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Arrowhead is an icon, but from an amenities standpoint, it fell short of what it needed to be. The renovation project focused on the need to provide benefits on every level and improve the experience of every single fan... Our fans love the Hall of Honor, which is a working concourse so it will be open year-round. On game day, the area is full of fans who can interact with the exhibits and really re-live their favourite moments from Chiefs history.We've seen a similar reaction to our Chiefs Sports Lab, which is an educational, interactive area for kids. It can be used for field trips year round, but on game day it is open as part of the fan experience...
—Mark Donovan, President, Kansas City Chiefs.
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he said, ‘Iamvery pleased with what you did and pleased with every area of the building. The end product exceed- ed my expectations and we really have abrand new building.’
“Weadded about 500,000sqfttothe building fora
new total of about 1.6 million square feet, comparable to new stadiums. We built out all four levels and wound up with a brand new building for half the cost of a new sta- dium. Theinfrastructure wassound to begin with and we relied on structural engineer, Walter P Moore, for the bowl that essentially remained the same with patch and repair work,while excavating and building the new structure.”
Design Team Input: The Engineer Javier Balma and Dilip Choudhuriconfirmed thatWalter PMoore’sstructural engineering work forArrowhead Stadium wasinsupportofthe owner’s long-termvision forthe stadium. TheWalter PMooreteam developed a comprehensivetesting programtoevaluate the condi- tion of the entirestructure, not just the areas thatwere exhibiting distress.(Afull article on Walter PMoore’s involvement at Arrowhead Stadium can be found in the Summer’10 issue of PanStadia.) The first step was an overall visual assessment of the
structuretoobserve,evaluate and documentits current condition. After reviewing available construction docu- ments, maintenance records, and prior condition reports, theWalter P Moore team walked the structure to identify the major areas of structural and waterproofing concern. The initial visual assessment showed that the stadium was generally in good structural condition for its age;
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testimony to the owner’s proactive maintenance pro- gram. However, this evaluation did reveal numerous signs of distress common to aging stadiums: concrete cracking and spalling at the base. The second step con- sisted of testing a series of concrete cores that were extracted from representative members strategically selectedthroughout the
venue.This batteryoftests included concrete compressive strength testing, carbon- ation analysis, concrete petrographic testing, and chlo- ride ion content analysis.
Thetest data thatwas compiled allowedfor better decision-making and to develop robust repair strategies thatweresharply focused on preserving the lasting durabilityofcritical elements of the stadium. Thegoal wastomaximise the returnonthe client’sexpenditures by avoiding costly repairs forconcreteelements,which did not make an appreciable difference in the future per- formance or service life extension of the venue.
Arrowhead Stadium: Key Elements Populous Senior Principal,Wellner,noted anumber of key elements. One was to place the Chiefs Hall of Honor in an enlarged area on the main concourse,protected but not enclosed so it would be fully available to general fans as partofthe game dayexperience. TheClub Level is one level up from the plaza, with a variety of sizes and spaces that circle the building of interest to fans as they encounter different food services. Groups can be accom- modated on non-game days from several hundred to 900-plus in major Club Lounge space. In total,the new stadium has 134 suites with varied finish packages on three levels. On the Club Level, the former Press Box was
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