Victor Central School District Aquatic Center Addition Community Enrichment In one of the fastest growing communities in New York State, the Victor Central School District recognized the need for a new state of the art aquatics center. Appreciating the importance of water safety in the Finger Lakes region, the Victor CSD committed itself to constructing a new high-performance natatorium. The facility serves not only the School District students but is open and accessible to the entire community. Seamlessly integrated into the campus, the centrally located Aquatics Center serves all the campus schools while allowing independent operation by the community before and after the school day. The new center was designed to meet the needs of a highly competitive swim program and to replace a perpetually leaking 1963 pool facility. The aquatics center addition includes a 420,000 gallon competition swimming and diving pool which can be adjusted into five lane configurations for various competitions. A moving bulkhead both travels the entire length of the pool and allows micro adjustment to convert from 25 yard races to 25 meter races.

Advanced Control and Environment The pool which can accommodate 323 recreational swimmers has an advanced chemical treatment system including ultraviolet light filtration. The system controls combined chloramines dramatically improving indoor air quality for both athletes and spectators. Acoustics are controlled with a combination of roof form and acoustic metal deck spanning roof trusses painted in the District’s colors. Significant expanses of South and East glazing along with a central clearstory provide wonderful daylighting and spectacular views. Safety is improved in the natatorium by removing spectators from the pool deck as well as by a motion sensor system alerting staff of anyone entering the natatorium when not in use. By focusing on the end user experience, the Victor CSD created a space unlike most school facilities. The Aquatics Center is a high technology facility with a dynamic, pleasant, and comfortable atmosphere.

Given the Town of Victor proximity to so many recreational bodies of water, the Victor CSD believes strongly in water safety education. While other districts are shunning the maintenance, costs, and liability of a pool, Victor CSD has deemed a community pool a priority.

Building Area: (sf) 31,691 Cost per Square Foot: $297 Construction Cost $ 9,420,000 Date of Substantial Completion: 2013 Location of Project: Victor, NY Type of Project: Addition Construction materials: Steel Frame with Block and Brick wall, steel truss, acoustic metal deck. Computerized aquatic management system, INSIGHT lighting system

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Jr/Sr High School

Aquatics Center

Intermediate School Primary School

Early Childhood Education Center

Victor Central School District Campus

The Victor Central School District operates one campus for the entire district. It was critical that the Aquatics Center be easily accessible to all the schools on the campus as well as the community. The District offers swim lessons for all children beginning in kindergarten.

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Campus Plan Early Childhood Education Center

Primary School

Intermediate School

Ground Floor Entry - Students

Aquatics Center Jr/Sr High School

Campus Entry

First Floor Entry – Spectators and Community

Campus Entry

The central location of the Aquatics Center on campus allows for ease of access by all users. The Ground Floor Entry is used by students coming from the other campus schools. The First Floor Entry is used by spectators and community members.

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Ground Floor Plan

Ground Floor Entry - Students

Existing Building

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First Floor Plan

First Floor Entry – Spectators

Existing Building

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Looking South from the athletic fields, the new Aquatics Center takes a commanding position at the top edge of a campus hill.

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Above is the existing pool that had been leaking for many years creating significant maintenance expenses.

East Corner of the new Natatorium

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Ground Floor Student Entry

A water theme is carried into the two story space of the Ground Floor entrance and lobby. Translucent acrylic panels are illuminated from above using LED lighting.

Photographer David Lamb

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The first floor serves as the spectators’ entrance and lobby.

Photographer David Lamb

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Entering the Natatorium from the first floor lobby, spectators are offered a gathering area before sitting at built in bleachers. A glass rail offers unobstructed views to the pool.

Photographer David Lamb

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Lighting Design includes a “light pipe” luminaire system with 80’ runs of acrylic tube over the pool with a 1000W metal halide illuminator at each end. The tubes include an optical lighting film on the top half to reflect more light down to the pool. The light pipe system is controlled to provide dual light levels and optimize energy efficiency.

Photographer David Lamb

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The deck of the pool is designated for swimmers and coaches. With spectators at the first floor above, safety at the pool deck is increased while distractions are decreased.

Photographer David Lamb

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Diving section of the pool with movable bulkhead. South and East glazing allow abundant natural light and views while the West façade is kept solid to control Western sun during evening competitions.

Photographer David Lamb

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