Project Proposal: Baseball Complex
The project that I have decided to construct further detail about is a top of the art baseball complex. This brand new baseball complex will allow for many opportunities for people who love the sport of baseball to come to my complex and have fun. Teams from all over the country will have the opportunity to come out, and have a great experience. This complex will consist of four regulation sized baseball fields. The four regulation fields located at the complex are only just some of the nicest things my complex has to offer. These regulation sized fields will consist of ninety foot base paths and a distance from home plate to the pitcher's mound of sixty feet. The four fields will consist of all turf. This turf will run from the very edge of the backstop all the way until the fence at the very edge of the opposite side. This turf will allow for the best playing conditions possible. Rain or shine, this turf will dry shortly after it is done raining. This turf will help reduce the risk of injuries to our players and even our spectators. Each of the fields will have two foul lines with them both being three hundred feet long. The fields will consist of a replica Green Monster in left field. The replica wall will have the same height as the real Green Monster does at Fenway Park. These fields will consist of draining systems so that any day you wish to have a game on these fields you can. The dugouts will be made of a cement structure. Each of the dugouts will be dug into the ground. The backstop behind home plate will be forty feet tall. Down the lines will consist of a three foot wall. These fields consist of eight forty foot light posts. The light posts will allow for the games to now be played at night. With the games being at night, it will allow for more teams to be able to play games. These light posts will be a great addition to my complex. The four fields are all located back to back to one another. Spectators that watch the games will be able to sit in sets of bleachers all along the side line. In between each of the fields are cement paths in which players and their parents can easily enter and exit the fields. The middle of these four fields will consist of a snack shack. This snack shack will sell all of the typical baseball related snacks and foods. The snack shack will also have many types of drinks for the players and the spectators to stay hydrated throughout the day at the ball field. Located on the exact opposite side of the concession stand, are two bathrooms. There is a men's room and a girl's room. The men's room will consist of three toilets and three urinals. In the women's room, will be six toilets. Both of the bathrooms will consist of four granite top sinks. This snack shack will consist of another floor. One of the bonus features to this complex is if spectators wish to watch their child's game from a higher view, they can go to the second floor of the snack shack and look through the top window. This will allow for them to be safe from all foul balls.
In addition to the four regulation sized fields are smaller fields. The four smaller fields are located down a cement path from the four regulation sized fields. These fields will be for players from the ages twelve and under. The small fields here will allow for the players to able to hit home runs. These fields will consist of a seventy foot base path and a fifty foot distance from home plate to the pitcher's mound. These fields will be one hundred and seventy feet down the lines. Straight away center will consist of two hundred feet. In left field there will be a replica of the Green Monster. The Green Monster will be fifteen feet high which will allow for the players to be able to hit homeruns over it. These fields will consist of a three foot wall down the sides of the field. Their dugouts will be made of cement. These dugouts are located partially in the ground. The backstop will be thirty feet high. For the spectators to watch the game will be sets of bleachers down the foul lines. These fields will consist of lights with the same dimensions as the other four regulation sized fields. The same thing goes for the snack shack in the middle of the fields. On the opposite side of the concession stand will be two bathrooms with the same amount of toilets, urinals, and sinks. It will be two stories tall so that way spectators can wish to watch their child's game from a higher experience, they can do so.
Once you walk to the opposite direction of the fields, you will be encountered by a nice building. Inside the building will be six batting cages in which will allow for the players to enjoy a comfortable experience inside before they can go to the fields to play their games. These batting cages will consist of a length of forty feet and a width of ten feet. Around each of the cages will be netting so that none of the players will get injured while warming up. There will be tons of spotlights located above each of the cages. These spotlights will allow for the players to safely see the ball while hitting.Inside this building will also consist of a gift shop. This gift shop will be thirty feet long with a width of forty feet. This gift shop will sell all the necessities of baseball. It will sell such items as new gloves, bats, helmets, cleats, and much more. The gift shop will have spotlights as well. These spotlights will allow for the customers to shop for new gear with bright enough light to see every item there. The building will also consist of two bathrooms. These bathrooms will be twenty feet in length and fifteen feet in width. There will be five toilets in the women's room. The mens room will consist of three toilets along with three urinals. The bathrooms will each consist of several spotlights. These sinks will each consist of direct spotlight located above each of them. These bathrooms will consist of four granite sinks each. This indoor batting cage facility is a place where players and spectators will be able to enter and exit through. If you enter the building you are here to come and play baseball. People who exit this building will have already played a game. Once you leave this building you will then head down a stone path towards the parking lot. This lot will consist of hundreds of spots along with fifteen handicap spots. After you have left the parking lot, you will then be back on the normal roads. This place is located off the highway. This baseball complex is the first complex with state of the art fields along with replica Green Monsters.
Local Building Codes for the Location: https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-state-building-code-780-cmr
This image above shows what my design looks like at the moment. The building above will be in the middle of the four regulation sized fields. It will be where parents and spectators are able to either go to the bathroom, or just grab a quick bite to eat if they are hungry, or a drink for if they are thirsty. These two bathrooms each have the same dimensions. Each bathroom have wall heights of ten feet all around. The lengths of each bathroom are twenty feet. These bathrooms will also consist of a width of two feet walls. Each of the bathrooms will each have two doors. One of the doors being to exit, and the other door being to enter. The right side box above is where the concession stand will be. This concession stand has wall lengths of twenty feet. It also has a width of two feet for the walls. Each walls around the concession will consist of ten feet tall.
This picture above shows the concession stand with a few more things added to it. Aside from its walls already put up, this concession stand has two rectangular shaped boxes near one another. These two rectangular boxes have a width of one foot. Each box has a five feet by ten feet frame. The walls of these boxes each have wall heights of ten feet. Two doors have also been added this concession stand. The two doors serve as a way where the workers are able to come and go as they please. To the far right of the image, are five windows. These five windows are where the parents, spectators, and players are able to order food and drinks as they need to.
This image above shows the first floor of the building I designed. The building shown above consists of many different purposes. To the far left of the image, is the entrance to the building. This entrance consists of three doors that people can enter through. Above the entrance on the picture is a boxed area. This area is used for storage. The storage that this section holds includes extra baseball equipment, gift shop merchandise, and cleaning materials. Next to the entrance are the seven batting cages. These cages allow for teams to get some last minute practice in. The cages allow for each team to warm up for their game by hitting in these cages. Right below the batting cages is a narrow fenced in area. This area is for players and coaches only. The area is for the teams to put their equipment in while they wait to hit. Below this area is an open area where parents and other teams can wait around and stay cool before going outside. On the far bottom of the picture are the bathrooms located next to the open area for students and parents. These bathrooms will consist of two doors, one is an exit, and the other is an entrance. The boys bathrooms will consist of six toilets and four urinals. This bathroom will also have two copper top sinks. The girls bathroom will consist of ten toilets. This bathroom will also consist of the same amount of sinks as the boys bathroom. The far right of the building will be a gift shop. This gift shop will consist of complex merchandise, baseball equipment, and other articles of clothing. Below the gift shop is the exit to the fields. This exit will lead you to the concrete paths, which leads each team and all spectators to the fields.
This picture above shows the outline design of the second floor of the snack shack. The image above consists of a wall that goes the perimeter of the floor. This wall is where parents and spectators are able to look out the window and watch the games taking place on the fields. These windows will be plexiglass windows so that way nobody would get hurt if a ball were to hit the windows of the building. This building will consist of steel table and chairs all throughout the floor. Most of the tables and chairs will be near the windows of the building so that way you can chill out and watch the game at the same time. There will also be a staircase that will allow the parents and spectators to go back to the first floor or outside if they choose to do. The smaller box in the middle of the image is a bar. This bar sells alcoholic beverages for the parents to have a drink or two, and relax while watching the game. The bar has tons of different types of beverages. This addition to the snack shack will allow for the parents to enjoy the baseball complex as well. There will be an exact replica of this building located on the other set of fields. This will allow for convenience to the parents so that way if their kids are playing on the smaller set of fields, they can still get a drink if they want to. These buildings will be a huge asset to the baseball complex.
This picture above shows what the model field looks like. The field consists of ninety feet base paths. In left field, is a replica Green Monster with exact dimensions of height and length. Center field consists of a padded wall which will help prevent serious injuries if a player were to crash into it. In right field will consist of wall that is padded as well. The fields will have metal bleachers which will allow for parents or spectators to be able to watch the game from a close up experience. These bleachers will run from the left field line to the dugout, and from the dugout on the other side until the tin right field foul pole.