Athletic and Community Center

An athletic field house

This discussion point explores an athletic field house for community recreation that converts to track competitions during the December–February indoor track season.

Martin Street is 10 feet higher than Ami Street, allowing parking underneath the building.

Northeast view of the field house with its lower level facing the outdoor track — Field house · Northeast view

Southwest view of the field house showing the building’s two levels along the sloping site — Field house · Southwest view

Aerial cutaway view showing parking underneath the athletic field house beside the outdoor track — Field house · Parking underneath the building

March–November

Recreation season

During the recreation season, the field house would provide space for basketball, tennis, pickleball, table tennis, rock climbing, martial arts, weight lifting, a dance studio, track, and bike riding.

Cutaway recreation layout with tennis, basketball, and pickleball courts inside the running track and activity spaces around the perimeter — Recreation layout

Overhead recreation floor plan showing courts, running lanes, fitness areas, and studios — Recreation floor plan

Interior view of people using the recreation courts, table tennis tables, and surrounding running track — Recreation courts · Interior view

People using the indoor climbing wall beside the running track — Climbing wall

December–February

Competition season

During indoor track season, the field house would convert into a world-class track arena. The community would lose access to the courts during these months, but other spaces would remain available when a track event is not taking place.

Competition layout with a banked indoor track, field-event areas, and spectator seating extended around the arena — During a scheduled event

Indoor track between events, with spectator seating retracted and open space beside the climbing wall — Between events

Interior view of an indoor track competition with runners on the banked track and spectators in the stands — Track competition · Interior view

Interior view of the netted throwing area beside the indoor track during a competition — Throwing area · Interior view

A separate community center

A separate community center would provide office space for Atlanta Track Club, retail on the first floor, and the remaining space for community uses. The exact mix would depend on the funding secured. Possibilities include pre-K, daycare, a library, arts and music spaces, and senior programs.

Street-facing community center with first-floor storefronts and community and office space above — Community center · Street view

Oblique view of the community center’s parking entrance beneath a terrace with outdoor seating — Community center · Parking entrance

Elevated southwest view of the community center showing the rooftop pool, terrace, and shaded playground — Community center · Southwest view

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