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ELK RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS SITE OPTION 4: ORONO PARK ,,, 7,_. Ar i ,- Elk, Rive ORONO PARE 18559 Gary Strew: The Orono Park site offers a great multitude of opportunity for a potential new facility in many regards. Although it is not as centrally located as Lion's Park, it is largely accessible by vehilces and pedestrians alike,with access to Highway Ten from both Joplin Street and Gary Street. The site is located directly adjacent to Lake Orono and would have access to the park amenities currently in place at the beachside Orono Park, as well as future pedestrian access from the city's trail system. Access to the site will be more improved in the future when a new Highway Ten overpass is complete, better connecting the portions of the city south and north of the current highway. The Orono Park site also provides convenient proximity to other existing city owned community buildings including City Hall, The Library, Police/Fire Department,and the YMCA. Locating the facility here would continue to develop a'campus' of city owned and ran community buildings. Perhaps the greatest advantage to this site is it's proximty to Orono Park and Lake Orono. This could be captured in the facility by taking advantage of the views eastward toward the lake and even including some outdoor spaces off the building(patios or gardens)that could tie the building to it's adjacent exterior community spaces. Both concept options 1 and 2 would provide views of the lake from the community and commons spaces. The sites flatness and expansiveness make it prime and ready for building construction which could save money on site development costs,as well as provide opportunities in the future for other development on or near the site(including open area to the south, and the existing county fairground property to the east). The existing openness on the site and adjacent fairgrounds could also save money upfront by allowing the potential for the new facility to use exsisting open space for large event parking. The fact that the site doesn't have a lot of existing constraints translates to multiple opportunities and options for orienting the facility. Option 1 explores the idea of aligning a main entry commons to be focused on the Lake as one enters the building. The negative to this is that it puts the largest and tallest volumes of the building (the ice spaces) on the south side of the building thus shading the entry during the winter months. Option 2 is optimally sited with a south facing entry wihch capitalizes on the southern daylight and exposure in the winter months but would still allow the commons and the community spaces views of the lake and park to the east. The openness around the building provides greater opportunity in laying out the parking, building access and drop-off points. 36 SITE ANALYSIS