Robert Livermore Community Center
Livermore, CA
Year in Showcase: 2006
Project Description
The Robert Livermore Community Center offers something for everyone. The facility incorporates dedicated spaces for seniors, teens and children and combines many specialized program areas — such as a gymnasium, a dance studio and an arts and crafts room — with multipurpose spaces to accommodate a wide variety of activities.
All ages are welcome in a large gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, badminton, training programs, “peewee” programs and a host of other sports activities. Meanwhile, mind and body are strengthened through movement, dance and other exercise activities in the studio. A spacious ballroom accommodates large meetings, banquets and celebrations, and a platform stage allows for small theatrical and musical performances. Each side of the ballroom, as well as a separate dining room, is served by a commercial kitchen.
Representing a practical balance of functional and practical needs, the facility was designed to integrate into the park’s environment and programming. Massing of the building was carefully crafted to create a variety of outdoor areas that transition from the building to the park via patios, terraces, a courtyard and pool decks. This approach enhances the relationship between the building and the park, and adds valuable outdoor program space to the facility.
Project Details
Architect of Record: BSA Architects
Aquatic Design Engineer: Aquatic Design Group
Programming/Operational
Consultant: The Sports Management Group;
Berkeley, Calif.
Landscape Architect: Carducci & Associates Inc.;
San Francisco, Calif.
Construction Cost: $17.8 million
Square Feet: 76,000
Occupancy: February 2005
Vendors
Aerobics Flooring:
Connor Sports Flooring
Basketball Backboards/Supports: Porter Athletic Equipment
Basketball Surfaces:
Connor Sports Flooring
Divider Curtains: Modernfold Inc.
Divider Curtains: Porter Athletic Equipment
Flooring: Dal-Tile Corp.
Pool Ladders/Grab Bars:
Paragon Aquatics, Div. of Pentair
Pool Water Play Features:
Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
Pre-Engineered Building Systems: Skyfold Ltd.
Scoreboards/Timing Systems:
Daktronics Inc.
Shower/Toilet Partitions: Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc.
Volleyball Nets and Standards: Porter Athletic Equipment
