A Division of Student Affairs • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Programs

Aquatics

Club Sports

Group Fitness

Intramural Activities

Personal Training

Outdoor Adventures

Ice Skating

Special Events

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Campus Recreation
Student Affairs
email: campusrec@uiuc.edu
170 IMPE Building
201 East Peabody Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
217.333.3806

 

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Project Objectives

social challenges

• enhance quality of campus life
• prioritize and respond to recreation demands
• cultivate social atmosphere
• increase sense of community
• encourage student, faculty & staff interaction
• promote diversity

campus planning objectives • provide compatible architectural character
• enhance campus fabric, open spaces & linkages
• strengthen vision of a distributed recreation system • enhance accessibility
• create a design that inspires
• foster campus neighborhood concept
environmental reponsiveness

• utilize solar flow to minimize heat gain & maximize patron comfort
• incorporate low VOC materials and finishes
• utilize recycled materials
• recycle construction waste
• utilize prevailing winds
• optimize energy reclaim system & natural daylight

interior environment • create a compelling spatial experience & a variety of spacial alternatives
• create a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere
• enhance personal safety & security
• create a healthful interior environment
• develop a media-rich environment
• establish multi-use concepts
• enhance building control
• produce nightscape vision of activity
project management perspective • cost/schedule compliance
• resource allocation strategy
• partnering process: design construction
• regulatory compliance
• sequence construction activity to maximize access
• increase operational efficiencies
key considerations

staff safety and efficiency
• resource accessibility
• wellness perspective
• patron self sufficiency
• awareness of deficiencies in indoor pool
• family actiivity options

 

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