March 19, 2024

District, Gensler Architectural Firm host gym redesign open houses

MBUSD and the architectural team from Gensler held an open house on April 3 and 4. MBX, boosters, other stakeholders, community members and neighbors were welcomed.

By Emily Dubinsky

Staff Writer

The Manhattan Beach Unified School District and the Gensler Architectural Firm held two open houses on April 3 and 4 regarding plans to redesign the Mira Costa Fisher Gym and on Wednesday, Gensler presented advancements from the open house at the MBUSD Board Workshop.

The April 3 open house was for MBX, boosters, and other stakeholders and the second open house was for community members. The open houses were two hour meet-and-greets where attendees talked with Gensler architects to learn more about the gym project. According to Murakawa-Leopard, the district’s current priority is to make sure that those interested have an opportunity to learn about the project and to offer any input regarding the gym’s redesign.

Photos: Gensler hosts open gym

“I am very appreciative of the community engagement that we have seen so far and hope that everyone feels welcomed and included in the conversation,” Murakawa-Leopard said. “We recognize that this is a community-supported project, and we want to make sure that we are hearing everyone’s voice before we commit to a plan.”

According to MBUSD, Gensler incorporated ideas from the open house in its design process and presented their ideas to the board at Wednesday’s workshop.

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“[The workshop] was an important opportunity for people to see where we’re headed,”  Murakawa-Leopard said. “Gensler listened to [our input] very carefully to make sure that they have correctly understood our collective needs and priorities and so that they can make adjustments and modifications as needed.”

Link: About the Mira Costa Gym Replacement Project

According to Murakawa-Leopard, after hearing feedback from the workshop, Gensler will return to the next Board meeting on May 3 and ask the Board to give direction to move forward with more detailed gym designs.

Link: The agenda for Measure EE BOC meeting

“We will have to compromise and make decisions about what will be included [in the new gym,]” Cochran said.  “I’m sure some of these decisions will not be easy, but all of the work we are doing is really important to help make informative decisions.”

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