York College of Pennsylvania -
Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center
York, PA
Year in Showcase: 2007
Project Description
York College seized an opportunity
to address its growth needs by
expanding its campus into a former
industrial zone, using the key parcel as
a link between its main campus to the
east and a growing residential campus
to the west. Anchoring this new
development is the Grumbacher Sport
and Fitness Center, which accommodates
both the college’s student fitness and
intercollegiate athletics programs.
A long interior “Main Street” bisects
the building, providing a logical continuation
of the pedestrian path that connects
the two campuses. Students passing
through the light-filled building can
glimpse virtually all activities taking
place. The major two-story spaces — the
natatorium, arena and field house — are
situated along one side of the concourse
and are capped by a curved roof featuring
custom-designed steel trusses and
skylights. The unique form of the
trusses gives these spaces a distinctive
character, while the skylights flood them
with natural daylight. Two levels of
smaller program spaces grace the
opposite side of “Main Street,” which
is punctuated at its midpoint by a
dramatic three-story climbing wall.
Green-building strategies included
designing to incorporate natural light,
the careful selection of interior materials
and the recycling of structural components
from industrial buildings that were
demolished to clear the site.
Project Details
Architect of Record: Sasaki Associates Inc.; Watertown, Mass.
Construction Cost: $32 million
Square Feet: 170,000
Occupancy: April 2006
Vendors
Arena Seating:
Hussey Seating Co.
Basketball Backboards/Supports:
Porter Athletic Equipment Co.
Bleachers/Grandstands:
Hussey Seating Co.
Climbing Walls:
Entre Prises USA Climbing Walls
Court Panels/Glass:
Court Co., The
Divider Curtains:
Porter Athletic Equipment Co.
Elliptical Equipment:
Precor Incorporated
Flooring:
Dal-Tile Corp.
Flooring, Aerobics:
Connor Sports Flooring
Flooring, Fitness Center:
Mondo
Free Weight Equipment:
York Barbell Co.
Handicapped Equipment:
Spectrum Aquatics
Lighting:
Sportlite Inc.
Lockers:
Republic Storage Systems Co.
Rowers:
Precor Incorporated
Scoreboard/Timing Systems:
Daktronics Inc.
Scoreboards/Timing Systems:
Daktronics Inc.
Stair Climbers:
Precor Incorporated
Starting Blocks:
Paragon Aquatics, Div. of Pentair
Stationary Bikes:
Precor Incorporated
Strength Equipment:
Precor Incorporated
Surface:
Dal-Tile Corp.
Surfaces, Basketball:
Connor Sports Flooring
Surfaces, Multipurpose:
Connor Sports Flooring
Surfaces, Tennis:
Mondo
Surfaces, Track:
Mondo
Tennis Court Nets/Posts:
Porter Athletic Equipment Co.
Treadmills:
Precor Incorporated
Volleyball Nets and Standards:
Porter Athletic Equipment Co.
