Key Challenges and Solutions

• To improve visual interest, Balzer and Tuck introduced three focal points: the main entrance, a restaurant entrance, and a glazed exterior for the children’s party rooms
• An exposed steel colonnade and a canopy roof with strategically placed peaks allow visitors to immediately identify points of entry
• An abundance of daylight was added to the previously dim facility without compromising the aesthetic and need for strict lighting control within the bowling lanes and video arcade.
• A once flat facade now features a clerestory that can be seen from neighboring roads
• The addition was positioned along a heavily traveled adjacent roadway to increase frontage and visual impact for passersby
• The contemporary gray steel canopy, red fiber cement rain screen panel system, and cream colored traditional lap siding work together as a material bridge between the surrounding commercial and residential properties