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The Youth Sports Complex for the City of Pompano Beach transforms a 10-acre site along Northeast 10th Street into a new park facility with soccer, football and lacrosse fields, parking areas and a field house with concessions, offices, storage, and restroom facilities. The new Youth Sports Complex is intended to accommodate large-scale sports events and tournaments with up to a 1000 people. The parking area also serves as overflow parking for the Sample-McDougal House Museum across the street.
Brooks + Scarpa was tasked with the design of the Field House; a 4,100 SF structure located at the center of the park close to 10th Street. The Field House creates a structure that serves as signage for the park with office space, restroom, and storage. The north elevation is made of a metal lattice structure that integrates a large sign that is lite at night and seen in the day from 10th Street. The shell is created with board-formed concrete that creates a playful and sculptural façade. A wrap around porch provides respite from sun and inclement weather. Under the porch are high-velocity fans provide cooling stations for athletes and spectators alike. A concession area and office space provide clear views of the fields and parking areas to create a safe and attractive event space. The design is made of highly durable and cost-efficient materials. The roof is sloped in a way to make a spectacle of rainfall from the scupper. The rain cascades from the roof into a raingarden where the water is infiltrated back into the aquifer. Low impact landscape design is integrated with omni-directional structure to reduce irrigation while creating a resilient and sustainable design for the City of Pompano Beach. This will be a tremendous boost for our youth programs,” Pompano Beach Recreation program director Mark Beaudreau said. “We are thrilled to see this and other projects underway.”
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Project’s Formal Name: City of Pompano Beach Youth Sports Complex
Location of Project: 700 NE 10th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Client/Owner: City of Pompano Beach
Total Square Footage: 4,100 SF Field House + 10 Acre Park
Total Cost: $11,088,000 ( Building = $1.1mil)
Completed: 2023
Architects: Brooks + Scarpa
Project Team: Brooks + Scarpa
Jeffrey Huber, FAIA; Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA – Lead Designers
Angela Brooks, FAIA – Project Executive
Carlos Garcia and Daren Chen – Project Architects
Heather Akers, Dio Ichillumpa, Yimin Wu, Jeet Sign, Chris Kuonen, Mason Milner – Project Design Team
Landscape: KEITH
Engineering: RGD Engineers – Structural Engineering
RGD Engineers – Electrical
RGD Engineers – Mechanical
RGD Engineers – Plumbing
KEITH – Civil Engineering
KEITH – Survey
Wayfinding: Brooks + Scarpa
Contractor: Shiff Construction + Development
Photography: Brooks + Scarpa (as noted)
