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Design Goals
January 1, 1970 • All, Projects
Initial Goals
- More event space, square footage, and flexibility
- Additional seating (replace all) up to 5,000
- Mechanical and electrical needs
- Improved service entry and back of house functions
- Concessions and restrooms
- Full time separate gift shop space
- Additional multi-use rooms (locker/meeting/green room)
- Event storage
- Premium seating options
- Other revenue-generating spaces
Common Statements
The following common statements are broadly reflective of ideas gleaned by the design team from their interactions with the stakeholder groups.
- Maintain the tourist attraction
- We LOVE the Corn Palace
- Two courts minimum, three courts desired with improved sightlines
- Better distance for wrestling
- Retain Armory court (used seven days/week)
- Need education lobby – history, growing and using corn, agriculture
- Entrance and ADA Accessibility are issues
- Would love loge seating/premium seating opportunities
- Eight to 10 suites for six to eight people each
- Anchor sponsors
- City Hall (Art Deco style) is on the National Registry
- Need breakout rooms. Could use jointly with City Hall
- Concessions are not user-friendly, need more counter space and space behind the Concessions Counter
- Must be versatile
- Must add to seating capacity. The existing seats are too tight. Add cup holders!
- Ability to showcase farm equipment and similar large items
- Needs good broadcasting booths (accessible, private interviews, technology)
- Needs a welcoming space for people to congregate
- Everybody dreams to play in the Corn Palace
- The locker and green room need major upgrades. Too small.
- The training room location is bad
- Two entries: Home/Visitors
- Officials separated from teams and fans
- Team space at each court and media, scorers, reporter/press room, security and location are important
- Need new City Hall offices
- Improve energy consumption
- Need to improve the arrival process
- Building access, bus, and team parking, walk-in doors
- Update rigging, event technology
- Add air-conditioning to dressing rooms
- Add catering/multi-purpose rooms, one artist, one band, one production
- Six locker/multi-function rooms