SUNY Canton: Convocation, Athletic, and Recreation Center
Canton, New York
Project Description:
This
142,000 SF athletic complex provides the students of SUNY Canton and members of
the north country community with a state of the art facility for athletic
events, intramural and community sports, and indoor commencement. The facility includes a Main Entry Concourse,
Field House with 3 basketball courts, Ice Rink, Fitness Center,
Lap Pool, Coaches Office space, and locker room and support spaces. The facility was designed to meet LEED Silver
design criteria and is expected to host college athletic events, local and
state high school athletic tournaments, concerts, and graduation.
Siracuse
Engineer's Role:
Complete structural engineering
design for the facility including:
- Long-span,
fabricated steel roof trusses for field house and ice rink
- Seismic force
resisting system design for this essential facility in an area of the
state with relatively high seismicity
- Precast bleacher
system for Ice Rink
- Precast double tee
roof system at Pool
Challenges:
Design of a complex facility
under a tight design schedule for phased construction that could be completed
as state budget dollars became available.
Architect:
Architectural
Resources
Contact: Peter
Murad - Principal
505
Franklin Street
Buffalo,
NY
(716)
883-5566
Website: www.archres.com
Owner:
State University Construction Fund
Contact: Francis
Ivanauskas
(518)
320-1713
Project
Value: $36,500,000
Project
Size: 140,000
square feet
Completion: Spring
2011