More about King Pavilion

The King Pavilion is one of the newest buildings at Iowa State, and the newest addition to the College of Design, supplementing and expanding the Design Building that has served the college for over 30 years. Opened in 2009, the building showcases many emerging methods in green design and technology. The King Pavilion is an ideal site for our project because its interior revolves around an open core, filled only with movable furniture and partitions.As such, there is ample room for a large, dynamic project.

Another factor in our choice of the King Pavilion is its immediate proximity to the Design College's primary woodworking shop and materials loading dock. This means that during construction, components of the velodrome can be rapidly delivered, fabricated, assembled and adjusted without ever leaving the site.

It is a testament to how compact the Cyclodrome will be that while there is ample room for spectators, the space we have chosen for our initial construction is only 1200 square feet in size - barely the size of ten typical parking spaces. As the nation's smallest velodrome, Cyclodrome will be a fast, close-quarters experience for riders and builders alike, and we felt that building the velodrome indoors would best reflect that part of its character.