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Grand Rapids Christian High
Wellness Center
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
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description: new wellness center
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scheduled for
completion: Fall 2008
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building area: 55,000 s.f.
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team:
construction manager: Rockford Construction
Company
architects: AMDG Architects, Inc.
civil and landscape: URS Corporation
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Rockford, URS and
AMDG partnered together to design the Wellness Center on the north face of
campus. Challenges included zoning, sensitivity to community and
integration with the existing adjacent building. In response, AMDG
went through a process for approval, presenting design features that
softened the impact of size, preserved green space and respected neighboring
properties. In effect, one enters the center on the upper level,
providing dramatic overlooks onto the gymnasium. below. Also, the
Wellness Center connects to the existing high school in two locations,
accommodating for ease of flow. The practice facility includes two
basketball and three volleyball cross-courts and has a seating capacity of
1,850 providing for competition events. A fitness center, several
locker rooms and an upgraded training room provide a comfortable
non-threatening environment for both the non-athlete and the athlete.
An interior courtyard meets code requirements for existing classrooms and
also collects natural light in the capacious lobby. The lobby serves
as a gathering area for events and also as an everyday eating space
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