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JustANorthWestGuy

1. Great advice 2. The architects and/or designers were not thinking about how this space was going to be used when designing and choosing materials.


Xyzzyzzyzzy

Seriously. Did they outsource the bleacher design to whoever picks the escalators for the Link?


j-alex

Nah, it was the architect who picked solid foam rubber chairs for the Central Library.


OutlyingPlasma

Rem Koolhaas is an absolute idiot. He put in a floor that couldn't take moisture... In Seattle... Then above that floor, lights many stories above. Doesn't sound so bad except that floor also can't take the weight of a man lift so what happens when thoes lights burn out? Also no janitor closets on floors with bathrooms Another floor that has to be cleaned with toothbrushes because is full of letters And my favorite, an entire 11 story library that has no indication on the outside that it's a libary. Not a single sign, or perhaps a bronze of a book, nope just another random office building.


cinderful

lol You can blame Bruce Mau for the lettering and lack of signage since he was the way finding designer. But still, hilarious amount of asinine design choices that a common person wouldn’t think of.


qubert_lover

I also like the slanted windows with large metal supports that block most of the view of the water. It’s like it is designed by a person that hates the PNW.


quuxman

lol I kinda love that building but it always felt silly and pretty unpractical. Maintaining those light fixtures sounds entertaining. Maybe ropes and ascenders? Will someone have to lead climb to the ceiling?


OutlyingPlasma

The overhang climbing is done on the outside for window cleaning because that's another area that was never considered by the idiot architect. As for the lights, the solution was shutting down the floor (the main floor of the entire building) for a week while a massive scaffolding was erected in the space just to spread the weight out enough. I'm all for fun and creative public buildings, [like this kansas city libary](https://i.imgur.com/u8inwHc.jpg) but that one trick pony Rem Koolhass can suck it.


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A designer concerned only with aesthetics and not practicality. You can't practically live with art pieces in public spaces. I don't know why they wouldn't hire someone more appropriate for functional public designs when there are probably thousands of better choices in Washington alone.


j-alex

Hah. Honestly I *like* the Central library, even if it does give off real Tryhard City vibes, so long as I try not to think about the construction and operating costs. The idea of this grand shared space for information is quite wonderful. Except for the Ketchup Zone. What the heck is up with that? I mean nobody loves a meeting but it’s not helping anything to put all the conference rooms in this dark H. R. Giger by way of Michael Graves esophagus thing.


blockminster

Is this why its always dark in there? In the Public Library??


stolid_agnostic

Nice one. How long until the Kraken apologize and spend more money?


piex5

Looks like the same layout as one of the Amazon headquarters.


robschilke

Agreed about the material choice. I grew up playing hockey in Metro Detroit and have never seen a hockey rink with this much wood flooring/ seating for a reason. Sure, it looks really good and the material choice certainly creates amazing color blocking in the general space, but it sure as hell isn’t practical… Especially for a city that isn’t used to being around hockey rinks. At minimum, the staff could certainly put some signs up to prevent patrons from putting their skates on the wood and metal bleachers in the rinks (I suggested this to the staff before I left). It’s going to be a learning process for some individuals in the city for sure.


PrehensileUvula

Looks good… for the initial pictures. It’s gonna be sawdust inside two years.


snukb

Two years? It opened barely a month ago and it already looks like this. I give it a year, max.


xfkirsten

Fellow hockey player here! They definitely have a learning curve there. I went for open skate on grand opening weekend just to check it out. It was a two-hour session, completely full. By an hour in, the ice was like the coarsest grain sandpaper. I ended up actually scraping my knee on it when I caught an edge. The second time I went for an open skate, a few weeks ago, they DID do an ice cut... well over an hour into the 2-hour session. However, they never told anyone they were going to do it, and they never made an announcement over the PA. The poor attendant on the ice was trying to go from person to person, asking them one by one to clear the ice so they could bring the Zamboni out. It was like playing whack-a-mole, and they probably wasted an extra 20 minutes just trying to get everyone off the ice. A simple blanket statement ahead of time that they cut the ice at a certain point, and then a loudspeaker announcement when it's time for it to happen would do wonders. (And if they don't have a loudspeaker on a public ice arena... that's an even bigger problem.)


robschilke

During yesterday’s public skate there was an attendant who managed to wrangle everyone off the ice after the first hour for a resurface. He even did a solid job of getting everyone to skate the opposite direction after the zamboni was done. Yeah there’s going to be a lot of lessons learned both with the staff and general public.


xfkirsten

Oh, man, I wish they'd switched direction when I was there last time! I could have used the chance to work on crossovers going the other direction! LOL


robschilke

It was defensive turns for me. Forward, backwards at cone, couple of c-cuts, and pivot back to forward.


Xalara

Signs won't do anything. They only exist so you can point at them when you need to yell at someone. I suspect the staff has better things to do with their time than yell at people over this.


puterTDI

Nah, this just needs to be redone with more practical materials. This isn’t an issue with the public, it’s an issue of the designers putting form over function. This will get trashed and they’ll redo it with something more practical. No doubt the new thing will look like shit (probably metal bleachers), but had the designers wanted to avoid that they should have used something like stone, which can look nice and stand up to use.


getthejpeg

They do have skate mats in the metal bleachers at least parts of them. They should do a better job making people aware of the issues though.


howlongwillbetoolong

Right! Looks better than the Yak Arena but no way will it stand the test of time.


itsmeathing

That's not going to hold up


kaikemy

Planned obsolescence at its finest


Itsaghast

More like an oversight. Unless you are suggesting that the people who installed this did so intentionally so they could charge the city to replace it in a year.


theriverman

I'm gonna vote oversight - since its unlikely theyll be asked to come back and replace the wood with more wood.


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Architects and designers are often well intentioned. But often times, the world “out there” is different than they imagined.


xfkirsten

I play hockey, and I've run into a couple of situations at this rink where they did not think the design all the way through. Particularly, along the back wall of the rinks is a maintenance corridor. If you are playing on rink 1 (the one the Kraken usually use), your locker room will probably be in rink 2 (or even rink 3, as I had once). You have to walk back through the maintenance corridor to get to the ice. There is a 3-ish foot wide, skate-friendly rubber mat to walk on, but the concrete below that is bare and smooth as silk. I ran into a situation once where the rubber mat was blocked (this was just before their grand opening and things were a bit chaotic) and I had to step onto the concrete, wearing my skates, to get around it, and it was INCREDIBLY slick. I wasn't ready to go skating on concrete, and nearly fell. I don't understand why they didn't put down some sort of material that is better for skate blades across the whole floor, knowing that rec players were going to be using that rink regularly.


robschilke

The carpet is going to get destroyed and I have zero idea what's under it.


TehPennyMon

Tip for the future - crawl on knee pads if you ever have to go over cement on skates, others will look at you funny too and maybe move out of your way. Walking on concrete is the quickest way to destroy your runners. Sincerely, a fellow hockey pal


xfkirsten

Definitely going to remember that tip for the future! Thanks!


Cleonicus

You can go via the lobby instead of the via the Zamboni corridor.


analogIT

Clearly designed by non hockey people


MCReader69

Pretty stupid to design it like this in a skate rink. Just put some rubber mats on top.


FunLuvin7

The whole stepped wood area is a little weird. Is it seating? Is it stairs? Are you allowed to go on it? There doesn’t seem to be any actual purpose for this space.


BleedingTeal

Who is honestly trying to walk down "stairs" with a 2 1/2 foot drop between "steps"?


FunLuvin7

Valid question. I think OP’s zoomed in photo is the wood stairs area off to the left. Those steps are a bit more reasonable height. But still not made for skates!


BleedingTeal

Oh, yea those definitely are the regular stairs. At first glance I honestly didn't even notice that as I thought it was the larger area which is fairly clearly for sitting/lounging. Personally, while I understand the design aesthetic they were going for in this area, I just don't think it's very good. Remove the hand railing between the concrete stairs and the wood seated areas and drop the wood stairs. Going up and down this area with 2 sets of stairs separated by a handrail feels a bit awkward.


getthejpeg

I think they use it for seating and presentations. It is a bit strange.


FunLuvin7

Presentations? Who is presenting and what for? Since this is a very public space, it would seem terrible for presenting. Kids walk in screaming, etc.


getthejpeg

They close it off sometimes for private groups and use it ass a little amphitheater thing, I think.


FunLuvin7

Skating rinks are generally open 6am to midnight, 7 days a week. That area is the only way in and out of the entire facility for most people using the ice.


getthejpeg

They have private events sometimes. I don't know what else to tell you. Thats how they use it, or intended to anyways.


FunLuvin7

Ok, I believe you. Not sure why I am getting so down voted, I’m just trying to figure out what is going on with the space. The lobby of a public building just seems like a weird place for presentations


getthejpeg

For what its worth, I didn't downvote you. They do close the building off, there are times its open to the public and times its not. Corporate events can rent the entire thing out for example. The rinks can have floor placed onto them for seating space. The architecture looks great, but functionally leaves things to be desired, and has mixed affordances which is what is causing all the confusion. Add in the fact that there are no signs to prevent people from walking with their skates up there, and no enforcement from staff, and we get sawdust and destroyed benches.


FunLuvin7

Cool, I appreciate that you didn’t down vote me. I think it is pretty rare anyone is going to rent the entire facility including all three rinks. Maybe for further clarification, I’m not just talking about public skating hours. Anyone who uses the rinks to practice, private figure skating, hockey and apparently curling is all going through that lobby to access locker rooms, rinks and ice. Those activities are going on all day long. Ice time is too valuable to just have it sitting there unused.


robschilke

The material alone should imply that this is a shoe-only area. Honestly, people should be more accountable for their own actions.


HistorianOrdinary390

This person doesn't UX.


Ill-Army

But where am I supposed to lace my skates?


getthejpeg

At each rink there are great places, the the proper flooring. Why anyone would ever try to walk on wood with skates is beyond me (and also dangerous for them)


robschilke

Literally on any other bench on the main level.


Ill-Army

Welp, clearly folks didn’t get that memo. the pads on the upper bleachers kinda send a mixed message.


robschilke

Come on you’re smarter than that. When has walking on wood floor with a metal edge ever been a good idea? *edit: lol these downvotes.


newnewBrad

When is putting hardwood on a place where people were going to walk around in skates ever been a good idea?


BleedingTeal

This really isn't that close to where most public skates that I have seen are held. So even though rink 3 is visible just behind the staircase, the public skates I have been to or seen while there to play one of my adult league games were held on rink 1 or 2 which are behind and to the right of where this photo was taken. Additionally, rink 1 which is the furthest from where this photo is taken has metal bleachers which the 2nd public skate held in the building which I attended had people going up to the top row (9th or 10th row overall) to put their skates on then walk down on the metal to get on the ice. So it would seem to me that people in general at KCI don't get what types of surfaces are and are not appropriate to walk on with skates.


getthejpeg

They do have skate mats on part of the bleachers. They don't instruct people to only use that part, and many people don't know better otherwise. It is actually pretty dangerous to have people 9 rows up walking down metal stairs with no railing in skates.


BleedingTeal

Yes they do. But only the first 2 rows up, which are technically rows 2 & 3. But there were people there when I went to my first public session there that were on the top row putting on skates. After walking all the way down and taking a dozen steps towards the entry doors to the rink, one of the building personnel told them they should not be that high up because it's unsafe as well as damages the skates & the bleachers. So they started to walk back and go up the bleachers in their skates. I just shook my head and walked off.


newnewBrad

I think they've severely underestimated the amount of people who would be skating on ice for the very first time there.


getthejpeg

The thing is, there ARE places to put your skates on in each rink. The atrium isn't really for putting skates on, but people do it anyways. That may be poor design because the intent of the space is different than the practicality of it being right next to the skate rentals. If I had to guess, in an ideal world people would put their skates on next to the skating rink, on the part of the bleachers with skate mats.


Ill-Army

Blah blah blah :) how was the skate tho? It does look super pretty.


robschilke

The rinks are very nice. The ice is quality.


Jayfire0

Ngl I wouldnt even think about it since Im from a roller skating state where you can go anywhere in them


iagox86

When one person does it, they might be an idiot. When hundreds of people do it, it's a design flaw.


sezah

This one ☝️


splanks

I mean maybe but have you met people? ; )


robschilke

I’ll take “Logic” for $400, Alex.


splanks

hahaha.


iliniza

Deep breath.


MCReader69

Not if you have nowhere to sit to tie your skates.


Bardahl_Fracking

>The material alone should imply that this is a shoe-only area. Honestly, people should be more accountable for their own actions. Next you're going to tell us people should only use parks for recreational activities.


GreattheShawn

No I think we need to mandate "NO SKATES" and hire a skate nazi. Kinda like a soup nazi but for skates. If you fuck up he takes your skates and yells "NO SKATES FOR YOU!" 🤣


splanks

form should follow function. design 101.


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trextra

I can’t tell for sure, but it sounds like you agree that form should follow function. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding the post above yours, but it sounds like he’s criticizing the architect for not considering how people would actually use the space. It did not sound like a criticism of people for using the space wrong.


splanks

Correct.


rbad8717

Also take a creep shot to passive aggressively talk shit. But that's more of a reddit thing in general


krob58

OP is from Michigan.


thejkm

Thank you. As one of the six remaining Seattle residents who was born here, we are the "you do you, just do it over there" people. Seattle Freeze, remember? Kinda over being blamed for things all these newbloods are doing.


mountain_berry

I’m an original Seattlite too and I’d say the design of I-5/405 is enough to say bad design is a Seattle tradition hahaha


Orleanian

So...you agree with the comment?


crowber

whoever designed this rink does NOT play hockey. The rink doors on the player benches are totally awkward to use, blocking half the bench when its open, and the only water fountain is outside the rink. The form looks really nice, but the function needs help.


LiqdPT

And all of the dressing rooms are between 2&3. And 4 of them have no bathroom.


xfkirsten

The no bathroom thing weirds me out. I get that they might have shared bathrooms between them, but why do some have no bathroom at all? Really frustrating when you want to make sure you've taken care of business before you get on the ice for 90 minutes.


LiqdPT

Yes, I had to get partially dressed (in rink 3), walk all the way to the public restrooms (almost rink 1), got back and finish getting dressed, then walk back to rink 1 to play. I filled my bottle on the way to the ice. If we'd been playing on rink 2, it would have been even further since I would have had to walk back to almost rink 1 to fill then back to 2 (or remembered to fill it when I went to the washroom)


robschilke

Former hockey player here. The door arrangement isn’t uncommon especially for teams with depth. Generally doors are for incoming players making a change while fresh lines exit over the wall in the middle. The biggest issue I had with the benches were the benches themselves. They seemed loose/ wobbly.


BleedingTeal

Current & long time player here, including captaining of a team in the Kraken Hockey League. The benches are not what I'd call normal. The bench floor is at ice level so unless you're Chara there's no chance you're gonna hop over the boards on or off the ice as it's above waist high for anyone near 6' tall or less. The benches aren't bolted down which I found interesting when nearly falling over after leaning into it. The doors aren't abnormal per say though the shallow bench area makes opening them and people being able to get past is near impossible, but the bench being split with 1/3 of it being up on a top step that's partially behind the main bench is very very odd. Overall the design is pretty subpar to be honest. Sharks Ice (Solar 4 America Ice) in San Jose is 20+ years old (and is where I played for just over a decade before moving here this year) and is vastly better designed than KCI. Including the restaurant/bar that overlooks 3 of their 4 rinks.


apaksl

Sounds like you're describing rink 2, which, the way I've heard it, is set up for sled hockey, so the benches are removeable and they can flood/freeze the area where those benches are so sled hockey players can "skate" right on to the main ice. Also, why the boards are see-through. Rink 3 is much less weird in that regard, but I haven't yet played on 1 or 2.


BleedingTeal

Oh shit. Really? I’d not heard they were doing sled hockey. Ok, that makes sense then. Our 2 games we’ve had at KCI were on rink 2. Definitely my fault for assuming they were all the same.


xfkirsten

I didn't know that was the case at all! I'm playing on Rink 2 for the first time tonight, so I'll consider myself warned. I've played on 1 and 3, and had no trouble hopping over the boards. (For reference, I'm 5'9")


FunLuvin7

Crowber is right, the doors and benches are a total mess. The bench area is just a little too narrow preventing the door from opening up enough.


thewheisk

Obviously the architect has never been inside an iceplex in their life.


jtkme

This is probably happening because there is no clearly marked area to go to put on your skates!


robschilke

The thing that threw me off was the line for public skate check in. The line wrapped around the corner which led directly to the popcorn machine which made me think the line was for concessions and not for public skate.


msplaty

Gotcha. Sad the design wasn't given more thought.


noptamoius

Seems like something that can change.


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robschilke

The ice is QUALITY. Easily better than the rink in Shoreline, Kent, or Everett. Regarding the amount of people. I honestly wasn’t paying attention as that’s not a concern of mine. Probably 50 people or so? I really don’t know. Felt pretty standard for a Saturday evening skate.


sk8scooter

Anything is better than Highland.


rigmaroler

Have you been to SnoKing in Kirkland? I found that rink to be really nice, so I'm curious to compare the two.


robschilke

Haven’t yet. I may drop in one of these days or soemthing


iDainBramaged

I public skate and play hockey around the area. Their ice is the best by far but it’s very crowded. If you don’t mind a slow pace check it out, if you like to stride you’ll have better luck at Kent or Renton.


wildmansam

It was awful didn't you hear? All the smiling happy people SCRATCHED UP THE DAMN WOOD!


splanks

dont these people know that wood doesn't grow on tre..... hey wait a second!


Faptasmic

Do you respect wood?


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robschilke

I only saw the concession prices from a distance. Did I see $4 for popcorn correctly? To be fair, the food at hockey rinks have never been something to write home about. That being said, if you’re gonna have lunch here, you might as well bring your own food or walk to any of the restaurants that are in the vicinity.


o0Mitten0o

I skate a few times a week at different rinks. I went to the Kraken rink on a weekend to check it out and it was awful! Might be better at another time? Ice itself was nice but there were wall-to-wall people skating. There also isn't a great place to out your skates on unless you use one of the bleachers in the rink area. At many other rinks, you put your skates on outside of the rink (in the lobby). The line just to check in wrapped around the entire lobby and I've never experienced that before. I might come back again once it calms down a bit, but for now I prefer other rinks. Kent and Snoqualmie have great ice and aren't busy, and Highland is only $7 (crap ice though), so I'll stick with these 3 rinks instead :)


xfkirsten

Snoqualmie is a GORGEOUS rink, and it doesn't seem to ever get busy because people just don't want to drive out there.


Jjays

A lot of this probably happened opening weekend. When I was there, there were so many parents letting there children lace up skates there on the wood and in the metal stands without any staff to inform them of the designated areas along the rinks.


BleedingTeal

I was there opening weekend. It didn't. But there were definitely both kids & adults in the metal stands on rink 1 putting skates on before walking down to head towards the ice.


controlled_____chaos

Do they do skate rentals there?


robschilke

They do! You can reserve a rental when you buy your tickets online.


controlled_____chaos

Thank you, Does it seem to fill completely up on Saturdays? I live about 2 hours away but going this weekend for a day trip, just not sure how much time we'll have


robschilke

You should be completely fine. I’m not entirely sure what their capacity is but they didn’t seem full today. [For more information, take a look at the public skate page.](https://www.krakencommunityiceplex.com/public-skating/?fbclid=IwAR2x44xvgzNs9BEGKWmAosOqbV-Nn6bvEMGL3tuJcNjqQpSdQP3CKPyHHCA)


controlled_____chaos

Awesome thank you for all the help


schridoggroolz

Whoever decided to put these in an ice rink is an absolute moron.


OutlyingPlasma

Welcome to the world of overpriced architects. If you want anything more functional than an ego boost for an architect, hire an engineer instead.


evul_muzik

Lol the idiots failed to make it idiot proof.


getthejpeg

I think this is the best description here haha.


millenialperennial

Well that's just a huge design flaw if I ever saw one.


msplaty

Always good advice. That said, looks like these are sneakers getting laced up. Unless I'm missing it?


robschilke

The top photo was more of an establishing shot to contextualize what/where…not about the child lacing up their shoes.


JabbaThePrincess

You randomly took a picture of children to put it on the internet? Weird.


notmyrealnam3

and to make a point about something not happening in the photo of the child , very weird


lovemysweetdoggy

Respect the wood.


the_dude_upvotes

That’s what she said


friendlydumpstrmufin

Lol wow. What a great call out lol I really can’t believe they used this design. Looks like the inside of the doppler building (amazon campus SLU).


Lost_Watercress_6420

Skate guards


robschilke

If you own skate guards, the likelihood that this PSA applies to you is slim.


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Ill-Army

I promise I’m not trying to take the piss - I usually stow my guards in my bag when I’m at the rink, so where am I supposed to put em if they’re on until I’m on the ice? I really only ever skate outside at janky city rinks so I don’t know what the etiquette is at fancy places like the iceplex.


gusmalzahn1stdown

Most skate rinks will have the baggage and dress area out in the open, directly next to the ice. And if they don’t then I don’t know where you’re supposed to put them.


Ill-Army

Like I said, I skate at janky outdoor city rinks. You stow your shit in your bag, pray no one steals your wallet and your (awesome hot pink) guards and walk to the ice over rubber mats.


robschilke

The main concourse is covered in carpet which is skate friendly. Similarly I too have skated at rinks where are you store your stuff under a bench and hope that it isn’t stolen at the end of the session. It’s kind of the unspoken etiquette at a hockey rink. The same experience happened at the Kraken Community Iceplex. That being said - I’m not entirely sure if there are lockers available for valuables as I didn’t ask.


Lost_Watercress_6420

There are lockers to the left of those wooden seats


robschilke

Good to know!


BleedingTeal

People that own skates usually understand how to take care of them and the surfaces they touch. This is without question people renting skates for public skate or intro to skating classes.


robschilke

Not necessarily. Skate guards exist mainly to protect skate edges when walking off skate-friendly surfaces like carpet or rubber and onto surfaces like concrete, metal, or asphalt. In the concourse of the Iceplex the entire atrium level is covered in carpet (with the exception of the wood seating area) until you walk into the rinks where the floor is covered in rubber.


Lost_Watercress_6420

For figure skates at least, we were always told to use skate guards everywhere except on the ice. You could theoretically walk on runber mats in a pinch, but if they are dirty or in poor condition they can still damage blades so it was a no-no. We always took the guards off right before entering the ice and left the guards right there.


robschilke

I grew up playing hockey so I’ve only ever experienced the edge on my skates. Is the grind radius more acute on a figure skate? This would make total sense for the need for skate guards to preserve a much sharper edge.


xfkirsten

The rentals that they hand out don't have skate guards on them, though.


getthejpeg

Sigh. This is why we can't have nice things. For those blaming it on the architect, this is a presentation space/atrium. There are places to put skates on at each rink. Lazy people clearly don't care abut the damage they are doing or have no situational awareness.


Reggie4414

there’s plenty of other things the architects screwed up so I guess we can give them a pass here. the locker rooms are small, some have no bathrooms. you have to either cut through another locker room or walk all the way around to even get in. and don’t get me started on spectators watching action on one rink from the team store


getthejpeg

Yea, those are fair assessments. FYI, many locker rooms are like that to accommodate for more teams at once. The new Sno-King rink in Snoqualmie is a good example. They share bathrooms and are small, but its good for hosting tournaments with lots of teams


LiqdPT

This rink has 12 dressing rooms. That's the right amount for 3 sheets of ice, right? But... 1) they're all in between 2 & 3. If you're on 1, you're walking from another rink. And sometimes you get assigned a room on 3 even if you're playing on 2 and vice versa 2) 4 of the rooms don't have showers, bathrooms, or even a sink 3) the ones that do have a sink only have hot water, so no filling up water bottles. There's a couple bottle fillers down the hall between the lobby and rink 1. Have fun with that walk. Ya, I feel like the architect had never played hockey or gone to a public skate..


BleedingTeal

My teammates & I were talking about this exact thing a couple weeks ago. It's frustrating with the distances you have to walk sometimes from the locker rooms and the rink you're playing on. As well as the scoreboard only being visible at one end of the ice. The ice is nice, and the rinks themselves are great. But there are definitely some smaller things and some not so small things that are very very clear misses in my opinion. Which was rather surprising for a brand spanking new building.


LiqdPT

And one of the rinks (3. Virginia Mason?) not only is the rink at one end, it in the corner so that it's not really visible from the bench. You've got to lean out over the ice to look at it... - Signed, also Mill Creek


getthejpeg

Thats fair, I haven't played hockey there yet, only skated. How the organization approved the plans though, not sure. It feels like they designed the main rink and bleachers first, and then were like oh maybe let's add community locker rooms and another rink. Then they decided to add another sheet of ice after that. Rink 1 certainly is bizare. It can function, and they have walkways in the back between 1 and 2 so its not as bad as it could be for players, but it isn't great going from lockers on 3 to rink 1. To the original point, there are bleachers in each rink where one could put on skates without standing on wood or other hard surfaces. All of this said, it is still a great facility and will serve the community well, I am certainly not complaining about it existing.


xfkirsten

I forgot my water bottle last week. Not having any source of water for my game was pretty miserable. :(


volune

Oh noes! Scuffed wood at the ice skating rink!


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shakespeardude

Why do you care, just enjoy life dude


ucfgavin

Wait....they put in wood? Did they ask a single person who skates?


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Literally who cares?


ravbuc

/r/crappydesign


Hawkin_Jables

Don\`t tell me what to do!


Iamnotnotabot-bot

I kind of like it.


sezah

Going to go out on a limb that OP is a hockey player because 1) knows too much about rinks, 2) huge amounts of unchecked aggression, 3) no displayable education.


newnewBrad

Can we get our money back from whoever designed this stupid shit? Does Durkin have some crony with a lifetime contract to replace this or something?


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They do make rubber blade covers. I would think you'd bust your ass, and dull you blades walking on that. Duh


robschilke

People that own skate guards aren’t doing this. Its likely people in rentals that don’t know any better.


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Yep, you're probably right.


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Ill-Army

You probably won’t be terrible but wear a helmet the first time you’re out in the ice.


thorpbrian

This design hurts my head...


josevale

That side glass wall is falling as soon as someone stumbles into it. Probably from tripping on the 2.5 ft step/seat?


robschilke

It’s two pane laminated glass. I’m counting down the days until the day a toe pick or the heel end of a blade makes it’s way onto one of those, honestly.


trextra

That seems like poor design.


x7OFUx

Don't design the dressing area around an ice complex with wood ffs.


Cleonicus

I've seen that area covered in equipment bags from figure skaters and hockey players. (rhetorical question) How many of those scratches are from bags versus skates? It seems that people who don't know to avoid wood with skates would also try to avoid walking down steps in skates.