Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium

Denver

Project Features

Higher Education, Recreation, Sports Field, Cast in Place, Pre-Cast Concrete, Masonry, Administration, State of Colorado Contract, Ground Up

Owner

University of Denver

Project Description

Pinkard Construction provided comprehensive CM/GC services for the addition of a new lacrosse stadium at the University of Denver. The site is located on the west side of the Ritchie Center along the current east/west walkway at the south side of the lacrosse field.

The structure is approximately 350 feet long by 57 feet wide, providing 12 tiers of bleacher seating for 1,960 spectators. The facility includes concessions and ample restroom facilities. The press box is designed to serve soccer and lacrosse, with the soccer scoreboard as part of the south facade. There are team locker room facilities, an office, and changing area for the coaches, and a half-time room for the visiting team.

At the west end of the grandstand is a 28 x 36 x 50-foot high stone clad tower, the copper clad roof rising an additional 30 feet to its peak and the base of the finial. The tower provides a small conference/club room overlooking the lacrosse field with mechanical space below. An elevator is provided for access to the press box and upper level ADA seating.
The new facility was constructed using a hybrid structural system of cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete, and load bearing clay block masonry. The masonry is faced with the same limestone and sandstone that provides the exterior skin for the Ritchie Center and the Stapleton Tennis Center. The new stadium augments what is considered to be one of the premier artificial fields for lacrosse competition in the Front Range.

Tight Site and Compressed Construction Schedule
A very tight site and seven month construction schedule created interesting challenges in the sequencing of trades and procurement, storage and movement of equipment and materials. Because the limestone quarry required a 6-month lead time to deliver the blocks that make up the face of the stadium, Pinkard worked with the quarry and DU to ensure that limestone delivery would fit into the very short schedule.

Winner
Associated Builders and Contractors'
1st place, National Excellence in Construction Eagle award.

Architect

Tryba Architects

Size

Seating for 1,960 spectators

On behalf of the University of Denver, I am pleased to recognize the outstanding work of Pinkard Construction in successfully constructing the very challenging Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Pinkard and the project team have produced a project that is of the highest quality. I know I speak for all members of the Facilities Management team, the design team, and Athletics in general when I say this is one of the most successful projects ever built on this campus. Thank you for your part in making this project such a great success.

Most people did not feel a stadium could be constructed in the tight quarters that were available, let alone get a majority of the construction done in time for the lacrosse season. We appreciate everything Pinkard did in working with our athletic staff to make sure the lacrosse season was a success in the new Barton Stadium Our coaches, players and staff are very proud of the stadium and how it turned out. Thanks to Pinkard Construction in making the University of Denver home of the only dedicated college lacrosse stadium in the country.

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