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Ronald Gene Dowel ale
Henry K. Kanazawa aia
Frederick E. Zimmermann aia
Rolland H. Williamson
June 23, 1976
Mr. R.N. Russo
City of Dubuque
City Solicitor
236 Fischer Building
Dubuque, Iowa
Re: Five Flags Civic Center
Dear Mr. Russo:
Mr. Norman and Mr. Schultz, both of the Five Flags Committee,
have asked me to forward to you descriptive information in regard
to the proposed Five Flags Civic Center.. I have, therefore,
enclosed a copy of the following for your use in the preparation of
the referendum documentation:
1. Five Flags Civic Center --A Description
2. The Concept
3. Proposed Activity. and Event Capacities.
4. Program Net Areas
5. Building Gross Areas By Level
6• Preliminary Cost Estimate
Mr. Schultz has the original Schematic Plans and a scale model
of the Civic Center. If you require reproductions or reduced floor
plans for publication, I would have no objection if you were to copy
or photograph those materials.
If any questions arise, please feel free to call or contact Mr. Schultz
at the Five Flags Committee Office in Dubuque.
Very truly yours,
BOWEN KANAOAWA PAR
Ronald Gene Bowen AIA
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June 15, 1976
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER
DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOWEN KANAZAWA PARTNERSHIP
ARCHITECTS
MADISON, WISCONSIN
A DESCRIPTION
The new Five Flags Civic Center construction, which will be paid for
from the proceeds of this bond issue, is scheduled to be completed over
a 24-month period and be in use by late summer or early fall of 1978.
The Civic Center features a Multi -Purpose Auditorium with seating
accommodations ranging from 1, 500 to 6, 000, designed to accommodate
such activities as recreational ice skating and hockey, sporting events,
commencements, banquets, conventions, exhibits, trade shows, and other
similar events. The pedestrian concourse will interconnect the recently
restored existing 750 seat Orpheum Theatre with the Multi -Purpose
Auditorium.
The Multi -Purpose Auditorium will have a flat floor of 27, 000 square
feet, divisible into two halls of approximately 12, 000 square feet each
for simultaneous use. The Auditorium will also have a competition -size
ice sheet for free skating and hockey, with supporting locker rooms for
touring sport and entertainment groups. Other support facilities include
meeting -seminar rooms, catering kitchen, administrative offices, expanded
dressing, receiving -storage and set construction spaces for the theatre.
The Civic Center will be located in downtown Dubuque. it will front on the
Town Clock Plaza, a pedestrian and partial transit mall interconnecting
the downtown retail and Urban Renewal Development. The site is bounded
by Locust Street, a north -south artery, and 4th and 5th Streets.
June 15, 1976
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER
DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOWEN KANAZAWA PARTNERSHIP
ARCHITECTS
MADISON, WISCONSIN
CONCEPT
A facility of the nature of Five Flags Civic Center must be designed to
serve a multiplicity of uses. The economical implications of a structure
of this nature dictates that maximum utilization of each unit of space
must be considered. One can no longer afford the luxury of providing
individual "exclusive homes" for any particular group, organization or
program. The placement of individual cubicles of space must be arranged
to most efficiently and effectively handle the multitude of groups, organi-
zations or individuals who participate in the functions of the center.
The elegant grandeur of the inside and the majestic dominance of the out-
side of the Orpheum Theatre building restricts, to a certain extent, the
treatment of a new addition. A marriage between new and old is some-
times disastrous. However, all attempts should be made to accomplish a
compatibility of function with the "sense of occasion" one tends to
experience when inside or outside the present Orpheum Theatre building.
Five Flags Civic Center is being provided for the people of the Dubuque -
land area. Accessibility, interior movement, functionally pleasant units
of space, and convenient egress must be provided to insure maximum
participation and utilization.
Once a participant reaches the inside of the center, he must be able to
move smoothly from his point of entrance to the particular room or space
unit that he desires. The interior movement must be designed in such a
way that control can be accomplished with a minimum of personnel.
Once the participant has reached his destination, the units of space must
be designed and equipped in such a manner that as well as being a pleasant
experience once inside, it must also be functional.
After the participant has taken part in the particular activity, he must be
able to leave the facility and reach his method of transportation in a con-
venient, smooth, unhampered way. This will necessitate the placing of
exits and the treatment of these exits in such a manner that the area can
still be controlled, but will allow exit from that particular portion of the
facility.
The Five Flags Civic Center will feature a large hall to accommodate
such activities as conventions and exhibitions, sporting events, commence-
ments, concerts, banquets and other similar events. A central concourse
will provide community and multi -use space and interconnect the existing
theatre, performing arts area, and the Multi -Purpose Auditorium.
June 15, 1976
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER
DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOWEN KANAZAWA PARTNERSHIP
ARCHITECTS
MADISON, WISCONSIN
PROGRAM OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
TN—D—PRPO ED P
Spectator Sports
Hockey
2,000
Basketball
5,000
Tennis
5,000
Track & Field
1,200
Boxing
6,000
Commencements
5,500
Concerts and Live Entertainment
5,500
Banquets
Dining capacity at catered banquets of 2, 500
people.
Conventions, Exhibitions and Trade Shows
A Multi -Purpose Auditorium with 25-27, 000 square
feet of exhibit space. This area would be complimented
by meeting rooms ranging in capacity from 50 to 300
persons.
Recreation
In addition to free skating and hockey, the Multi -
Purpose Auditorium would provide non -ice gymnasium
recreational uses including volley ball and badminton.
Community and Multi -Use
A central space will function as a pedestrian concourse -
gallery and interconnecting circulation space for the
existing theatre and Multi -Purpose Auditorium
Performing Arts
Additional supportive spaces will be developed to serve
the existing Orpheum Theatre. It is anticipated that
much of this area can be jointly used for the total facility.
June 15, 1976
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER
DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOWEN KANAZAWA PARTNERSHIP
ARCHITECTS
MADISON, WISCONSIN
PROGRAM NET AREAS
Performing Arts Support Space
Work Shop
500
Set Construction
500
Receiving Area
300
Storage
1,100
Rehearsal -Green Room
1,500
Dressing Rooms 2@150
300
Dimmer Room
00
Costume Shop
400
Storage (Orchestra Shell)
300
5, 000 SQ.FT.
Concourse -Community Use Space
Open Gallery Concourse
8,500
Meeting Rooms
4,000
Public Toilets
400
Concessions
350
Administration
General Office -Waiting
450
Manager Office
200
Conference
200
Offices 3@150
450
Catering Kitchen
200
Tickets -Box Office
400
15,150 SQ. FT.
Visual Arts Use Space
Combined Gallery with Open
Concourse
Combined Lecture, Demon-
stration with Meeting
Rooms
Multi -Purpose Auditorium & Support
Flat Floor Space for a Variety
of Activities 27,000
Fixed Seating Ramp 7,950
Five Flags Civic Center
Program Net Areas
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Locker Rooms 4@250
1,000
Showers 4@100
400
Public Toilets 4@200
800
Concession Areas
400
Skate Change Area
400-
Skate Repair & Rental
300
Skate Sales
500
Ice Surfacer
350
Storage & Receiving
4,000
TOTAL NET AREA
TOTAL GROSS AREA
Net Area 63, 250 Sq.Ft.
Efficiency = _
Gross Area 75, 834 Sq.Ft.
43, 100 SQ. FT.
63,250 SQ. FT.
75, 834 SQ. FT.
= 83%
June 15, 1976
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER
DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOWEN KANAZAWA PARTNERSHIP
ARCHITECTS
MADISON, WISCONSIN
BUILDING AREAS BY LEVEL
PHASE I
LEVEL 0 10, 120 SQ.FT.
Includes dressing areas, sewing shop,
make up rooms, small rehearsal or
green room, public toilets adjacent to
theatre. Also includes mechanical and
ice making equipment rooms, with
access to tunnel
LEVEL 1 51,644 SQ.FT.
Includes pedestrian concourse with
access to Five Flags Theatre and Multi-
purpose Auditorium. Includes adminis-
tration core, public toilets, theatre
shipping and receiving, and set construc-
tion room as well as auditorium support
areas including storage, catering,
kitchen, locker rooms, and concessions
LEVEL 2 14,070 SQ.FT.
Includes meeting, seminar and gallery
rooms, with access to the upper tier of
fixed seating in the Multi -Purpose
Auditorium
TOTAL GROSS AREA 75, 834 SQ. FT.
June 15, 1976
FIVE FLAGS CIVIC CENTER
DUBUQUE, IOWA
BOWEN KANAZAWA PARTNERSHIP
ARCHITECTS
MADISON, WISCONSIN
PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE
LAND COST $ 172,343
SITE UTILITIES $ 70,000
CONSTRUCTION
Site Work & Fill
75,000
Ice Sheet Mechanical
130,000
Multi -Purpose Auditorium
1,099,600
Fixed Seating Ramp
110,000
New Theatre Exists
40,000
Community Space
738,850
Below Grade Mechanical and
Theatre Support Space
222,640
$2, 416, 090
EQUIPMENT
Dasher Boards & Score Board
30,000
Ice Surfacer
20,000
Seats
105,000
Bleachers
80,000
Basketball Floor
20,000
Ice Floor Cover
15,000
Special Lighting
50,000
Two Moving Walls
190,000
Miscellaneous Equipment
50,000
$ 560,000
FEES--ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING $ 245,000
CONTINGENCY $ 178,000
TOTAL PROJECT COST $3, 641, 433