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CHS Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota by Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

 
March 30th, 2016 by Sanjay Gangal

Article source: Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

CHS Field is conceived first as a park and a public space, and then as a sports venue.  Working with the City of Saint Paul and the St. Paul Saints, an independent league franchise committed to providing a unique fan experience, the design team slipped a 7,000 seat ballpark into a remnant site between an interstate highway, an elevated bridge, a light rail operations facility and the historic Lower town District on the edge of the City’s business district.

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

  • Architects: Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E
  • Project: CHS Field
  • Location: 360 North Broadway Street Saint Paul, MN 55101, US 
  • Photography: Paul Crosby
  • Design Architect: Snow Kreilich Architects
    • Design Principals: Julie Snow, FAIA & Matthew Kreilich, AIA, LEED AP
    • Project lead designers: Andrew Dull, Associate AIA, LEED AP
    • Project architect/Project manager: Tyson McElvain, AIA, LEED AP
    • Project team members: Cameron Bence, Associate AIA, Michael Heller, Associate AIA, Kai Salmela, Matt Rain
  • Architect of Record: Ryan A+E
    • Principal-in-charge: Mike Ryan, AIA, LEED AP
    • Project lead designer: Logan Gerken, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB Project manager: Logan Gerken, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
    • Project architects: Eric Morin, AIA, NCARB
  • Project team:  Ayman Arafa, AIA and member of Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers, Sebastian Marquez & Tony Solberg, AIA, NCARB, Jim Larson, AIA
  • Sports Architect: AECOM
    • Director of AECOM Sports, Americas: Jon Niemuth, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
    • Project Manager: Dan Sullivan, AIA, LEED AP
    • Project Architect: Eric Johnston
    • Designer: Joshua Klooster, LEED AP
    • Designer: Jason Dalton
  • Principal Consultants & Contractors
    • Civil Engineer: Ryan A+E, Inc.
    • Mechanical Engineer: Schadegg Mechanical, Inc. and Henderson Engineers, Inc.
    • Electrical Engineer: Hunt Electric and Henderson Engineers, Inc.
    • Structural Engineer: EricksenRoed& Associates
    • Design-Builder: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
    • Design Landscape Architect: Bob Close Studios
    • Landscape Architect of Record: Ryan A+E, Inc.
    • Lighting Design: Henderson Engineers, Inc.
    • Architectural Metal & Wood: MG McGrath
    • Owners Representative: NTH
    • Stormwater Design/Engineering: Solution Blue
    • Energy Modeling: The Weidt Group
    • Interior design: Snow Kreilich Architects & Ryan A+E, Inc.
    • Furniture Supply: Innovative Office Solutions
    • Face brick: Custom Block Supplied by Amcon
    • Cabinetwork: Artifex Millwork Inc.
    • Window systems: Empirehouse
    • Architectural metal panels: MG McGrath
    • Wood Ceilings: MG McGrath Inc.
  • Size: 347,000 sf (total), 63,414 sf (enclosed space)
  • Completion Date: May 21, 2015

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

The architecture is low and compact, with the ballpark structures surrounding the seating bowl and playing field. A light suite level structure floats above the grounded seating bowl and masonry concourse amenity buildings. The main entrance frames the termination of Fifth Street, creating an important connection with the city core. Large open volumes at the concourse and the suite level combined with the elevate suite level create a space that is porous to its surroundings and a park that is visible from adjacent spaces.

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

The material palette is restrained, using wood on the underside of the canopy and suite level, combined with dark steel and masonry.  The design’s restraint becomes a foil and a framework for the energetic promotions and events for which the ballclub is so well known.

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

The ballpark operates as a public space; it offers social engagement opportunities as well as a civic and district identity. The design maximizes the social opportunity of the site. It is accessible physically with a  level concourse which surrounds the playing field and the seating bowl, and economically with its low ticket prices.  Captured spaces off the concourse offer social engagement opportunities as fans walk around the park while enjoying the game. These are sometimes programmed, for example, with the Ballpark Barber or Sister Rosalind’s chair massage station, and sometime left for u-nprogrammed encounters.  The identity of the ballpark is closely aligned with a sense of place, connecting the ballpark experience with the district and the City skyline through the porosity of structure. The ballpark’s lightness, openness and material welcome visitors of all abilities. By providing ample revenue generating spaces, the design assists the team in creating affordable entertainment for all income levels.

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Located adjacent to, but not in, Saint Paul’s historic Lower town District, a collection of early 1800 warehouse structures, the ballpark sought to change historic design discourse beyond the compatibility or differentiation debate to a more critical assessment of contextual relationships, needs and opportunities. The sleek low ballpark offers powerful views to the surrounding truly historic structures, locating the experience within the district. While the entry plaza frames a view up Fifth Street to the historic Saint Paul Hotel, the city skyline animates the view from grass berm seating in the outfield. Detailed views of historic warehouses are framed along the concourse by the elevated suite level. The ballpark materials, wood steel and masonry, refer indirectly to the robust timber and iron structures of the warehouse interiors. The porosity, lightness, and openness of the ballpark architecture adjacent to the district’s massive formidable warehouses create a memorable contrast.

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Paul Crosby

Image Courtesy © Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

Image Courtesy © Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

Image Courtesy © Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

Image Courtesy © Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

Image Courtesy © Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

Image Courtesy © Snow Kreilich Architects and Ryan A+E

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