Gurnee Park District

Outdoor Aquatic Facility

Cost of Construction :$5,548,104

Size: 1,500 Bather Capacity

Status:Completed May 2002

Challenge/Goal: This project was started in January of 2001 and needed to be completed by the 2002 swim season. The Park District also wanted to include as much community input as possible into the design.

Solution: Planning began with SRBL and the Park District touring snow filled aquatic centers in January for ideas. Many meetings with a Citizens Advisory Committee represented by users of all ages resulted in a truly community-oriented design. The aquatic center features three slides, a waterfall, and a children’s interactive play area. Winner: Illinois Parks & Recreation Association Outstanding Aquatic Facility Award Division III.

Bartlett Park District Carmel High School Foglia YMCA Gurnee Park District Kankakee Valley Park District Lake Forest Hospital Health & Fitness Institute Norridge Park District Roselle Park District Schaumburg Park District Streator Family YMCA Twinbrook Family YMCA (now Campanelli YMCA) Wauconda Park District Wheeling Park District	Bethesda-Chevy Chase Branch of Metropolitan YMCA Elk Grove Park District Grayslake Community Park District Hanover Park Park District Kettle-Moraine YMCA Lombard Park District Palatine Park District Round Lake Area Park District Streamwood Park District Summit Park District Village of Algonquin Wauconda Township Pool Foundation YMCA of Naperville
Representative Client List

Accelerated Design

The Challenge: How do you design an outdoor water park that's open in time for NEXT year's swim season?
The Solution: SRBL planned a design schedule that shaved months off a typical time frame.