A Case for Building Conservation in a Modern Society: Gym

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Authors Moreno, Christopher

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Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/584145 A Case for Building Conservation in a Modern Society: Bear Down Gym Christopher Moreno | Sustainable Built Environments | College of Architecture + Planning + Landscape Architecture | Mentor: Brooks Jeffery | Fall 2015 Capstone Showcase

BUILDING CONSERVATION CASE STUDY: OLD MAIN CASE STUDY: ICE HOUSE LOFTS Increasing demand for new construction Old Main, constructed in 1891, was the The Ice House Lofts are 51 individual has made the building sector responsible original building for the University of residences located, constructed in the Arizona for approximately 43 percent of carbon Arizona. It was placed on the National Ice and Cold Company building from 1923. The dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United Register of Historic Places on April 13, Ice House Lofts are not listed on the National States. Building conservation - an 1972. A restoration of Old Main took place Register of Historic Place. The plant was intervention strategy that refurbishes an in 2013, improvements include: rehabilitated into a housing unit by Rob existing building without compromising its • Modernization of interior spaces Paulus, Randi Dorman, Warren Michaels, and architectural integrity - is a response to the • Replacement of roof Phil Lipman, improvements include: population’s current infatuation with the • Framing of porch • Renovation of original brick warehouse Image source: new and now that has desensitized modern • Restoration of stone façade • Addition of two new structures, containing RECOMMENDATIONS culture to the past, while surfacing one’s • Landscaping was redone 3 modern residential units Methods applied at Old Main and Ice House Lofts during responsibilities to future generations. The • Restoration of veranda, which is now • Modernization of Interior Spaces rehabilitation focus on modernizing and restoring both focus of this study will be on the University accessible to the public • Landscaping was redone interior and exterior spaces, which can be applied at Bear of Arizona’s Bear Down Gym. Through a • The Alexander Berger Memorial • Recycled supplies are used as building Down Gym. The following recommendations maximize the historical and architectural evaluation, this Fountain is now handicap accessible materials and decorative pieces potential for adaptive reuse of Bear Down Gym and are project will make a case for the based on the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for rehabilitation of Bear Down Gym in respect HISTORICAL + ARCHITECTURAL EVALUATION : BEAR DOWN GYM Rehabilitation: to the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Through a historical and architectural evaluation, this report makes a case for adaptive reuse Rehabilitation of the Bear Down Gym and determines its fullest potential in respect to the architectural 1. The form and function of the north façade should be integrity. The seven aspects used by the National Register of Historic Places to define the maintained architectural integrity are implemented – including: Location, Design, Setting, Materials, 2. The open space parallel to the north façade of Bear METHODOLOGY Workmanship, Feeling, and Association. Down Gym should be maintained A qualitative approach is used to define the 3. The voluminous interior of the gymnasium should not architectural integrity of Bear Down Gym. The University of Arizona’s Bear Down Gym was designed by Roy Place in 1926 to replace be altered Through a review of literature and site Herring Hall as the primary indoor athletic facility. Bear Down Gym was replaced by the 4. The form of the second floor should remain the same visits, this project researches methods, McKale Center in 1973. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 5. The words “Bear Down” written on the roof should be technology, and standards that have been 1990. In 2011, the interior of the space was renovated as an office space as the Center for maintained applied to recent successful renovation Exploratory Students, Office of Admissions, and the Think Tank moved to Bear Down Gym. 6. The exposed steel bow trusses should be maintained cases. The following pictures demonstrate how Bear Down Gym defines its architectural integrity in a modern context: 7. The form and ornamentation of the east, south, and west façades should be maintained

• Front façade of Bear Down Gym expresses • Voluminous interior of gymnasium exposes • Expression of classical revival continued by • Voids on north, east, and west façade preserve classical revival architecture, implemented by balconies on 2nd floor and steel bow trusses entablature ornamentation found throughout the building’s diminished isolated nature. Roy Place throughout the University. used for structural support. all facades.