Bringing New LIFE to a Dying Building

- Man Made Features

More than 80% of the site is covered in asphalt mainly for vehicular parking. A typical grid pattern of street lights with signage is spread throughout the site (reference image under Circulation). Temporary concrete street dividers border the parking lot and streets leading to arterial roads. Chain linked fences within the parking lot divide public and private access into certain areas such as employee parking, storage areas, VIP parking, and private access into the stadium. The only permanent structure is the multi-purpose stadium which is mainly made of concrete construction.

The Trolley system (raised above ground) runs through the south edge of the site and a station is linked into the stadium. The design mimics the front façade of the stadiums architectural design.

The Trolley system (raised above ground) runs through the south edge of the site and a station is linked into the stadium. The design mimics the front façade of the stadiums architectural design.

Ramped system from trolley station to ground level parking lot.

- Circulation

Access into the stadium is primarily through vehicular access from Friars Road and Mission Village Drive on the north side of the site. Secondary vehicular access is through smaller streets on the eastern edge of the site but is usually gated off. Public transportation users access the site via trolley system – green line. Pedestrians are mainly coming from the western side of the site which neighbors Fenton Market Place (Lowes, IKEA, Costco) and are sometimes passing through broken fences or entering the site from the northwest vehicular entrance gate then climbing over the concrete street dividers. There is no parking along Mission Village Drive but some pedestrians enter the main gate on this street from the residential community north of Friars Road.

- Utilities

All utilities are through the City of San Diego. There are neither onsite recyclable system (wastes or water) nor clean energy systems (solar, wind, etc).

- Sensory

The majority of noise comes from Friars road to the north of the site and Interstate 15 east of the site. The muffled noise is passing vehicles. Noise from the trolley is minor but repeats every 10 to 15 minutes.

- People

The Mission Valley area is the heart of San Diego where shopping, dining, entertainment and outdoor activities cater to visitors and its residents. The residents of Mission Valley are fairly young with an average age of 39 years old. It is one of the wealthiest communities to live in San Diego with a limited amount of condos and townhomes. Most of the residents commute outside of the community for work with an average driving time of 22 minutes. Expenses run high in food, housing and medical costs.

- Climate

San Diego's climate is characterized by warm, dry summers and mild winters with most of the annual precipitation falling between November and March. The city has mild, mostly dry weather, with an average of 201 days above 70 °F and low annual rainfall. Summer temperatures are generally warm, with average highs of 70–78 °F and lows of 55–66 °F. Temperatures exceed 90 °F only four days a year. Most rainfall occurs from November to April. Winter temperatures are mild, with average high temperatures of 66–70 °F and lows of 50–56 °F.
The climate in the Mission Valley area, particularly during the "May gray/June gloom" period, a thick "marine layer" cloud cover will keep the air cool and damp within a few miles of the coast, but will continue through the valley. This happens every year in May and June. Since the valley opens up into the coastal area, the ocean serves as a moderating influence throughout the year.