Challenge:
The existing stadium grandstands at a university in Detroit, Michigan
were constructed in the late 1960’s. The need for cost effectiveness
required a solution that would utilize the existing stadium structure.
Innovative Modular
Solutions (IMS) representatives were approached by the architect after the owner initially
designed the project to be site constructed. Due to the difficult site
conditions, the construction costs for the project as originally designed
were substantially over the budgeted amount.
Alternatives Reviewed: |
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Design and build a new press box and new stadium
grandstands
- cost prohibitive.
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Design and build a site constructed addition to
the existing structure
- not feasible due to cost, site conditions and time constraints.
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Design and install a modular structure that would
minimize the project construction and would be completed quickly -
the preferred Innovative Modular Solution.
Solution:
Once the architect turned to IMS and Whitley Manufacturing to design a
modular structure, the total construction process spanned a two week period,
with structural steel improvements completed in week one. Four modular
sections comprised the two-story 2,180 square foot press box. The first
floor houses a large press room with
kitchenette, the president’s suite with a private restroom and kitchenette,
and the home radio room. The second floor houses the home and away coaches
viewing rooms, filming room with rolling coil doors, the athletic director’s
suite, a filming area, an accessible restroom, a storage room, and an
electrical closet. The modules were installed in one day, and the press
box was opened one week later following the utility connections and finish
work.
Benefits of the solution: |
