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Pendulum integrate parks and pools into Kansas City Royals downtown regen concept

By Stu Robarts    11 Feb 2020
Pendulum designed a concept that would help to stimulate regeneration in the downtown area of Kansas City / Pendulum Studio
I think now is the time for Kansas City to start thinking about an economically sustainable sports facility model that looks toward the future.
– Jonathan O’Neil Cole

Pendulum Studio have created a concept design for a new Kansas City Royals ballpark development in the downtown area of the city that would incorporate a variety of amenities and the blur lines of public and private space.

The potential for a move to a new downtown home for the Missouri-based team has been discussed for a number of years – in part with the regeneration of the area in mind – and the recent sale of the Royals has brought the idea back to the fore.

With this in mind, Pendulum designed a concept that would not only cater for the matchday experience of fans, but would help to stimulate regeneration and provide an 24/7 asset for the local community.

It proposes a mixed-use development that includes a 30,000 capacity ballpark with 26 premium suites, as well as public areas, 2.5ac (1ha) of green space, 1,000 housing units, hotels, eight restaurants, bars and 50,000sq ft (4,645sq m) of commercial space.

The intention is for those supporting elements to be used beyond game-days, with a concourse that is open to the public every day.

"Our concept is about much more than baseball," said Jonathan O’Neil Cole, founding principal of Pendulum Studio. "We see the main concourse as an enhanced pedestrian thoroughfare with active restaurants open daily as well as during games."

The blurring of public and private space would see people able to use the concourse as a walking trail, providing views down into the ballpark, with food and drink offerings beyond those of a typical baseball ground used by the local community for lunch and dinner.

Balconies, terraces and pools of the surrounding housing, hotels and amenities would also provide views into the ballpark, adding value for those elements of the development.

"What we’ve set out to accomplish with this concept is start a conversation about what could happen," said O’Neil Cole.

He continued: "When you give careful consideration to the shifts in the sport business model over the last twenty years, coupled with advancements in technology and the ever-increasing demand for expanded fan amenities, I think now is the time for Kansas City to start thinking about an economically sustainable sports facility model that looks toward the future."

People able to use the concourse as a walking trail, providing views down into the ballpark / Pendulum Studio
The development is based around a 30,000-capacity ballpark with 26 premium suites / Pendulum Studio
Balconies, terraces and pools of the surrounding housing, hotels and amenities would provide views into the ballpark / Pendulum Studio
The main concourse has been conceived as an enhanced pedestrian thoroughfare / Pendulum Studio
Amenities built into the development will be available for use 24/7 / Pendulum Studio
The concept includes eight restaurants and a variety of bars / Pendulum Studio
The proximity of amenities to the ballpark will provide added value for them / Pendulum Studio
There will be a double-story club as part of the ballpark / Pendulum Studio
Views into the ballpark will provide added value for support amenities / Pendulum Studio
the design factors in the ever-increasing demand for expanded fan amenities / Pendulum Studio
Partnerships with a variety of business types would help to build the amenities offering / Pendulum Studio
The development was conceived to help regenerate the downtown area of the city / Pendulum Studio
The potential for a move to a new downtown home for the Royals has been discussed for a number of years / Pendulum Studio
Pendulum Studio  Kansas City  Kansas City Royals  ballpark  baseball  concept 
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