The Family Y | The Family Y at Mahackeno | Architecture and Design The senior staff of the Family Y is committed to delivering programming, activities and services to meet the needs of a diverse community, today and in the future. Toward that end, they have been closely involved with development of the Mahackeno building project ... and what they have imagined is marvelous. In addition to a lap pool, consider a warm-water pool with a lazy river and a slide for family fun, as well as a zero-entry section to accommodate members with physical disabilities or who seek physical therapy; two high school basketball courts with spectator seating for parents, courts that can also be used for volleyball, badminton and fencing; an expanded gymnastics facility that will accommodate gymnasts who are taller than sixty-one inches; an above-ground Childcare Center that has a contiguous playground; an enhanced and enlarged fitness center and more room for aerobics and dance classes
And that's inside. At the campgrounds there are walking and hiking trails, outdoor ball fields and Lees Pond for fishing and boating activities. The proposed building will be located at the Mahackeno property owned by the Westport Weston Family Y. Mahackeno is a 32-acre tract of land in Westport bound by Sunny Lane, Lees Pond, Rice's Lane and the Merritt Parkway. The building, parking area and surrounding grounds uses approx 6 acres of the 32-acre site. Our site plan places the building at the northeast corner of the property adjacent to the Merritt Parkway, and does so in a manner that leverages the naturally sloping terrain to maximum effect. As a result, with the planned two-story building, only one story will be visible from the Merritt Parkway or as you approach the building on Sunny Lane and the building will not be visible from Rice's Lane. The facility planned for Mahackeno - meeting updated and improved safety and code requirements - allows us to deliver expanded services to children, tweens, teens, adults and seniors through Childcare, Camp and School Age, Aquatics, Fitness, Sports & Recreation programming as well as membership-oriented activities as a result of the family swimming pool, a larger fitness center and flexible multi-purpose space. In addition to building a facility close to the Merritt Parkway on a portion of our property that is otherwise virtually unusable because of its steep grading, we will be able to upgrade our camp facilities and provide year-round access to beautiful open space that is now enjoyed primarily by campers in the summer. Co-locating the new Family Y with the Camp creates a vastly improved, consolidated facility to serve Westport, Weston and surrounding communities. And this placement establishes the necessary elements of accessibility to allow for broader public use of this open space.
The Family Y | The Family Y at Mahackeno | Architecture and Design Contact us at: 203.226.8981 memberline@westporty.org |
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