Business View Magazine | May 2020

74 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2020 “So we solved those structural issues and actually turned them into a strength. Now we’ve added a phenomenal 40,000 square foot atrium to the front of our building. It boasts a stunning glass wall to the height of the building that extends and wraps around the entirety of the front facing downtown Cleveland. A brushed aluminum curtain wall behind that glass wall creates an architectural treatment with baffles that hide the mechanicals but open up more when there’s space where people are behind it. It also provides a platform for us to have LED lighting that enables us to project up to 1500 color combinations along with motion; to change the personality of the FieldHouse based on whatever event is going on.” BVM: What other features and amenities were included? Komoroski: “We added eight neighborhoods throughout the building – destinations where people can now gather and enjoy their time with coworkers, family, friends – anchored by food and beverage like you would have in a typical neighborhood. We totally changed the wayfinding system to make it intuitive. We’ve added another 7500 square feet on the south side of the building to make that entrance more hospitable in terms of processing people from an operational flow and added another neighborhood as part of that. “Within the concourse, all the public spaces and concession stands were totally redone in a more modern, fan-friendly way with a dramatic emphasis on technology experiences, along with expanding our already robust portfolio of local restaurateurs that are beloved by our fans here in northeast Ohio. All the restrooms were changed as well. All the static signage was changed with digital displays. Over 740 televisions added throughout the concourse. There are two truly unique signatures of the FieldHouse: one is the LED lighting treatment for the brushed aluminum curtain wall that covers the front and the primary entrances, and the second is what we call a “Power Portal”. As you make your way through

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