Project Description:
Built in 1972, Maxcy Hall is the ice arena and athletic facility serving the SUNY Potsdam community. Increasing demand on the existing arena from campus teams and community events, along with an aging mechanical infrastructure, necessitated the renovation and rehabilitation of the existing facility. The elevated ice sheet was shifted six-feet to provide increased access around the rink; a new elevated press box was added; and permanent, pre-cast concrete bleachers were installed. Existing locker room space was expanded and renovated.
Siracuse Engineer's Role:
Complete structural engineering services for the renovations including:
Challenges:
The existing cast-in-place concrete structure is supported on deep pier foundations with an elevated ice rink over a crawlspace. Multiple openings and slots had to be provided within the existing two-way slab construction at the first floor and elevated ice rink level. This necessitated creative solutions with new cast-in-place concrete supports and deep foundations installed within the existing structure.
Architect:
Architectural
Resources
Contact: Peter
Murad - Principal
505
Franklin Street
Buffalo,
NY
(716)
883-5566
Website: www.archres.com
Owner:
State
University Construction Fund
Contact: James
Shaughnessy, PE
(518)
320-1713
Project
Value: $8,600,000
Project
Size: 43,000
square feet
Completion: Fall
2013
