Front entrance of Olathe Community Center

Olathe Community Center

Project Case Study
McCownGordon was selected as construction manager to construct a new community center facility in Stagecoach Park, a 41-acre park located in Olathe, KS. The project also included improvements to the park. Intended to create an iconic facility and park environment, the new facility and upgrades enhanced the community identity and now provide a community gathering point.

Client

City of Olathe, Kansas

Processes

Safety
Preconstruction
Collaborative Delivery
Building Information Modeling

City

Olathe, KS

Recognition

Urban Land Institute Development of Distinction Awards

Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Award, Community Impact Category

Serving a diverse age range, the multi-generational facility is the first community center for the City and includes a wide range of amenities. Features include family leisure and lap pools with aquatic/spray amenities, run-out slides, lazy river, diving perches and a water climbing wall with a diving feature at the top. An outdoor water spray ground area is also accessible from the center.

Olathe community center recreation area
Olathe Community Center at sun down
Olathe Community center seating area

The fitness areas include cardio, weight training, area and studio classrooms, spin studio, basketball and multi-purpose courts, indoor track and locker room/shower facilities. Multipurpose activity rooms, overlooking the pool area, and a catering kitchen allow for events, meetings and parties. The center also offers indoor dry play areas and a child-watch space.

Olathe Community Center playground

The park received outdoor discovery and recreation areas, a large picnic shelter, playground, a community terrace patio, realignment and completion of the existing asphalt trail, and parking that supports both the community center and park.

Front entrance of Olathe Community Center
Olathe Community Center at sun down
Olathe community center recreation area
Olathe Community center seating area
Olathe Community Center picnic area
Olathe Community Center workout area
Olathe Community Center walking track and gymnasium
Olathe Community Center gymnasium
Olathe Community Center pool and aquatics
Olathe Community Center pool
Olathe Community Center daycare