Cerritos College New Aquatic Center

Cerritos college proposes to construct a new swimming pool to replace the existing pool which is aging, badly leaking and in generally poor condition. The cost of maintaining the existing pool is excessive. The new Aquatics Center is being designed in accordance with District Standards in every respect.

Proposed Pool Design:

The proposed pool will consist of two parts:

1) A Competition pool section 25 yards by 35 meters

2) An Adaptive pool section 25 yards by 15 yards with an alcove 25 yards by 5 yards

Discussion:

The two major activities in the pool, competition activities and instructional/recreational activities, require different temperatures and must be kept separate. The competition activities will include competitive swimming, water polo and competition diving.

Proposed Restroom/Equipment Building

The program allows for 1500 square feet for men’s and women’s restrooms and 1500 square feet of equipment storage in a concrete masonry structure for a total of 3000 square feet. The final design has approximately 3000 square feet gross area.

The proposed structure will be concrete masonry with a finish coat of cement plaster over most of the structure with glass storefront at the First Aid Area. The glass will match the campus standard color, similar to the new glass at the Social Science Building. The parapet-roof screen will be constructed from a ‘Centria’ Metal Panel Concealed Fastener System. There will be 6 outdoor showers that will be covered by the roof overhang. The roof will slope ½” per foot and will use the campus standard ‘Siplast’ modified bitumen roofing system.

The First Aid Area will have visibility to control entry to the pool area and will have visual control over the pool deck area for safety and coordination of pool activities.

All walls in the restroom will be painted masonry in the bathrooms, unpainted masonry in storage rooms, painted gypsum board to wainscot height in the First Aid Area. Plumbing walls will be 12” double metal stud walls with epoxy painted, moisture resistant gypsum board. All floors will be sealed concrete.

All ceilings will be exposed construction with pendant or surface mounted lighting.

Exterior lighting fixtures will match that at the Campus Standard.

Only the First Aid Area will have air conditioning which will be provided by a roof top split system. Other areas will have exhaust ventilation. The restrooms will have ceiling hung space heaters.

Pool Deck Program

The program calls for 25,000 SF of deck area, exterior site lighting and seating. The actual deck itself is 16,660 SF with paved areas for outdoor enclosures. The deck design is designed as plain concrete with an expansion joint pattern that follows the layout of a series of deck drains connected by a continuous slot drain around the pool. Two outdoor fenced enclosures are provided for heavy pool equipment storage such as pool covers and lane markers that are hard to move to the equipment storage room. An 8 foot fence will surround the entire pool deck. The fence will comply with Health Department Standards. A sloped concrete curb will also be provided to help water polo balls roll back from the fence and to also help keep out dirt. Provision is also made for an 8 foot buffer zone of low planting outside of the fenced area. Planting will be selected for minimal potential for leaf waste or other debris.

Site lighting will be provided around the perimeter of the pool deck and the deck will have space for portable bleachers to accommodate 50 spectators along the west side of the pool and between the Competition pool and the Adaptive pool.

Architectural Design Intent

Architecturally the Pool Area has been designed with clean simple lines that complement other more recent buildings on campus. The pool building has been designed to use waste heat from the central plant to heat the pool.

The pool building is fairly utilitarian and is intended to enhance the campus built environment. The design will follow all Cerritos College Campus Standards.

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