Enhancing Recreational Facilities at Trees Hall: Student Input for Modern Design

1. Group 5: Trees Hall Re-design / Athletic Survey Group Members: Justin Fleischmann, Christian Pitts, Kathy Thompson February 7th, 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 Statement of Problem • Pitt’s Recreational Facilities: • Some are outdated • Lacking facilities possessed by other comparable universities • Within Trees Hall: • No storage space for personal belongings • Broken Bleachers • No seating for people watching game • No seating for people waiting to play

5. Motivation Client Side • Desire for Student input • What do the students use / not use now? • What would they use if available? • What would they like to see? • Maintenance of Trees Hall • Main Gym is outdated • Bleachers useless and broken • Possible additions / improvements • More efficient floor plan

6. Motivation (Cont.) Our (Student) Side • 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

7. 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 • Batting Cage • Fitzgerald Field House • Indoor Track • 2 Squash Courts • Campus Dorms • Small Fitness Centers Baierl Fitness Center

8. 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

9. Preliminary Data • Penn State University, University Park • Ohio Wesleyan University • Ithaca College • Penn State University, the Behrend College • Denison University • Michigan State University • University of Maryland, College Park • St. Mary’s College of Maryland

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

11. Statement of Work (Cont.) • Large Gym Design • Collection of Data • Dimensions • Building Codes • Floor Plan Design • Consult Student input • Most efficient floor plan • Final Presentation • Work on throughout course of project • Deliver April 9th Dance Class in Trees Gym

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14. Preliminary Budget • Part I of Project (Survey) • Very Minimal • Only Cost of Distribution • Ads in Papers • Fliers to be distributed across campus • Part II of Project (Design) • None • Necessary Programs and other supplies already owned or acquired

15. Immediate Next Steps • Receive Feedback and Data from Students • Pictures of gyms at other universities • Take and provide feedback on survey • Publish Final Edition of Survey • Begin Advertisement • Talk to Local Papers, target places to post fliers and information • Begin Work on Final Presentation • If time, collect data for Part II