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StudentRecreationCenterExpansionProjectUserGroupMeeting2Notes–April1,2011
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StudentRecreationCenterExpansionProjectUserGroupMeeting2
April1,20118:30am‐10:00am
MeetingNotes
UserGroupinAttendance:MikeEyster,StudentAffairsJulieHaack,ChemistryGeoffHale,Student/SRCAdvisoryBoardBrentHarrison,SRCBryanHaunert,SRCKristenGleason,EMU/ClubSportsDennisMunroe,SRCJenPhillips,NeuroscienceDerickOlsen,Student/SRCRobThallon,AAASueWieseke,SRCMichelleVanderHeyden,Student/ASUO
OtherParticipants:KodyNathe,ArchitectureStudent/SAFACMember
StaffinAttendance:GeneMowery,CPREEmilyEng,CPRE
Notesby:EE/GM1. Introductions
2. FavoriteCampusSpacesDiscussion
(A) Brent:FootbridgeoverWillametteRiver(Frohnmayerfoot/bikebridge,formerlyknownasAutzenfoot/bikebridge)1) OpentoAllUOstudentsandcommunity2) SpectacularViews3) WideOpenSpace4) Inviting,Welcoming5) Encompasses&encouragesactivity‐Walking,Running,Biking6) ASocialSpace7) Peoplewanttogothere8) Accessfrombothdirections9) Openallyearround10) Attimesbusy,butalsoattimesveryquietandserene
(B) Bryan:AlumniCenterLobby(projectstillunderconstruction)1) Inviting“grand”staircaseinatriumspace.
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2) Open:Canseeeverythingthatisgoingonwhileintheatriumspacewhichcontributestospaceorganizationalclarity,easeofwayfinding,buildingtransparency–canseeacrossandthroughthedifferentspaces.3) Lotsofnaturallight4) Seeingallthatyouhavetoofferasyouwalkin(Dennis)
(C) Kristen:KnightLawSchoolLobby/atriumspaceandstair;LawSchooleastcourtyard;LivingLearningCenternorthbuilding–southsidepatio.Likesopennessandqualityoflightofatriumspace;likesqualityoutdooropenspaces
(D) Gene:InformalstudyspaceinKnightLawschool‐2ndlevel,betweenatriumandeastoutdoorcourtyard.Itisanichespacewithgreatdaylightandopportunitytodwellintheparameter/edgeofboththelargerindoorandoutdoorspaces–feelshelteredinownspaceandabletoobservethelargerspaces.
(E) Jen:OutsideVivianOlumChildCenter–viewacrossparkinglot.1) Mentalspacetovisit…transitionfromprimaryroleofmotherhoodtoUOfaculty2) Headspacefromonelifemodetoanother3) Thinkaboutinclusionofotherpeople(partofcommunity)youneversee(i.e.
children);howdoyoumaketheSRCamorefamily/transition/inclusivefriendlyspace?
4) Howtomakesmoothtransition?(F) Julie:Backweight/cardioroomofSRC(versus1999constructedweightroominNE
corner)1) Asfaculty,youdon’thavealotoftime2) Spaceismoreefficient(whichisprimarypoint)andeasytouse–betterlayout.3) Canseepeopleeasily,servicedeskisnotintheway(asitisinthe1999room)4) Doesn’tcareaboutnaturallight.
(G) Michelle:LLCPatio–southsideofNorthbuilding1) Nicetransitionindoorandoutdoorspace2) Transitionfromlivingquarters/diningareatogreatercampus3) Lotsofenergy,especiallyonsunnydays4) Soundoftherainontheroofisnice
(H) Mike:Spacesthatpromoteinteraction1) ManyNationsLonghouse2) EMU–Mikenotedthatspacedoesn’tworkwellbutstudentswillfindaplacefor
interactionanyway,butit’ssomuchnicerifitsintentional(I) Geoff:EMUFishbowl
1) WhenIthinkofcampus,Ithinkofthis…ifsomethingisgoingonitisrightthere2) Reallygoodenergywithalotgoingon3) ThisisEugene4) Peoplewatchingplace–justsitdownandwatch.
(J) Derrick:SunDeckatGerlinger1) Greatlight,warmth2) Nottoobusy3) Architectureisamazing
(K) Kody:CascadeFountain1) Alotofdifferenttiers,alotofspacesyoucaninhabit.Multitudeofspaces.
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2) Connects2buildingswithbenchabuilding/fountainoverlook3) Reallynicewhenfountainisrunning4) ApplicabletoSRCtransitionarea‐spaceonperipheryinassociationwithcafé
space:steppedcafé,deckconcept.a. Alsonotedinclusionofprotectedoverheadareatowaitorhangout,similarto
LLCsouthsidecoveredarea,couldbepartofthisspace.(L) Sue:LillisAtriumandcasualareainJaqua
1) Lillis‐Open,light,lotsofglass,activityalongperimeter2) Jaqua‐likefireplace,areasforgathering3) Dennisnoted:EducationBuildingHearthalsodoesthiswell
3. PatternThemesDiscussion
(A) “BuildingasToolforTeachingandEngagingUsersinSustainability”1) DennislikesthevisiblesustainabilityfeaturesinLillis,suchasthePVarraysvisible
intheatriumglass2) Wantto“daylightsustainability”inSRC–makeitvisible.Goalwouldbetomake
theSRCa“LivingLearningLab”;playinaspacewhereyouseeorexperiencesustainability.
3) EnergyKiosknoted.Currentonesomewhattuckedaway.Needstobemorefrontandcenterforuserengagement.GenenotedthatthenewAlumniCenterwillhaveagoodexampleofenergyscreenthatshouldengageusersupandrunninginmid‐May.
4) Signagetodescribesustainable/”green”featuresnotedasoneavenueforeducatingbuildingusers,particularlyforfeaturesthatarenotseen,whichisthecaseformuchofsustainable/energyefficientdesign.OSUusesthismethod.
5) Generatepowerthroughexerciseequipmentusedasanexampleofsustainability/energyusagethatisonthesurface,easilyunderstand,andengagingtousers.
6) Themore“onsurface”,themoreengagedandappreciatedbyusers7) JuliesuggestsreachingouttopartnersandnotedthatOMSIisaleaderincreating
spacesforlearningatmultiplelevelsofunderstanding(kidsthroughadults).Considerusingthemasconsultants?
8) OpportunitytoeducateaboutthesciencebehindSRCtechnology,equipment,processes
9) HumanPhysiology‐potentialpartnershipineducationalaspectofSRC.10) Needtothinkaboutthechallengesofkeepingthetechnologyoperational:whois
maintainingandmanagingeducationaltools,sothattheyarealwaysreliableandfunction(examplegivenofcurrentkioskoftenbreakingdown
11) Suggestedthatweconsiderdynamicdisplayspaceforshowcasingcampusprojectsfromsuchsourcesasphysiologyandgreenchemistry.Operateontemporary/rotatingbasis.
12) SRChassomeuniqueopportunitiesfortechnology,energyefficiencysuchaspreheatwaterforpoolusingsolarandusing“humangerbils”forgeneratingpoweronexerciseequipment.
13) Ahighlevelofimportancegiventosustainabilityandenergyefficiencyhasbeenaconstanttheseamongststudentsforyears.Studentsintheusergroupconcur.
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14) Usergroupsupports“pushingtheenvelopeforsustainable,integrative,energyefficientdesignwithintheconstraintsofthebudget…bemindfuloftherealityofbalancingwiththeprogramelements.
15) Itisthoughtthat“pushingenvelope”willdrawmorestudents;UOisforefrontforsustainability;UOtakesprideinsustainability
16) Michellenotedthatitisneatknowingthatyouarecontributingtoenergygeneration…humangerbilidea.Educationalsignagewillcontributetoknowinghowyouarecontributing.
17) Tietohealthandenvironmentalimpacttotheplacewhereyougotobehealthyisofimportance.
18) Opportunitytoreachouttootherorganizationstofundpiecesthatbudgetcan’tafford.
19) PotentiallygoaftergrantsforsustainablefeaturesandeducationalaspectsofSRC.20) Importanttotellthestoryofwhatwe’redoing21) Opportunitytousesustainabilityasafundraisingtool–donationsspecificto
enhancing/pushingsustainabilitygoals.DennisnotedthatthereisanewpositioncreatedforaStudentAffairsDevelopmentOfficerandthepositionshouldbefilledinacoupleofweeks.
(B) TechSavvyNote:Someof“TechSavvy”discussionwoveninwithsustainabilitydiscussion.1) Technologyofcardiomachineschangesquicklyandisreallysteppingup.Needto
becognizantofenergyimpactsincardioequipment,forexampletheenergyusedforinteractivescreensonamachine.Needtoweighequipmentfeatureswiththeirenergyuse/greenness…whatkindoftechnologydowewanttopushoncardioequipment.
2) Createfunctionalspacethatallowsflexibilityfortechnologychange.3) Thereispassivetechnologytoo(i.e.watersystems–rainwater;reducepotable
wateruse)4) Wireless:nodeadzonesastheSRCcurrentlyhas.5) Considerationsforclose‐circuitTVmonitoring(U.ofArizonacitedasexample)?6) Breadthof“savvy”technologytakesinalotofitemsnotnecessarilynoticedsuchas
lightingsystemsandcontrols,HVACequipmenttypesandcontrols,securitysystems,membershipservicesystem,etc…
4. RecreationCenterImageTour(Note:wedidnotcompletetheimagetourduetotimeconstraints.Imagesbelowdepictthoseslidesthatwedidlookat)(A) Natatorium/AquaticsFacilityDiscussion
GeneralcommentsrelatedtoNatatoriumslides:• Becarefulofamountoflight;Glarecanaffectlifeguards(Kristen)• ProposereviewofhistoricphotoofSutroBaths(Rob).Genenotedthatideallywe
wouldhavephotosofhistoricallysignificantexamples,butthistourwaslimitedtocontemporaryrecentsources.
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• Opiniononsightlinesintopools?Mostofgroupthinksitisacceptable(oneagainstandthreeneutral)
• Likesthewindows/transparencybetweenthepoolareaandotherareasofthereccenter(Bryan)
• Doesn’tlikewindowslookingintopoolarea(Julie)
• Generalconsensusiswindows/transparencybetweenpoolandotherareasofthereccenterisacceptable.
• Pillarsaffectsightlines(Brent)• Toobusy,likesoftfeatures• Toomanyhardsurfaceslooksclinical
(Dennis)
• Industriallooking(Sue)• Likefunctionalityofpool;sizeisadaptable
forlargerangeofactivities(BryanandJen)• Needfunctionalitynotjustforrecreation,but
alsoeducation(Brent)• Facilityshouldnotjustbeforathletic
swimming–shouldhaverecreationcomponent(Dennis)
• Nothingspecial/veryindustrial(Michelle)
• Likewoodbeams(Brent;Bryan)• Interestingwaytoputnatureintospaceina
waythat’smodernbutnottootrendy(Julie)
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• Likeseeinginandoutofdifferentspacesandtootherpartsofbuilding(Bryan)
• Clarityinorganization(Rob)
• Toofancy• Toomuchlikeaspa
• Aslifeguard,doesnotprefer–toodangerousanddifficulttosupervise/monitor;Divingboardsservesamefunction(Kody)
• Asstudent,awesome(Kody)
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• Notoverthetop;likeloungechairsandthatitiscolorful(Bryan)
• Hate(Rob)• Hate(Sue)• Changetile!(Dennis)• WouldbeniceifpoolareainSRCcouldopen
uptooutdoorsinsummer(Kody)• Whataretheaccessibilitychallenges?
(Brent)• Abovegradetubsseemlessaccessible;seem
likeobjects/circulationseemsnotefficient(Rob)
• Eitherscenariowouldrequiresomekindofliftassistance(Dennis)
• Lookslikeatoilet(Jen)
(B) FoodServiceDiscussion
• Can’thaverandominteraction(Michelle)
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• Lookslikeafastfoodplace(Michelle)
• Don’twanttogothere(Michelle)
• Seemslikeaspaceforinteraction(Michelle)
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(C) Social&StudySpaceDiscussion
• LookslikeanAirport(Dennis)• Likelotsofspacepriortoentry• Likecardiolookingdownintospace
(Bryan)• Goodforworkingaloneandsteppingto
sideforinteraction(Julie)
• Toodense(Rob)…butlikenaturallightandmixtureofseatingtypesandconfiguration
• Toonice• Lookslikehotel(Sue)• Lookslikehospitalwaitingroom
• Looksgoodinpicture(Bryan)• Can’tgetanythingdonetherebecausetoo
manypeoplepassingbythatyouknow(Michelle)
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• Willusethemiftheyarethere,butwouldn’tplanaspacelikethis(informalspaceofftoside)(Bryan)
• Techsavvyplace;Needplaceforpluggingin(Brent)
• Lookslikerestaurant(Dennis)• Don’tlikerestaurantaspect(Bryan)
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• Likeatmosphereoflookingintoactivities(Bryan)
• Concernedaboutnoiselevel;BasketballactivityisveryloudinUOSRC(Michelle)
• Wouldliketoexplorerental/incomeopportunities(wantspacethat’sabletobeopeneduporenclosedtorentout)(Brent)
5. BrieflyreviewedRFQStatus
(A) Advertisementoutnextweek(B) Proposalsdueweekof4/17(C) Reviewandscoreproposalsweekof4/24(D) Interviewsweekof5/22
6. NextmeetingwewillreviewProjectDescriptiondraftmaterialandprepareforRFQ
proposalreviews.
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