Masonry Magazine February 1980 Page. 46
Lake Placid's Olympic Village
Designed for Unusual Future Use
The home-away-from-home for over 1,800 athletes and coaches during the 1980 Winter Olympics is a cluster of multi-purpose buildings located in the tiny hamlet of Ray Brook, seven miles west of Lake Placid, N.Y. The future use of the Olympic Village, however, is a bit unusual: after the 13-day Winter Games, the 280,000 sq. ft. complex will be transformed into a federal minimum security prison.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has built the $20 million, 10-building complex and will loan it to the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee for use during February's Winter Games.
The design of the entire complex follows that of a correctional facility in Memphis, Tenn. The only design changes in the two-story brick structures focused on making the facilities more energy efficient because of Lake Placid's harsh climate. To achieve an energy efficient wall U-value of 0.07, project architect Dana Newbrook of Robinson Green Baretta, Providence, R.I., specified 2"-thick Styrofoam SM brand insulation in the building's cavity walls. The board-form, extruded polystyrene foam, manufactured by Dow Chemical Co., was attached to the 8"- thick masonry walls and covered with a 4"-thick decorative brick veneer.
Newbrook explained that he chose Styrofoam because "it is easy to work with and has the compressive strength to withstand abuse during construction. The thermal efficiency of the insulation enabled us to down-size the Village heating system, and its moisture resistance will provide long-term energy efficiency."
Once the Olympics are over and the Lake Placid area returns to normalcy, the Olympic Village will be converted for prison use at a cost of approximately $1 million. Dormitory rooms will be transformed into cells, and other facilities will be made into areas for manufacturing and light industry. The prison is expected to be occupied by June, 1980.
The mason contractor for the project is George & Asmussen Ltd., Kitchener, Ont., Canada.
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Specialty shopping in Dallas is to be readily found in such eye-pleasing centers as the Quadrangle, European Crossroads and Old Town. There is even a shopping center for the arts and crafts-Olla Podrida so distinctively constructed that if you look closely you may even find a board or two where a master carpenter has affixed his signature in the manner of a painter or sculptor.
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