Grumbacher Sports and Fitness Center - York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA
Year in Showcase: 2008
Project Description
The Grumbacher Sports and Fitness Center drew comparisons to a machine — a sleek, sophisticated and well-oiled one, at that. Judges pointed to the building’s restrained elevations, site integration and clarity of circulation. In plan, the building is an orthogonal structure to the south with a curved northern wing addressing athletic fields. The flat-roofed north pavilion boasts a curved facade that maximizes views to the fields, while the southern portion — home to the field house, arena and natatorium — features an arching roofline spanned by custom-designed steel trusses with skylights above. Accommodating student fitness facilities as well as the college’s athletics programs, the center features a long light-filled interior corridor that bisects the building and serves as a link between the main campus and an expanding campus in a former industrial zone. Green strategies included the recycling of structural components from industrial buildings that were demolished to clear the site.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS:
Superb integration with the site; rational spine organization with ample views into activity spaces for those passing through between residential and academic campuses.
— Kirk von Spaeth
A simple diagram provides an efficient, vibrant structure with a striking campus path and spectator spaces that weave through activities.
— Mark Bodien
Light and airy interiors with crisp forms and lines. Consistent integration of exterior forms that play well off each other.
— Tom Poulos
Judges' Comments
Superb integration with the site; rational spine organization with ample views into activity spaces for those passing through between residential and academic campuses.
— Kirk von Spaeth
A simple diagram provides an efficient, vibrant structure with a striking campus path and spectator spaces that weave through activities.
— Mark Bodien
Light and airy interiors with crisp forms and lines. Consistent integration of exterior forms that play well off each other.
— Tom Poulos
Project Details
Architect of Record: Sasaki Associates Inc.; Watertown, Mass.
Aquatic Design Engineer: Aquatic Design Group
Carlsbad, Calif.
Funded By: Donors, university funds
Major Facility Components: Natatorium with spectator gallery, field house, seating for 2,000 spectators, jogging track, fitness center, climbing wall, racquetball court
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.
Chemical Control Systems: Usfilter Stranco Products
Climbing Walls:
Entre Prises 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 Sport Court International
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.
Skylights: Vistawall Architectural Products
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 Sport Court International
Surfaces, Basketball:
Mondo
Surfaces, Multipurpose:
Connor Sport Court International
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.
