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Valley Park Community Center
A new, 31,360-square-foot community center, designed
by ZMM Architects & Engineers, is the centerpiece of
the multi-million-dollar renovation to Valley Park in
Hurricane, WV.
The project, which is being constructed for the Putnam
County Parks and Recreation Commission with funds
supplied by the Putnam County Commission, is part of
a complete transformation for the community hub. Site
work amenities being provided under a separate contract
will include new baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts,
playground space and a dditional parking.
The park’s previous community building was torn down
to make way for a larger, updated community center that
includes 7,750 square feet of conference space, a com-
mercial kitchen, offices for the Putnam County Parks
and Recreation Commission and offices, locker rooms
and concessions for the existing Waves of Fun pool. The
meeting rooms can accommodate individual events in
three separate rooms or can be expanded to provide 450
table-seated guests or 1,200 guests in a standing room
only configuration. It will feature the latest technology
in internet access and sound and lighting systems along
with high-end interior finishes making it a perfect site
for conferences and wedding receptions. The full-service
commercial kitchen provides cooking and storage facilities
for everything from small caterings to multi-day events.
The exterior design concept plays off the existing com-
mons building, which incorporates stone accents, wood
siding and multi-sloped roofing around a floor plan that
emphasizes the internal components. The community
center entrance is highlighted by a large, exposed wood
truss bearing on tall, battered stone columns. These wood
beams are featured at all entrances and carry into the
meeting room pre-function to provide a fully exposed,
open wood structure. The majority of the building pe-
rimeter is brick veneer with the taller meeting room and
entrance separated by cast stone banding. The more de-
tailed facades for the pre-function space and office blocks
feature punched windows set in horizontal wood siding
with a stone veneer wainscot, which gives the building
a lodge feel. Sloped, standing seam metal roofing high-
lights the more visible portions of the building while flat
roofing covers the support spaces.
222 Lee St. W, Charleston, WV 25302
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