Indoor/Outdoor Recreation, DAG Notes, March 25th

• Laundromat
• Bowling lanes and Games room

o    Cannot be isolated!- no basement. Must be well seen and not just “tucked in” somewhere.
o    Signage to advertise location does not always work. Need visibility

• Clustering?

o    Hours of operation (cluster facilities with similar closing times, open hours)
o    Group vibrancy of activities in close proximity

• Games room should be separated from study space and other quiet space because of noise
• Dance club

o    Integrate with brew pub?
o    Lighting issues

• Outdoor Volleyball courts

o    Indoor courts? Perhaps in a sunroom of sorts-hybrid space

• Electronic Gaming center

o    The future of gaming: arcade style versus large rooms for multiplayer space

• Active vs. more laid-back social recreation areas

o    Active= physical exertion areas
o    Social= games rooms, trivia areas, board games, etc…
o    Need to be conscious of both how these spaces interact, and how they are laid out in the design

• Programmable outdoor space
• Table Tennis

o    Enclosed? Glass room?
o    Need to be somewhat contained (wandering balls, etc…), but not isolated- design challenge
o    Coupling table tennis room with rentable space

• Diversity of space!
• Flooring materials
• Ski rental space and storage space
• Give landscape character (hills) and texture
• Big Screen TV’s

o    Different input sources (cable, DVD, sat, etc…)
o    High use space needs multiple
o    Screen projectors

• University Hospital has a good model for spaces with both quiet areas and noisier ones.
• Outdoor movies

o    esp nice with different terraces (ala the most recent 3 conceptual designs)

• LCD projectors

o    Over bowling lanes- can show replays, scores, etc…

• Trivia (using projectors/ LCD screens)

o    In brew pub?

• Showers and Lockers
• Bike rentals, repairs, and storage

o    Interaction with businesses on Regent St
o    Covered Bike Parking

• Boat storage?
• Student Leader and Teaching space

o    Not intrusive into other areas
o    Duality of space
o    Can be used as a staging area (esp with climbing wall)

• Hammocks
• OPO Office
• Large space for Hoofer resale

o    Ease of setup/clean up and moving around large items

• Don’t forget about Foosball, Air Hockey, and DDR!
• Activating spaces

o    Direct exterior access

~ by Dan on April 14, 2008.