Phase 1 Scope Renovations To Design Review

It’s been crickets since last March when it was announced that Norfolk was looking into renovating the Scope and many wondered if anything would actually come of it.  It looks like we now have some movement as a preliminary review of design plans for phase 1 are part of the agenda for the November 7^th Design Review Committee Meeting.

CC Image courtesy of  Missy_Schmidt's photostream on Flickr

Because of the way the Scope was built and its inability to add additional seats, the long-term plan’s focus was on quality over quantity in order to draw more/better events. The project will be completed in phases over time and this first phase will include renovations to the concourse area, including restroom and concession additions.
Phase 1 includes expansion to the east and west concourse and will include 3,350 square feet of restroom space, 1,450 square feet of concession space to include storage, and 2,700 square feet of additional concourse and concession queue space.  The upgrades to the women’s restroom are design to increase the size and bring it up to code.

The most interesting part of this is what it will look like.  A new expanded glass concourse extending to the legs of the building will be in place on the east and west sides of the building.
Once the Design and Planning Commission approve the plan, it goes to City Council for final approval.  This is most likely when we’ll learn more about the construction timeline. The master plan for this project came across as very ambitious, so it’ll be worthwhile to see what each new phase will bring.