Vikings Stadium Design Presentation

MINNESOTA MULTI‐PURPOSE STADIUM DESIGN PRESENTATION
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
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How We Managed Through the Maze of Community Involvement to Complete a Site Design for the New Stadium. 2
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Introduction of Presentation Participants
Dick Koppy
EVS
Dan Bowar
EVS
Dan Elenbaas
Ryan Companies
Adam Kramer
PCE
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DAN BOWAR
CHIEF CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE STADIUM PROJECT
• BCE graduate from U of M
• Worked with Ryan Companies as an associate of Dick Koppy;
• Works for EVS Engineering and is Chief Civil Engineer in charge of the MMPS design process;
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DAN ELENBAAS
• BCE graduate from Michigan Tech;
• Worked for SEH Engineering prior to joining Ryan Companies and worked with Dick Koppy and Dan Bowar;
• He works for Ryan Co and is in charge of all of the Site Engineering aspects of the Downtown East Development project that Ryan is working on side by side with the Stadium project;
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RICHARD KOPPY
Richard has been involved in Public Works improvement projects for over 125 years.
• U of M, BCE graduate;
• City Engineer of St. Louis Park;
• Past President in mid‐80's of MPWA;
• Founder of RLK Associates in 1989;
• Worked for Ryan Companies in charge of Site Plan development in early 2000;
• Now works with EVS Engineering ‐‐
Project Manager of Stadium project;
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THE TEAM
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Farewell to the HHH MetroDome
Facts concerning the Metrodome:
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New stadium has a Tough Act to Follow!
$55 million for the Dome, infrastructure and other improvements resulted in $120 million
Seating arrangements are similar to the new stadium – Football at 64k; Baseball at ~ 55k in the World Series era; new stadium at 65k
Stadium usage average over 200 events per year; 13
Farewell to the HHH MetroDome
Highlights
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Superbowl in 1992
World Series in 1987/1991
MLB All Star game in 1985
Timberwolves initial Season before Target Center Golden Gophers Baseball
Golden Gophers Football before TCF Stadium
NCAA Final Four in 1992, 2001
Thousands of other major concerts and events such as High School Tournaments…
Naming Rights ‐‐‐ Hubert H Humphrey vs. ???
Metrodome was built to get fans into the Stadium to witness an event, get them out and nothing more… w/o Air Conditioning… not installed until 1983…
Key for the new Stadium ‐‐‐ ENHANCE THE GAME DAY TOTAL EXPERIENCE!!
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Here is what we will talk about today:
• Funding and Politics of the $1 Billion project…largest public works capital improvement project ever funded in the State of Minnesota...
• Construction staging and schedule…
• Demolition of the Metrodome…
• Engineering of the infrastructure for the Stadium…
• Stadium architecture...
• Landscaping Plan...
• Parking and Access to the Stadium…
• Ryan’s Downtown East Development and how this came into partnership with Stadium project
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The construction schedule…
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DAN BOWAR, PE, LEED‐AP
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Redevelopment of Downtown East
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• 32 Acres, 20 Stadium, 7.5 Ryan, 5 Park
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Environmental Impact Study
• Existing Conditions
• Proposed Conditions
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EIS
• Stormwater
• Traffic
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EIS
• Parking
• Noise
• Infrastructure
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Demolition
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Existing Subsurface
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Phase 1 Mass Excavation
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Phase 2 Mass Excavation
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Utilities/Stormwater
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Plaza
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256’
Dome 195’
Flr‐Roof
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265’
54’
GeoFoam
East Stair
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1.6 Million SF
65,000 Seats
Largest ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) roof in the country 35
55’
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DAN ELENBAAS, PE, LEED‐AP
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Downtown East Development
Why didn’t development happen when the Metrodome was built 30 years ago? Why is it happening with the new stadium?
• The Star Tribune has moved it’s printing operations to a modern facility presenting the opportunity for selling 5 blocks
• Transit improvements like LRT allow higher densities
• Consolidation of surface parking lots to structured parking
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Mixed Use Office, Residential, and Retail
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1.2 Million SF of office space
Two 17 story office buildings
Office capacity for 5,000‐6,000 employees
28,000 SF of retail space, street level and skyway
410 residential units over 2 phases
1,625 stall parking structure
4.2 acre green space
Skyway connection extending downtown core
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Multi‐Purpose Plaza and Park to accompany the stadium
• East/West plaza that connects the front door of the stadium to downtown core
• Gathering area for events, before and after Vikings games
• Opportunity for world class urban park
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Infrastructure for the Downtown East Development
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– NFL exiting requirements
– 2,500 stalls within 1 block set by the legislation
Skyways
– Clear width for pedestrian capacity
Pedestrian corridor along 5th Street paralleling LRT
Regional stormwater facility for entire development
Reuse of tunnel under 4th Street as a stormwater cistern
– Store 10 year event from roofs of 4 city blocks
– Over 700,000 Gallon capacity
– Diverts up to 3 million gallons from city storm sewer per average year
– Save up to $40,000 per year by not using potable water for 59
irrigation
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Thank you.
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