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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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