ALL

SEASON

RECREATION
ERIC GREBLIUNAS - MASTERS PROJECT
CONTENT WHAT?

WHAT? THE CENTER IS A CELEBRATION OF CHICAGO’S UNIQUE SEASONAL OPORTUNITIES

AND WILL ENCOURAGE THE INHERANT ENTERTAINMENT NATURE PROVIDES.
ACTIVE/ INACTIVE

SEASONS

LOST OPORTUNITIES

PROGRAM

SITE

STUDIES

PROJECT
CASE STATEMENT CASE STATEMENT

THE MAJORITY OF CHICAGOANS WILL AGREE THE CAUSE OF THIS DESERTION IS DUE TO PEOPLE
THAT SUMMER TIME IS AMAZING IN THE CITY. NOT HAVING THE EXPOSURE OR OPORTUNITY TO
THERE ARE AMPLE RECREATIONAL OPORTUNITIES ENJOY THE WONDERFUL CYCLE OF SEASONS THIS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHILE THE BEACHES CITY OFFERS. CHICAGO’S RECREATIONAL SEASON
EXPLODE WITH ACTIVITY AND THE LAKEFRONT IS FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON THE SUMMER WHEN THE
PATHS FLOW WITH A NEVER ENDING STREAM OF EVIDENCE OF PEOPLE WANTING TO ENJOY OTHER
BIKERS, JOGGERS, AND TOURISTS. THESE SAME SEASONS IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM AS CAN BE
PLACES A FEW MONTHS LATER ARE COMPLETELY SEEN AT MANY OF THE OUTDOOR ICE RINKS. ONE
DESERTED LEAVING AMPLE OPORTUNITIES SIMPLY HAS TO LOOK AT CHILDREN SLEDDING
UNFULFILLED. DOWN A HILL COVERED IN SNOW GRINNING EAR
TO EAR TO SEE THAT WINTER IS MORE THEN
DREADING SNOW STORM TRAFFIC JAMS TO THOSE
WHOM HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD
TOO.
ACTIVE INACTIVE

PROJECT GOALS GUIDING PRINCIPLES

- EVEY ASPECT OF THE PROJECT IS TO CELEBRATE CHICAGO’S DIVERSE SEASONS

- CREATE AN APPRECIATION FOR CHICAGO’S DIVERSE SEASONAL CYCLE
- CREATE ACCESSIBLE OPORTUNITIES FOR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
- PROVIDE RECREATIONAL OPORTUNITIES WHICH ARE LACKING IN THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
- RE-ESTABLISH THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NATURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- DEVELOP A CLOSER CONNECTION AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- ALL SPACES TO HAVE USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - MULTIUSE

- BECOME A DESTINATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CITY

- PROVIDE FOR ALL AGES

ACTIVE INACTIVE

PEOPLE BLANKET THE BEACHES IN THE SUMMER... SNOW BLANKETS THE BEACHES IN THE WINTER...
ACTIVE INACTIVE

CHILDREN SIT IN SWINGS ALL SUMMER LONG... SNOW SITS IN SWINGS ALL WINTER LONG...

...IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY

EVERY WARM WEATHER ACTIVITY... HAS A COLD WEATHER COUNTER PART...
 ASPEN’S APPRECIATION CHICAGO’S APPRECIATION
SEASONS OF SEASONS OF SEASONS

10”
CHICAGO’S SEASONS
MONTHLY SNOW & RAIN FALL

8”
6”
4”
2”

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WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER

SHOULD BE

CHICAGO EXPERIENCES EACH SEASON IN AN UNIQUE WAY BUT ONLY HAS AMPLE ACCESS TO UNIQUE RECREATIONAL LIMITED ACCESS TO UNIQUE RECREATIONAL
EASY ACCESS TO ACTIVITIES WHICH WARMER WEATHER FACILITATES ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT EVERY SEASON ACTIVITY THROUGH THE WARM SEASONS AND
ALMOST NONE DURING THE WINTER
 LOST OPPORTUNITIES
ACTIVE RECREATION CLIMATE RANGE

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
90°
80°
100° 100° 100°
70°
80° 80° 80°
60°
FARENHEIGHT

60° 60° 60°

50°
40° 40° 40° 40°

30° 20° 20° 20°

20° 0° 0° 0°

10°

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TAMPA, FL
SAN FRANCISCO, CA CHICAGO’S LATITUDE OF 41.90 PROVIDES AN EQUAL ASPEN HAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT YEAR ROUND ACTIVITY AND
CAPITALIZES ON IT WITH PROGRAM HAPPENING ALL SEASON LONG. EVEN HIGH ACTIVITY
CHICAGO, IL DISTRIBUTION OF AN EXTREMELY DIVERSE RANGE
OF TEMPERATURES CITIES IN DRASTICALLY COLDER CLIMATES ENJOY A LARGER SPECTRUM OF
DENVER, CO THE TEMPERATURE RANGE. CHICAGO IS MISSING ITS OWN UNIQUE LOW ACTIVITY
SEASONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
ASPEN, CO
JUNEAU, AL
 OUTDOOR RINK SEASONS MULTSEASONAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS
(MIN ENERGY USED)

63° MAX TEMP TO MAKE ICE

90°
PROTECTED FROM RAIN, SNOW, WIND, AND
80° SUN AS SEASONAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRE

70°
60°
FARENHEIGHT

INTERIOR TEMP SAME AS EXTERIOR

50°
40°

30°
SEASONAL SPORT SURFACE REACTING TO CLIMATE
20°
10°
SUMMER FALL WINTER SPRING
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6 MONTHS GOOD WEATHER AVERAGE HIGH TEMP

OPEN AIR RECREATION SPACE TO FORMALIZE SEASONAL ACTIVITIES

6 MONTHS QUESTIONABLE WEATHER AVERAGE LOW TEMP

PROGRAM STAKEHOLDERS

CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CALUMET CITY COMMUNITY

CHILDREN

ADULTS

ENVIRONMENT/ WILDLIFE

BUSINESSES

CHICAGOANS

TEACHERS

PARENTS

SPORTS CLUBS/ ORGANIZATIONS

DAY CARES

CTA

POLICE

MANY OF THE STAKEHOLDERS FORM THE USER BASE AND THEREFORE HAVE MUCH TO GAIN FROM
THE CREATION OF THIS PROJECT
OWNER REVENUE
CITY OF CHICAGO
YMCA’S INCOME

SPONSORS

$
24% OTHER
FUNDING

PLATINUM 21% PROGRAM

- CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT 22% GOV. FEES
- CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUNDING
- CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS FOUNDATION
- CHICAGO FIRE FOUNDATION
33% MEMBERSHIP
- CHICAGO BULLS FOUNDATION
FEES
- NHL HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE
- NHL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION
- USA HOCKEY FOUNDATION
- GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS
ICE/RINK RENTAL

$
SPORT LEAGUE FEES
PUBLIC EVENTS
MEMBERSHIP FEES
GOLD FACILITY RENTAL
MEDIUM TO LARGE BUSINESSES
- STATE FARM INSURANCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
- WHITE CASTLE NATURE CENTER
- EASTON EQUIPMENT RENTAL
- NIKE CONCESSIONS
SEASONAL EVENTS

$
SILVER
SMALL BUSINESSES
- NAPLES BAKERY
- BARACCOS PIZZA
- A & J MEAT MARKET
MAJOR MINOR

WHILE THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CENTER WILL BE THE CITY OF CHICAGO, THERE MUCH OF THE YEARLY FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE CITY AND DONATIONS. THIS WILL
ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN SET UP TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO FURTHER BE FURTHER SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH THE PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER. THIS HAS PROVEN
SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENT THIS TYPE OF FACILITY. THERE ARE ALSO AMPLE LOCAL BUSI- TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL SUM ON MONEY AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE YMCA’S ANNUAL REPORTS
NESSES WHOM ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR RECREATION FACILITIES
PROGRAM ADJACENCY
NATURE CENTER
- CLASS ROOMS
- EXPERIMENT/ LAB AREA
- LIBRARY/ EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
- RECEPTION
- BATHROOMS
- NATIVE ANIMAL TANK/ DISPLAY ROOM
- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
- MEP ROOM
OUTDOOR
(10,000SF)
RECREATION
RECREATION
- INDOOR RINK
TRAILS AQUATICS
- OUTDOOR RINK W/ CANOPY
- MULTIUSE ROOMS
- LOCKERS PARKING
- STORAGE
- OBSERVATION/ STANDS WATER ACTIVITIES
- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
TRAILS
- MEP ROOM
- GYM FIELD SPORTS
(25,000SF)
CIRCULATION
ADMINISTRATION
- MAIN CIRCULATION BATHROOMS ADMINISTRATION SEASONAL RINK OUTDOOR
- PLANTED PATHWAYS
- BANQUET/ RENTABLE AREA CONCESSIONS
ANIMAL DISPLAYS NATURE CENTER LOCKER ROOMS GYM
- LOBBY ATRIUM
- MAIN DESK MAIN SEASONAL RINK INDOOR
EDUCATIONAL RECEPTION
- EQUIPMENT RENTAL LOBBY DESK
RESOURCES
- BATHROOMS
MEP
- CONCESSIONS CLASS ROOMS LEARNING LAB
- MEP ROOM
(15,000SF) BATHROOMS
OUTDOOR
- NATURE TRAILS/ BIKE PATHS MEP
- PARKING
- RECREATIONAL FIELD ACTIVITIES
(FOOTBALL, SOCCER, LACCROSS, ETC)
- POND ACTIVITIES (FISHING, SWIMMING, ICE SKATING)

THE FACILITY WILL TOTAL AROUND 50,000 SF WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SPACE BEING WITHIN THE THE CIRCULATION CORE CREATES THE LINK BETWEEN ALL PROGRAMS AND
RINK AND CIRCULATION/ ATRIUM AREAS ENCOURAGES THE CREATION OF AN INTERIOR ATRIUM/ WINTER GARDEN
SPACE TO FACILITATE THE CENTER AS A POINT OF ENTRY AND DESTINATION
SITE DESTINATION PROGRAM

PROGRAM WHICH PEOPLE

SITE REQUIREMENTS ARE WILLING TO TRAVEL TOO
TO INCREASE USER BASE
- ADJACENT TO PARK AND FOREST SPACE
CHICAGO, IL - ACCESS TO WATER
- ICE RINK
- NATURE CENTER
- CAR/ HIGHWAY ACCESS
- 1/4 MILE WALK TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- IN A COMMUNITY LACKING ACCESS TO NATURE
AND RECREATION
- UNOCCUPIED LAND
- LARGE USER BASE OF ALL AGES
- NEAR SCHOOLS

LAKE MICHIGAN

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CALUMET PARK
SITE

INDIANA
SITE CIRCULATION USERS

RED LINE EXTENSION PROVIDES CONVENIENT

PUBLIC ACCESS TO ALL OF CHICAGO

2 MILE
WATER ACCESS LINKS SITE
TO LAKE MICHIGAN
ADJACENT HIGHWAY
EXPANDS USER BASE TO
ENTIRE CHICAGOLAND AREA

1 MILE

AMPLE BUS ROUTES ALLOW

FOR EASY ACCESS FOR THE
LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS, DAY CARES, AND CHURCHES WITHIN 4 MILES. ADD TO
THIS THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS, NEAR BY TRAVELERS, AND THE ENTIRE EL SYSTEM AND
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXTREMELY LARGE USER BASE WHICH DOES NOT HAVE
NEARBY ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF FACILITY
CONTEXT SITE OPPORTUNITIES

RESIDENTIAL
THE CENTERS LOCATION IS POISED TO CONNECT THE DISJOINTED
PARK COMMUNITIES OF THE CALUMET AREA AND BEGIN THE CONVERSATION
OF RESTORING THE NATURAL HABITAT ON VACANT INDUSTRIAL SITES
INDUSTRIAL THROUGHOUT THE AREA
SITE ACCESS

FUTURE RED LINE STATION

ABANDONED RAIL TRACKS

RECLAIMED FOR NATURE TRAIL

VEHICLE ENTRY PROVIDES

NATURAL EXPERIENCE
SITE CIRCULATION

LANDFILL
(FUTURE PARK)

EX
PR
ES
SW
AY
CONNECTING BRIDGE TO
FUTURE PARK
CONNECTING BRIDGE

OUTDOOR
RECREATION
SPACE
FLOOR PLAN
VIEWS

SUPPORT BUILDING:
LOCKERS, MAIN DESK, EQUIP,
RENTAL, ADMIN OFFICES, MECH.
ENCLOSED RINK
- INLINE RINK IN WINTER
- ICE RINK IN SUMMER

OPEN AIR MULTISEASON RINK

- ICE RINK IN WINTER
- INLINE RINK IN SUMMER
-PROTECTED FROM RAIN/SUN

ENCLOSED ATRIUM/ SPECTATORS

 STRESS GRADIENTS

TENSION WITHIN THE

COMPRESSION BOUNDRY ETFE PILLOWS

STRESS GRADIENT - PANELIZED FORM

STRESS GRADIENT - NATURAL FORM
UTILIZING THE STRESS
GRADIENTS, THE ETFE PANELS
MAPPING OUT THE MAJOR WERE DESIGNED TO FLOAT ON
AND MINOR STRESS TOP OF THE NATURAL FORM
GRADIENTS ALLOW FOR THE OF THE CABLES
RATIONALIZATION OF PURE
TENSILE FORM. AN IDEAL
SYSTEM FOR LIGHT WEIGHT
LONG SPANNING STRUCTURES
CANOPY

ENCLOSED RINK
SOLID ETFE

MULTISEASON RINK
STRESS GRADIENT - ETFE PILLOWS TRANSLUCENT ETFE

ATRIUM
TRANSPARENT ETFE
SECTION

THE TENSION CANOPY SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR THE LIGHT-

WEIGHT ETFE PANELS TO FLOAT AND CREATE THE FOREST
CANOPY FEEL FOR THE ATRIUM SPACE.
AXON SECTION

INTERIOR OBSERVATION/ MULTIUSE INTERIOR OBSERVATION/ MULTIUSE

ENCLOSED RINK
MULTISEASON RINK ATRIUM
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ETFE PILLOW

MULLION/ GUTTER

B B TENSION CABLE

INTERIOR METAL T SECTIONS

PLAN B
SECONDARY MEMBERS
GLULAM TREE COLUMN

PRIMARY MEMBERS

A A

PLAN A
ATRIUM SPORTS SPECTATOR HILL
CANOPY
END COLUMN DETAIL

STRUCTURAL GUTTER

TENSION CABLE
ETFE PILLOW

LOUVER SCREEN

CONC. COLUMN

CONT. DRAIN
MULTISEASON RINK VIEW
ATRIUM VIEW
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