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Athletic Facilities Master Plan~IM ~~~ Texas A&M University-
Athletic Fac ilities Maste r Pl anNarrative SummaryOver the course of many years, since the first grandstands of Kyle Field were constructed in the 1920's, severaladditions have been made on an as-needed basis to expand the seating capacity and provide revenue producingprivate suites. The North End Zone was the most recent addition.Since the 1920's many codes addressing all aspects of construction have been applied as they pertained to theoccupancy and construction of a stadium. New codes and laws, i.e. the ADA (TDLR) are now in effect and are muchmore stringent in their implication to all structures but in particular to large assembly stru ctures. Kyle Field is affectedby these codes and laws.Kyle Field is presentl y very deficient in toilet and concession ameni ties and does not provide the required selectionof wheelchair seating locations. Paramount to these deficiencies are many life safety hazards and violations thatcannot be corrected without major renovation. This narration wi ll discuss these issues by sides and ends of thestadium and describe the master plan for expanding, renovating all the while making the necessary corrections tobring Kyle Field into code compliance.The West GrandstandThe West Grandstand has evolved over the years from a lower stand to the addition of a center upper stand with apress box structure above and behind the seating. These upper stands were later partially demolished and a newupper deck was constructed with a new press box built on top of the partially demolished stands. Sometime in the1970's an upper deck addition built behind and above the existing upper stands was constructed with a new pressbox and suites structure cantilevered from the back column line. Between the old upper deck and the new upperdeck two levels of private suites were constructed. This description basically states the present configuration of theWest Grandstand. Two large ramps serve to exit this grandstand, but are deficient in width to accommodate thenumber of occupants and provide only two exit paths where four are required. Toilet and concessions are verydeficient not only in numbers of fixtures and counter length for serving, but also in mobility area to move occupantsaround the facilities for use and convenience.The East GrandstandThe East Grandstand is similar but does not have the press box or suites. Also, the second level of seating wasconstructed at the same time as the West Grandstand, but was not built on the intermediate seating addition. TheEast Grandstand was however, constructed around and with in a classroom building with gymnasiums and otherspaces utilized by Kinesiology. Toilet faci lities and concessions are deficient here also, bu t the major concern is LifeSafety. Two undersized exits also serve a fixed seating occupancy where four are req uired and the Classroom facilitycreates a smoke barrier for the lower two seating levels.The North GrandstandThe North Grandstand, though fairly new (completed in the late 1990's), does have some minor life safety issues,which can be easily remedied. The new plumbing code (IPC 2003) has rendered the toilet faci lities for each sex tobe lacking in fixture counts. This facility was designed as a stand-alone structure, without the benefit of a masterplan for Kyle Field. This addition also amplified a life safety exiting issue by constricting the free area between thenew structure and the G. Rollie White Coliseum, which serves to exit the existing East Grandstand.~uth BleachersThe South Bleachers are open seating and risers and offer no toi let or concession amenities. These patrons mustuse the already crowded and insufficient facilities located in the side grandstands. Life Safety is really not an issuewith this structure.KYLE FIELD MASTER PLANThe proposed master plan for Kyle Field touches all components that comprise th e existing stadium. The goal ofthe master plan is to provide an overall concept that will increase the capacity of Kyle Field, update th e toilet andconcessions areas, provide distributed wheelchair seating positions, and develop revenue producing amenities inthe form of private suites andlor club areas. Correcting the existing life safety issues will be accomplished concurrentlywi th tbis effort.The West Grandstand and East Grandstand require the greater effort to renovate and upgrade. Seating expansionis not an issue in tbese stands, and bowling the field in and providing wheelchair positions meeting the ADA (TDCR)law will actually remove seats on the east and west sides.The master plan favored would be to have the lowest public level in the stadium to be located at the upper limits ofthe lower level seating grandstand. A concourse at this level is envisioned that eventually would permit unobstructedcirculation and separate the public from the service areas and team areas except wheelchair spectators seated atthe field level front row...Texas A&M University~------------~
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