Group 5: Trees Hall Re-design / Athletic Survey

1. Group 5: Trees Hall Re-design / Athletic Survey Group Members: Justin Fleischmann, Christian Pitts, Kathy Thompson February 23rd, 2012

2. Table of Contents

3. Objectives • Help improve recreational and intramural facilities at the University of Pittsburgh • Gather input/suggestion from current students • Help modernize Trees Hall • Gather input/suggestion from current students • Propose a new floor design for the large gym at Trees Hall • Target seating and item storage

4. Statement of Problem • Pitt’s Recreational Facilities: • Some are outdated • Lacking facilities possessed by other comparable universities • Within Trees Hall (Large Gym): • No storage space for personal belongings • Broken bleachers • No seating for people watching game • No seating for people waiting to play

5. Motivation • Facility Improvement • Offer input on improvement of facilities • Affecting their own university experience • Offering direct input of their ideas • Prospective Students • Better facilities • University offers more • Maintenance of Trees Hall • Main gym is outdated • Bleachers useless and broken • Possible additions / improvements • More efficient floor plan

6. Background Current Recreational Facilities at Pitt • Baierl Fitness Center in Petersen Events Center • Weight Room/Fitness Center • Four Racquetball Courts • Two Squash Courts • Cost Sports Center • Indoor Field • Outdoor Turf Mini Fields • Fitzgerald Field House • Indoor Track • 2 Squash Courts • Campus Dorms • Small Fitness Centers Baierl Fitness Center

7. Background (Cont.) • Trees Hall (Most important to the project) • Weight Room and Fitness Center • Olympic-sized Pool and Recreational Pool • Racquetball Courts • Large Sports Gym • Basketball/Volleyball Courts • Rock-Climbing Wall • Golf Practice Area • Bellefield Hall • Weight Room • Sports Gym • Indoor Pool Trees Hall

8. Statement of Work • Initial Tasks • First Client Meeting • Research • Proposal • Survey (Online Software) • Questions • Compile • Present • Apply Feedback • Distribution • Advertising • Collecting / Applying Results

9. Statement of Work (Cont.) • Large Gym Design • Collection of Data • Dimensions • Building Codes • Floor Plan Design • Consult student input • Numerical Survey Results • Student Comments • Most efficient floor plan Dance Class in Trees Gym

10. Preliminary Data • Penn State University, University Park • Several Gyms, Fields, Courts, and an ice rink • Ohio Wesleyan University • Most popular – Indoor Tennis and basketball courts • Outdoor soccer fields, Campus Gym also popular • Ithaca College • Similar to Pitt’s facilities • Most popular is main fitness center • Penn State University, the Behrend College • Limited Weightlifting facilities • Many indoor options – basketball, soccer, etc.

11. Preliminary Data (Cont.) • Denison University • Main fitness center is, again, very popular • Desire for an ice rink • Michigan State University • Similar facilities to Penn State • Indoor Basketball courts are very heavily used • University of Maryland, College Park • Only one outdoor soccer field • Seven Total Basketball Courts (4 indoor, 3 out) • St. Mary’s College of Maryland • Many fitness centers and outdoor fields • Three multi-purpose courts

12. Final Data (Survey) • Baierl Weight Room most widely-used • Dorm Fitness Centers also frequently used • Trees Hall used 3rd most often for basketball, racquetball, and the weight room • Bellefield used infrequently

13. Final Data (Survey) • Trees needs improvement more than other facilities • Baierl needs very few modifications • Cost received many “Needs no Improvements” votes, but still received an average score

14. Final Data (Survey) • Weight Room, Basketball Courts, and Racquetball Courts need improvement at Trees • Outdoor Fields at Cost received positive reviews • Facilities in Baierl need almost no improvements

15. Final Data (Survey) • Weight Room and Sports Gym At Bellefield are outdated • Indoor Track could use improvement, but the FH is not widely used • Leisure Pool and Weight Rooms would be most beneficial, according to students

16. Final Data (Survey)

17. Final Data (Design) Golf Practice Area/Rock Wall

18. Final Data (Design) • Additions • Cubbyholes for storage • 3-tiered retractable bleachers • Complies with building safety codes

19. Justified Budget • All further supplies had no cost • No budget for facility improvements • Unsure which changes will be made • Costs of different improvements will vary