The Following excerpt is from an article published in the Tribune Review
With the handrails of the home-side grandstand at the Norwin Knights Stadium starting to detach from the structure and concrete and masonry showing signs of deterioration, a study will help school officials determine whether repairs or replacement are needed.
The Norwin School Board this week approved the proposal from DRAW Collective, a Mt. Lebanon-based architectural firm, to assess the stadium facilities and conduct a feasibility study of the home-side grandstand and complex. There will be conceptual design drawings for options to renovate or replace the grandstand structure, with up to three configurations focusing on the main structure and adjacent support functions, according to the proposal from Cassandra Renninger, a principal with DRAW Collective.
The assessment of the grandstand will identify priority improvements to extend the life of the structure, according to the proposal.
Superintendent Jeff Taylor said following the meeting that the grandstand is about 60 years old.
Each element of the stadium complex — the fieldhouse, visitors and home grandstands and several support facilities — “has a pressing list of safety and deferred maintenance concerns,” Renninger said. The study will give the district an updated review of the site and assessment of the structural integrity of the facilities.
There also will be options for improving the seating required under the Americans With Disabilities Act, as well as options that do not rely upon an elevator to take those needing assistance to their seats. The ADA seating is about eight feet above the concourse level and the elevator “has become very unreliable,” Renninger stated in the proposal.