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Grand Rapids Christian High Wellness Center   Grand Rapids, Michigan                     Download PDF
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description: new wellness center
scheduled for completion: Fall 2008
building area: 55,000 s.f.
team:
      construction manager: Rockford Construction Company
      architects: AMDG Architects, Inc.
      civil and landscape: URS Corporation


 
 
    
 summary
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 supported by a major concessions area.