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Lighting Depth
The lighting depth presents new design concepts in four building spaces: the building exterior, the circulation corridor, the ice rink and the lower level Schley clubroom. The new design aims to create an aesthetically comfortable solution which allows occupants to experience and react to the atmosphere by connect and embrace the architecture and functionality together.
Electrical Depth
The electrical depth includes the redesign of branch circuit distribution for the four spaces with new lighting solutions. A short circuit analysis will also be conducted in accordance with the changes in overall electrical system. Possibilities of energy reduction technologies will be researched and studied to reduce the space load and reduce operation cost.
Acoustical Breath
Main function of the Ingalls Rink is to provide a training ground for the skaters. Besides serving the hockey players, it could also serve as an event place for workshops or performances. For an open space with its highest zenith at 76 feet, intelligent acoustic design is relatively important. A reverberation time and NC analysis will be performed for this breath for the ground level which contains the rink and circulation. Background noise level NC targets will be set for the rink area for television broadcasting. Changes in ceiling and wall materials will then be proposed to reduce the reverberant time and optimize the acoustical performance with better sound absorbing properties.
Architectural Breath
Eero Saarinen believed in three principles of the architecture: function, structure and being part of the time. Ingalls Rink established the identity of itself by expressing its structure based on the function of the building. For the architectural breath, a façade change will be made with main goal of paying respect to Saarinen’s third principle – being part of the time, and also his design believes and styles. The new façade will be designed to better compromise the change in surrounding environment, in the meantime still enhance the iconic sweeping roof. A search for possibilities for new materials available today will also be performed to link the past with present.
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