Colgate’s Ice Arena Shows Commitment to Athletics
“Our goal was to make this facility exciting from the moment you drive up to the entry on game day to the drop of the puck and final buzzer," says architect and principal in charge, Bill Massey
为科尔盖特大学的学生运动员、教练和全校同仁创造一级运动场地，迎接更多场胜仗
科尔盖特大学1965 年毕业生纪念运动场
The LEED Gold-certified Colgate University Class of 1965 Arena takes into account the needs of athletes, spectators, and the greater Colgate community
科尔盖特大学1965 年毕业生纪念运动场是设有2,000个座位的冰球竞技场。科尔盖特大学的男、女子冰球队隶属美国国家大学体育协会第一级别，这个按协会规格建造的场馆为两支校队提供了优良的比赛场地，同时为校方的冰球体育活动带来全面的辅助设施。场馆的其他设施还包括：供男、女子网棒球队和足球队使用的全新更衣室设备，设有水疗池的训练中心，以及设备完善、供体育部行政人员和教练使用的办公空间。
Sasaki领导进行选址与区域总体规划工作，以挑选理想的场地建造新场馆。项目最终落户校园内的体育场区、学院大街（College Street）上的显著位置。无论在选址、建筑尺度还是材料选用上，新场馆都体现出当代设计概念，且同时与校园上历史悠久的建筑环境相呼应，为运动员们创造了饶富活力的新场地。
As a link to the historic academic buildings walls of locally quarried bluestone, laid in ashlar bond, surround the main entry and form the lower portion of most of the façade walls
The entry canopy wraps from the west entry to the north façade, where it frames Colgate’s signage and a prominent glazed overhang
The typically boxy form of an arena is instead softened on the edge facing campus, gently curving the wall toward the approach from campus and bending the pitched roofline to diminish the large volume
Glass curtain wall and a soaring canopy provide an open, light-filled, and inviting entry lobby
The double-height lobby gets flooded by natural light through the curtain wall
Driving by or approaching on foot, visitors see Colgate’s fight song lyrics emblazoned high on the lobby walls fully visible through the floor to ceiling glass exterior
The concessions area occupies the north end of the concourse, complete with seating in the oversized floor to ceiling bay window that brings soft northern light into the eating and circulation zone
Glass curtain wall and a soaring canopy provide an open, light-filled, and inviting entry lobby
The double-height lobby gets flooded by natural light through the curtain wall
Driving by or approaching on foot, visitors see Colgate’s fight song lyrics emblazoned high on the lobby walls fully visible through the floor to ceiling glass exterior
The concessions area occupies the north end of the concourse, complete with seating in the oversized floor to ceiling bay window that brings soft northern light into the eating and circulation zone
University alumni have been very supportive of the new facility
场馆的主要公共空间包括了一个双层通高的入口大堂以及与溜冰场同层的访客休息室，这两个空间在入口处和临街面显得特别耀目抢眼。建筑外立面由玻璃幕墙、高性能混凝土板与粗制青石共同组成，其中粗制青石更是取自当地、常见于科尔盖特校园的建筑材料。带线性轮廓的入口顶盖不但与拥有斜面屋顶的主溜冰场体块形成对比，也在视觉上把这个体块一分为二。主楼梯将访客引领到夹层，夹层上宽广的会面空间将溜冰场和观众席包围。溜冰场的一端是接待处，另一端则是熙来攘往的学生休憩区——这里位于球门的正后方。设计细致的记者席和媒体区从夹层处向外延伸，悬浮在溜冰场中央位置。
The rink is a generous and lively high-bay space with a large video scoreboard suspended above center ice
The roof structure is painted charcoal gray with contrasting support columns in white to visually raise the interior height
The seating bowl features Colgate colors: gray concrete stands holding rows of maroon spectator seating
Finishes in the rink were kept intentionally minimal, allowing the focus to remain on the action on ice
Members of Colgate’s athletics department are also pleased with the new building
The Sullivan Reception Suite (upper right) is the VIP club space that anchors the north end of the arena
This private room is distinguished by a dark palette of stained wood walls, frames and counters, along with higher end materials
The front wall of the reception suite is retractable glass that opens the lounge directly to its restricted premium seating area
Outside the reception suite, bold graphics in the university’s colors adorn the walls
The Sullivan Reception Suite (upper right) is the VIP club space that anchors the north end of the arena
This private room is distinguished by a dark palette of stained wood walls, frames and counters, along with higher end materials
The front wall of the reception suite is retractable glass that opens the lounge directly to its restricted premium seating area
Outside the reception suite, bold graphics in the university’s colors adorn the walls
Graphic murals and inspirational slogans also wrap the walls to inspire athletes
男子冰球队主教练唐·沃恩表示：“这个新设施让全校同仁均受益匪浅。所有的教练和学生运动员能够在这里聚首一堂，场地不只供校队使用，也开放予广大的社群。这里让我们所有人都感到无比自豪。”
The university’s coaching staff is thankful for their new space
One wall of each locker room is dedicated to a media display case where the coaching staff can show game footage on the TV screen or sketch out strategies on the sliding whiteboard
Each locker room has three walls of custom wood lockers, with two sides arranged in a crescent shape to alleviate crowded-feeling corners and to help promote team focus toward the center of the room
Team suites are located below the mezzanine level and are comprised of a dressing area, lounge, wet area with restroom facilities and showers, and a team locker room
The new arena equips the university with a state-of-the-art facility that will support their athletics programs for years to come
The press box and media booth float out from the mezzanine aligned to center ice
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