Olympus House - Decatur IL
1959
Year Built
54,535
Total Square Fottage
2023
Construction due to be completed
30
Parking Spaces
The Olympus Fitness Group's Headquarters
Rebuilding the fitness industry across Illinois.
Much like all large buildings in Decatur this was once bought by a private investor hoping to flip it for profit, but now unloved Olympus Fitness have acquired it and commissioned us to create their perfect North American HQ.
The building has swimming pools, courts, weights rooms as well as extensive offices. We will need to review the structural integrity first and then move on to some heavy internal renovations.
Stage 1 - Urgent Care
This poor old girl has been unloved for so long
Built in 1959 as the Decatur YMCA and more recently used as a live-in rehabilitation center for teenagers. Some significant renovation in took place 2003 to accommodate the teen center on the first and third floors of this 4 floor facility. The building has two gymnasiums, one elevated running track, one large swimming pool, 3 racquetball courts, and other amenities. The main level has several offices, conferences, gathering areas and restrooms. There are two fireplaces on the first floor. The third floor was largely residential with restrooms and multiple living and sleeping rooms. The second floor has a commercial-grade kitchen, dining room, library and chapel. Fourth floor has not been upgraded with any of the noted improvements. The building has five stairwells and two elevator shafts. The elevators are not believed to be functional.
All the these areas will need to be stripped out, and a bit of TLC applied before we can start renovations. We will also need to install all new systems for the infrastructure
Creating a Smart building from the outset.
We will utilise the building's unused basement areas to create a large scale Data center that is capable of not only collecting and storing all the data from the building once it is operational, but also capable of running the software to manage the building's newly updated systems.
Managing both cost and efficiency to maximise the building's operations
A building's HVAC systems can quickly become one of the major costs of operations for any company, Lupine will be working with a preferred network of suppliers to create an HVAC system that monitors, preempts usage spikes and lows, allowing for a smarter way to heat and cool the building.
We will be working very closely with Lupine A&D to ensure the interiors of this behemoth use natural ways to monitor things such as humidity. This means we will be looking to have living walls and a number of small atriums as well.
Creating scalability now will add value on the back end
Many clients look to save money by installing systems that will work fine for a few years, thankfully Olympys have agreed to spend a little extra on cabling and lighting systems, allowing us to install systems that are not only going to save them $$ in operating costs, but will also ensure that the building can be easily upgrading to the latest technologies as and when they become available for relatively low cost.
Wet Work!
The entire system will need a complete overhaul, from the bathrooms to the swimming pool itself all of the water networks have been left unused for at least a decade and this means a lot of work. But Lupine is up to the challenge as always.
Stage 2 - Renovations
The beautiful old girl gets a new Lease of Life
We estimate that stage two will begin at the outset of the second year, Stage two is focused on the renovations of the internals and letting Olympus finally take up residence in their new building.
