warm the inside of the building.

Artificial Illumination Throughout the day, only some of the interior spaces throughout the stadium will require artificial illumination.

During events at night, large LED lighting systems built into both the stadium’s canopy system and concrete stands will light up the field. Because the stadium is oriented to face the ocean, light pollution in Downtown Ventura will be minimal to none. Any light that tries to reach into Downtown Ventura at night will also be blocked by the 101 freeway which was built on a hill approximately 50’ tall.

Shade in the Morning

Artificial lighting in the stadium is kept to a minimum to reduce light pollution in Downtown Ventura.

Shade in the Afternoon 56: Mechanical

Entry Level Mechanical & Mechanical Mechanical: - Water Service Entry - Gas Service Entry - Fire Pump Room - Water Pressure Station - Water Heaters - Fuel Oil Storage for Generators - Sewer Pump Rooms - Chillers & Pumps - Boilers & Pumps - Water Cistern - Fire Command Center

Storm Water Retention

Electrical: - Substations (Dry Type Transformers) - Switchgear - Generator - Main Telecom.

- MDF - Show Power - Show Lighting

Upper Level Concourse Mechanical Mechanical: - Air Handling Units - Fan Systems - Intake and Exhaust

Acoustics The stadium is designed to have a large concrete wall on its northern edge that gets shorter as it wraps around both the east and west edges. This northern wall not only creates a larger scale that matches the vehicular scale of the 101 freeway and the train station, but also helps create an acoustical buffer that separates the seaside from the city. This large wall will allow visitors to experience events in the field while listening to the sounds of the ocean instead of the sounds of the city.

Storm water will be collected in gutters at the edges of the roof canopy. Water that is capture will travel down to the mechanical room on the west side of the stadium in the entry level. This grey water will be used to water the field, neighboring parks, and provide water for flushing in the stadium’s restrooms.

The concrete wall on the northern edge acts as an acoustical Performance Assessment Tools Energy use and design intent will be measured using buffer and fits the vehicular scale of the 101 freeway. both built in performance assessment tools as well as post occupant evaluation studies. Electricity, water usage, and data loggers monitoring temperature as well as humidity will be internally designed into the building. Illuminance levels and luminance levels in public zones will be measured by post occupant evaluation teams throughout the year to make sure lighting levels meet IESNA standards.

Mechanical: 57

7

Zoning & Building Codes

Stadium Connection to 4,000 Space Parking Garage 58: Zoning & Building Codes

Zoning Codes This stadium is located in the “P - Parks” zoning area.

It is currently a parking lot and was the location of a professional baseball stadium in the 20th century.

P (Parks) Zone

Applicable Overlay Zones: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.

Coastal Protection (CP) Overlay Zone Flood Plain (FP) Overlay Zone Downtown Parking (DP) Overlay Zone Tourist-Oriented (TO) Overlay Zone Civic Building (CV) Overlay Zone Coastal Mixed Use (CMXD) Overlay Zone

34'

- Most plausible zone alteration.

Setbacks Front Setbacks: Each lot in this zone shall have a required front setback of no less than 20% of the lot depth, provided that, such front setback need not exceed 25’. Side Setbacks: Side setbacks shall not be less than 10’. Rear Setbacks: Each lot in this zone shall have a required rear setback of not less than 25% of the lot depth, but such rear setback need not exceed 25’.

The stadium has a front setback from 34’ to 100’ setbacks where plazas occur. Side setbacks are from 70’ to 90’. The rear setback ranges from 90’ to 175’ where the park is located. Each of these setbacks fall within the zone’s guidelines

58' 71'

99'

Minimum setback requirements met.

Zoning & Building Codes: 59

Height Limitations

Screening of Mechanical Systems & Garbage

No structure in the “P” zoning area shall exceed 30’ in height except as provided in Section 24.405.030. CMXD (Coastal Mixed Use Zones) requires no building to be above 35’.

In the CMXD – Coastal Mixed Use Zones there is a requirement for Recycling services. According to Sec. 24.485.020, recycling services shall be located on a part of the site that does not displace or require extra parking. There shall be a space designed to provide adequate mitigation of noise, odor, and similar physical impacts.”

A portion of Sec. 24.405.030 states, “Roof structures for the housing of required elevators, stairways, and similar access equipment.” This may be used as an argument to create stadium stands which is the bulk of the building’s height.

Adjacent buildings in the “P” zoning area exceed well over the 30’ height limit.

Off Street Parking & Guest Parking Recreation Services, Outdoor Entertainment: 1 space for each 5 fixed seats. This equates to 4,000 parking spaces.

Administrative Offices: 1 space for each 300 Sq. Ft of gross floor area. This equates to 14 parking spaces. Day Care Centers: 2 spaces for the first 13 children + 1 for every 7 children after. This equates to 5 parking spaces.

Dining & Retail Services: 1 space for each 300 Sq. Ft. of gross floor area. This equates to 24 parking spaces.

I am required to have approximately 4,043 parking spaces. There are 56 parking spaces on the west side of the stadium serving the offices and community center including a service entrance. There will be approximately 100 parking spaces along the east, north , and south side of the stadium on the street servicing the stores and restaurants. The rest of the 4,000 parking spots will be located in a parking garage that is a 5 minute walk from the site.

60: Zoning & Building Codes

The stadium adequately screens its garbage and recycling center. Storage for trash and recycling is held within the stadium and can easily be removed via the loading dock on the stadium’s western edge.

35 Street Spaces

56 Spaces + 5 Bus Spaces 65 Street Spaces

Site Density Sec. 24.290.060: - Standards-Density: “There shall be no general minimum lot area, minimum lot width, or maximum lot coverage standards in the P zone.”

Tourist Oriented buildings (CTO Zone) are required to take up no more than 50% of the lot.

The stadium abides by these zoning code densities.

The site is approximately 501,000 Sq. Ft. while the building is approximately 203,800 Sq. Ft. The stadium takes up 40.5% of the site.

Massing/Building Form Requirements (CMXD – Coastal Mixed Use Zones): Sec. 24.295.060: “Larger projects should be designed as carefully conceived groups of separate structures that each contribute to an attractive streetscape and the overall quality of the coastal environment.”

Building Codes Structural Issues In order to resist lateral forces on the interior construction zone, large reinforced concrete bearing walls surround the structural grid along with 6 vertical shear walls. The curtain wall system resists lateral forces by intertwining curved reinforced concrete.

The curved reinforced concrete columns connecting fabric to create a canopy over the bowl is supported by cables attached to vertical columns in the interior construction zone.

Diagram of Walls Resisting Lateral Forces

Although the stadium is a monolithic structure, the building does create fronts to plazas and streets to help create a much more public environment that fits the human scale.

Access Lanes off of Public Streets (CMXD – Coastal Mixed Use Zones): Sec. 24.295.060: “Internal public streets, alleys, or walkways that connect with offsite streets to create a series of smaller, walkable blocks. No gates shall be allowed across public walkways, alleys, or streets.”

Stadium Canopy Structure

The stadium creates a street on its western edge that connects to the offsite streets which creates a new walkable block. There are no gates blocking entry to this public zone.

Zoning & Building Codes: 61

Egress Requirements

Light & Ventilation

The stadium promotes multiple ways of exit in every occupied space. In spaces over approximately 400 Sq. Ft. there are at least 2 means of egress. Door directions all swing in support of occupant exit. 4 circulation cores connect each corner of the stadium to an accessible means of egress within a comfortable walking distance. The occupants furthest away from a means of accessible egress are approximately 140’ away from a core, but also have several emergency escape routes and are located outside. Ceiling heights and accessible pathways also meets means of egress required by the IBC.

The majority of occupants in this stadium will be located outside on the bleachers where light and ventilation will be plentiful.

Spaces within the stadium will have adequate HVAC mechanical systems to support them that will feed into a roof penthouse system hidden on the stadium’s western edge. The stadium’s facade promotes transparency which will allow light to enter deep within the building.

Fire Separation This stadium is a TYPE 1-A structure which includes: 3 Hr. Exterior Wall Separation, 3 Hr. Structural Frame, 2 Hr. Floor/Ceiling Assembly, 1.5 Hr. Roof Protection. Circulation through means of egress will have extra fire separation. These areas include the stands and circulation cores at each corner of the stadium.

CORE

CORE

Ground Floor Egress Diagram 62: Zoning & Building Codes

CORE

CORE

Bowl Egress Diagram

ADA: Accessibility Because this is a public building, accessibility was a key factor in the design of the stadium. Every habitable public and private space in the building is designed to be accessible except for specific locations in the stadium bleachers. Accessible seating to watch events are located on every tiered location of the stadium. Guests requiring accessible seating will have the options to sit on the field, 1’6” above the field, 8’ above the field in their own private boxes, specific locations 21’6” above the field on the first tier of bleachers, half way up the stadium bleachers between the 15th and 16th rows, or at the top of the stadium just beyond the 29th row. All public facilities such as restrooms, first aid, restaurants, retail, and the community center ammentities are all designed to be ADA accessible.

Handicap parking spaces and circulation spaces are also designed to match ADA standards.

Hand Rails & Guard Rails Hand rails and guard rails meet 4’ height requirements in circulation spaces throughout the stadium. These spaces include tiered stair systems and horizontal circulation spaces. Hand rails are reduced in height by between 1 to 2 feet where the path of view may be obstructed from the audience while viewing events on the field.

Accessible Seating Areas

Accessible Public Restrooms

60" MIN

60" MIN

60" MIN

60" MIN

60" MIN

Zoning & Building Codes: 63

Energy Requirements: LEED Platinum Certified

Water Efficiency (7/11 pts): Energy efficient plumbing fixtures will be used to reduce indoor water consumpLEED certification promotes designing with energy tion. Because the stadium will need a perfect field and efficiency in mind. This list explains why this stadium the adjacent park will require irrigation, it is unlikely that will be designed with 86 points which coorelates to Platinum Certified and how the points will be earned. the stadium will be able to get points for outdoor water reduction, but water consumption will be metered.

Integrative Process (1/1 pts): Before, during, and after Energy and Atmosphere (28/33 pts): The stadium earns design, dozens of professionals and the local compoints in this category by commissioning consultants for munity will be a part of the design process to help energy use, optimizing energy performance by matecreate a community based building that works for rial selection and using enhanced HVAC mechanical Ventura. systems. Cooling systems and comissary kitches will use Location and Transportation (15/16 pts): Early in the advanced refrigerant technologies to reduce energy design process the stadium was designed with loca- use. Recycling and electrical vehicle charging will help tion and transportation in mind. The stadium is dereduce the stadium’s carbon footprint and provide signed in the dense area of Downtown Ventura, con- “green” power. The stadium did not earn points in nects to the beach promenade, the 101 freeway, the demand response due to the large amount of energy regional train station, and many local bus stops. The that will be consumed in the stadium nor did the builddesign of a parking garage will reduce Ventura’s ing earn points for renewable energy production. surface parking footprint. The stadium is also planning Indoor Environmental Quality (15/16 pts): The stadium to include a facility for bike parking and vehicle earns most of the points in this category due to the charging stations. sustainable strategies and products chosen through Sustainable Sites (8/10 pts): Points are earned in this design. Indoor air quality will be be greatly enhanced category by respecting the site. An early site assessby advanced mechanical systems taken from the fresh ment will and already has been done, open plaza ocean air. Daylight will also reach many spaces within space is integrated into the design, roof slopes and the building as the large transparent atrium will help direction will help manage rainwater. By creating a bring in lots of light. Because the stadium is focused grassy park instead of surface parking lots as is norexternally, there will be many quality views for the mally done for stadiums, the heat island affect is building’s users. The stadium did not earn points in greatly reduced. Light pollution will also be minimal acoustic performance due to the bowl being an exteas the bowl of the stadium takes advantage of day- rior element and the lack of acoustic design. light and bordered by the 101 freeway which will block any light pollution from entering the core of Downtown Ventura.

64: Zoning & Building Codes

Materials and Resources (5/13 pts): Sustainable materials will be chosen to increase the life span of the stadium.

Products chosen will also have a minimal impact on the environment. Due to the amount of reinforced concrete the stadium will use, it is unlikely that the building will get points in sourcing or raw materials, material ingredients, or management of construction and demolition.

Innovation (6/6 pts): This building uses innovative and sustainable strategies and materials to create inspirational form with inspirational systems that will last centuries. A LEED accredited professional will be hired to monitor and help with the design.

LEED v4 for BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovation Project Checklist

Y

?

Credit

0 ?

Seaside Soccer Stadium 6/5/2015

N

Y 15

Project Name: Date:

Integrative Process

1 Location and Transportation Credit

LEED for Neighborhood Development Location

1 16 16

7 Y

0

6 Materials and Resources Prereq

13

Storage and Collection of Recyclables

Required Required

Credit

Sensitive Land Protection

1

Y

Prereq

Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning

Y

Credit

High Priority Site

2

Y

Credit

Y

Credit

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses

5

Y

Credit

Y

Credit

Access to Quality Transit

5

N

Credit

Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product Declarations Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials

Y

Credit

Bicycle Facilities

1

N

Credit

Y

Credit

Reduced Parking Footprint

1

N

Credit

Y

Credit

Green Vehicles

1

N

8

0

2 Sustainable Sites

10

15 Y

0

5 2 2 2

Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients Construction and Demolition Waste Management

2

1 Indoor Environmental Quality Prereq

16

Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

Required

Y

Prereq

Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Required

Y

Prereq

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control

Required

Y

Credit

Site Assessment

1

Y

Credit

Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies

2

Credit

Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat

2

Y

Credit

Low-Emitting Materials

3

Y

Credit

Open Space

1

Y

Credit

Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan

1

Y

Credit

Rainwater Management

3

Y

Credit

Indoor Air Quality Assessment

2

Y

Credit

Heat Island Reduction

2

Y

Credit

Thermal Comfort

1

Y

Credit

Light Pollution Reduction

1

Y

Credit

Interior Lighting

2

Y

Credit

Daylight

3

Y

Credit

Quality Views

1

Credit

Acoustic Performance

1

N

7

0

4 Water Efficiency

11

Prereq

Outdoor Water Use Reduction

Y

Prereq

Indoor Water Use Reduction

Required

Y

Prereq

Building-Level Water Metering

Required

Credit

Outdoor Water Use Reduction

2

Credit

Indoor Water Use Reduction

6

Credit

Cooling Tower Water Use

2

Credit

Water Metering

1

Y

N Y N Y

28

0

5 Energy and Atmosphere

Required

N

6 Y

0

Y

0

33

0 ?

0 Innovation Credit

Innovation

Credit

LEED Accredited Professional

6 5 1

0 Regional Priority

4

Credit

Regional Priority: Specific Credit

?

Credit

Regional Priority: Specific Credit

1

1

Prereq

Fundamental Commissioning and Verification

Required

?

Credit

Regional Priority: Specific Credit

1

Y

Prereq

Minimum Energy Performance

Required

?

Credit

Regional Priority: Specific Credit

1

Y

Prereq

Building-Level Energy Metering

Required

Y

Prereq

Fundamental Refrigerant Management

Required

Y

Credit

Enhanced Commissioning

6

Y

Credit

Optimize Energy Performance

18

Y

Credit

Advanced Energy Metering

1

N

Credit

Demand Response

2

N

Y

Credit

Renewable Energy Production

3

Y

Credit

Enhanced Refrigerant Management

1

Y

Credit

Green Power and Carbon Offsets

2

86

0

19 TOTALS

Possible Points:

Certified: 40 to 49 points, Silver: 50 to 59 points, Gold: 60 to 79 points, Platinum: 80 to 110

110

86 out of 110 Points: LEED Platinum Zoning & Building Codes: 65

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Precedent Studies

In preparation for the design of a stadium, I researched and analyzed 2 precedent projects. For the first precedent I analyzed how 2 sports facilities transformed Downtown Cleveland. For my 2nd precedent project I analyzed the design of a new arena currently being built for the Sacramento Kings in Downtown Sacramento.

Precedent Studies - Cleveland, Ohio Gateway Project - Sacramento Kings Stadium - Matthew Knight Arena - Pancho Arena

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While designing my stadium I also researched 2 more precedents related to sports facilities to help inform the design of my building. The 3rd precedent I used was Matthew Knight Arena which helped me better understand programmatic elements of sports facilities. The 4th and final precedent I studied was Pancho Arena, a soccer stadium in Hungary, which helped me understand using structure to design an organic aesthetic.

Cleveland, Ohio Gateway Project (1994) Gateway Project Goals - Revitalize Downtown Cleveland - Bring the Cavaliers (Basketball to Downtown Cleveland - House Indians (Baseball) in their own Baseball Stadium Project Funding - ESTIMATED Project Cost: $344 Million - Private Funding: 174 Million (51%) - 99 Million from Luxury Boxes - Public Funding: 170 Million (49%) - Sin Tax: A tax on Alcohol and Drugs - ACTUAL Project Cost: $467 Million

Gateway District in Downtown Cleveland Today - East 4th Street: Successful Commercial Street - 5 Hotels - 60 Restaurants & Bars - 13 Apartment Complexes - 5 Condominiums - 2,000 New Residents in Gateway Area - 12,000 in Downtown Cleveland

Micro-Level Economic Development: - 4 Million Attend Events Anually Job Growth - 4% Increase during Project, 2.7% Increase Post Project - FIRE (Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate) has 20% Increased Job Growth - Adds 3,389 Jobs - Service Industry has 10% Increased Job Growth - Adds1,713 Jobs - Overall Salary Increase of 7.9% on Avg. over 3 Years - Before the Gateway Project, Wages Declined 0,8% Each Year - Amusement & Recreation has 79% Increased Job Growth - Adds 1,210 Jobs Immediate Business Growth - 360 New Establishments with 4,201 New Jobs - 2 New Hotels, 13 New Restaurants, 4 Multifamily Housing Projects - 1st Middle Income Residents in Downtown Cleveland - Urban Design: Redesigned Streets, Sidewalks, Curbs, Lighting, & Signage All 5 images on page 66 & 67 provided by stock photos on www.google.com

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New Sacramento Kings Stadium Architect: AECOM Completion: Sep. 2016, Under Construction Location: Downtown Sacramento, CA General Seating: 17,500 Multiuse Arena Publicly Owned Costs: $477 Million: $255 funded by the city of Sacramento, $222 funded by the Sacramento Kings Steel perforated mesh facade and a plaza connected to the concourse to create a cohesive visual environment.

Plaza also to be used for venues: food trucks, concerts, festivals, etc.

Adjacent to Sacramento Train Station: 7th most busy station in the USA Projected Effects of the Arena: - 11,700 Construction Jobs - $230 Million in Economic Activity for the Greater Sac Region - $145 Million in Economic Activity in Downtown Sac - Every $1 spent by public is leverged by $3-4 in private funds Club & Loft Seating - Club seating is located on the event level. Buffets, bars, indoor fire pits, & casual seating.

- Player interaction in 1 club. Can go in the same tunnel players go in.

- Lofts incorporate couches “bring the living room into the arena�.

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All 4 images on page 68 provided by AECOM as stock photos on www.google.com

Pancho Arena Architect: Tamas Dobrosi + Doparum Architects Completion: April 21st, 2014 Location: Felcsut, Hungary General Seating: 4,500 Open Air Soccer Stadium Hungarian Organic Architecture: - Wooden Canopy Inspired by the Forests - Wood lattice canopy over the field mimics a clearing in the woods.

Internally Focused: Building located in a rural environment with monotonous facade.

Construction System: Concrete base with expressed wooden canopy and structure. Concept adopts an integration between contemporary architecture and organic architecture.

All 5 images on page 69 provided by stock photos on www.google.com

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Sources Many sources were used in the design of this stadium. These sources include: City of Ventura GIS Maps Designing the Exterior Wall, Linda Brock FIFA Stadium Guidelines Fundamentals of Building Construction, 5th Edition, Edward Allen & Joseph Iano Google Images International Building Code Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 11th Edition, Walter T. Grondzik, Alison Kwok, Benjamin Stein, & John S. Reynolds San Buenaventura, California – Code of Ordinances Sports, Jobs, & Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums, Roger G. Noll & Andrew Zimbalist USGBC LEED for Building Design and Construction

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