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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City of Saint Paul, Division of Parks & Recreation: Hazel Park Neighborhood Recreation Center · Saint Paul, MN Completion date: 1998 · Total square footage: 16,000 sJ. Total overall costs: $2.1 million Construction time frame: April 1997 - April 1998 Pro;ect designer: BWBR Architects Pro;ect manager: No longer with BWBR Principal in charge: Steve Patrick . This busy neighborhood recreation center was designed to support activities for neighborhood children, teens, families, and seniors, and includes a gymnasium, multi-purpose room, craft/classroom, aerobics room, game room, kitchen, and police storefront office. The office and reception desk are centrally located to allow visual supervision of the facility. Office space is shared between recreation center staff and a city police officer, who is at the center part-time as part of an outreach program. Large flexible spaces support gatherings and craft activities; a larger, carpeted space, which can be subdivided, is used for meetings and presentations. The multi-purpose room was designed so that a daycare program can be instituted in the future. The kitchen location offers several serving options, from large gatherings in the multi-purpose room, to concession sales and outdoor events. The design process was as important as the final product, and was heavily dependent on building consensus. We worked with a task force in Hazel Park that included interested neighbors, athletic booster club members, the current recreation center director, and a city staff liaison to identifY programmatic requirements, analyze site options, and test schematic design alternatives. 22 j Proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services i Elk River YMCA i January 2007