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SITE ANALYSIS Guest Facilities — Guest Circulation Public circulation should feel gracious, be well lit and contain the necessary amenities to help guests enjoy attending an event. This report assumes a main arena entry/ticket lobby with at least one additional public entry. The main entry should be located on an appropriately sized outdoor public space, with a drop off area in reasonable proximity. This report allows for the possibility that the building may need to be entered at the event level due to site conditions. If the site allows the building to be entered at the event level, circulation could be reduced by 5 to 10%. This report does not allow for the possibility of a dedicated private premium/suite level. If this is desired an increase of at least 3,500 square feet should be anticipated. Event Facilities The following groups of areas relate to functions for staging the events. The descriptions are as they relate to the sizing, orientation, and general requirements of the building. They are as follows: Event Facilities — Arena Event Floor Facilities This is the physical area in which the event is conducted or staged The assumption is this venue will be planned on hockey geometry with the hockey rink as the event floor. This area can be expanded with the use of retractable and portable seating. Planning should also accommodate flat shows and exhibitions. This report assumes that this will be achieved by utilizing the area vacated by the retractable seating, along with the use of some of the marshaling area. Also a stage could be added and the ice rink will be used for seating to redirect the area to an end stage venue. The event floor, storage, marshaling and retractable seating are assumed to act as one space. There must be close, direct proximity to a loading dock area. This also needs to be close to electrical service for lighting and sound. Consideration needs to be given to television truck and satellite uplink truck parking and staging as it relates to sporting events. Event control areas are mostly over the floor, rather that on the floor. Convenient access from the floor to these areas is essential. Overhead rigging that lowers staging lighting grids to the floor will be necessary. An overhead catwalk system for lighting and sound control will also be required. For ice resurfacing and removal an ice pit with space for parking a Zamboni will be required. Extra height at this entry will be required for the clearance requirements of the Zamboni. Event Facilities — Team Facilities Team facilities must have dedicated, direct access to the event floor. Separate entries for each team are required. The home team locker rooms and administration are dedicated use and need to be accessible to each other. Preferably the administration will have a public entry. Brailsford & Dunlavey/Ellerbe Becket Page 25