Barbara Morse Wackford Community Complex

Project Details

TUTOR PERINI AFFILIATES

Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.
Construction Manager Multiple Prime
Contract Amount: $17 Million

OWNER
The Elk Grove Community Services District

LOCATION
Elk Grove, CA

ARCHITECT
Glass Architects

SIZE
43,000 Square Feet

COMPLETION
2004

Project Description

The single-story complex is 43,000 square feet and includes an aquatic area with three pools and a waterslide; a community center building containing a teen center, full size gymnasium, meeting rooms, and a preschool; and a world-class skate park. Built of structural steel and a tilt-up concrete addition, the facility is situated on a nine-acre park. The site completes an entire block of Elk Grove Community Services District facilities, including several soccer and softball fields.

Entrance into the main lobby building is under a dramatic cupola that provides extensive natural lighting. The lobby leads into a lounge area with additional skylights. The lounge looks through 12-foot-high window walls into the gymnasium where viewers can watch basketball or other games. The aquatic center building, which is attached to the rest of the building in a large L-shape configuration, includes a 25-yard by 25-meter competition pool, a zero-depth-entry recreation pool, and a kid’s splash pool. The pools are heated by solar thermal panels that are installed on the roof of the gym with a non-penetrating roof mounting system. A skate park is located next to the teen center.

Awards

2004 Award of Excellence in the Category of Facility Design and Park Planning - California Park and Recreation Society