Frank P Blair Architect & Art
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    • Arcade Shopping Center
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    • Animal Science Building
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    • Redfield Library
    • Altheimer Branch Library
    • Russell Arts Center – Henderson University- Arkadelphia, Arkansas
    • Stevens Elementary School & Community Centery
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  • Industrial
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    • Arkansas Box Maumelle
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    • Steel Plastics Manufacturing Company- Conway, Arkansas
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  • Medical
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    • Little Rock Eye Clinic
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    • Bradley County Medical Center
    • CARTI Cancer Treatment Facility Conway
    • CARTI U of A Medical Center
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    • Children’s Hospital Phase 1
    • Dr. James T. Phalen DDS, PA, LR
    • Draper & Porter Family Practice Dental Clinic
    • St. Vincent Medical Plaza West
    • Family Practice Malvern
    • Sikeston Imaging Center
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    • Ferguson MRI
    • Gamma Knife Facility
    • Harrison Pharmacy
    • Kevin Jones General Dentistry
    • Little Rock Eye Clinic
    • Malvern Clinic
    • Dr. Ron Hardin Medical Towers II BMC
    • Dental Offices for Dr. Randy Machen
    • St. Anthony Hospital – Hays, Kansas
    • St. Marys Regional Medical Center – Russellville, Arkansas
    • MRI Diagnostic Facility U of A Medical Center
    • White River Medical Center
    • Women’s Clinic Baptist Health System
  • Multifamily
    • Apple Valley Townhomes
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  • Office Buildings
    • Arkansas Poultry Foundation
    • 3 Shackelford Plaza
    • 3 Office Park Drive
    • Metropolitan National Plaza Building
    • 7 Office Park Drive
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    • 8 Corporate Hill
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    • 10 Shackleford Plaza
    • Addition to Henry Koen Federal Building
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    • Breckenridge Drive
    • Atlas Trucking Company
    • Chevaux Planed Office Development
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    • Headquarters Building LRAFB
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    • Hinson Office Building
    • LSI Office Building
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    • 5 Shackleford Plaza Office Building
    • Shelter Insurance Company
    • Student Loan Building
    • South Side of Fayetteville Square
    • TWB Architects
    • Ward Gibson Realty Office Building
    • West Little Rock Physician’s Center
  • Office Lease Projects Photos NIC
  • Public Works
    • Public Works Building
    • Ball Fields UCA
    • Bentonville Ice Rink & Splash Park
    • Benton Community Center
    • Bicentennial Carillon Tower
    • The Center of Bryant
    • Central 400 Man Correctional Facility
    • Fire Station #9
    • Ice & Snow Maintenance Facility – Bill & Hillary National Airport
    • Jacksonville Central Fire Station
    • Jacksonville Municipal Complex
    • Jacksonville Police, Courts, and Jail Facility
    • Main Street Revitalization – Lake Village
    • Maumelle Comfort Station
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    • Monticello Central Fire Station
    • New Monticello Central Fire Station
    • Mt. Magazine Bath House & Campground
    • Paragould Fire Station
    • Regional 200 Man Correctional Unit
    • Sadie Johnson Community Center
    • Sherwood Animal Shelter
    • Tamerisk a Retirement Community Kaiser Steel
  • Religious
    • Primrose United Methodist Church
    • Convent – St. Anthony Hospital – Hays, Kansas
  • Residential
    • Art Squire Residence
    • Club House Bella Vista Country Club
    • Bridge Point Townhome Condominiumns
    • Bushman Residence
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    • Chandlers Landing Residence
    • Chartwell Country Club
    • Condominiums Pine Bluff
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    • Country Club of Missouri
    • David Scruggs Game & Pool House
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    • Doug Eaton Residence
    • Dr. Stephen Johnson Residence
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    • Fairway Woods Condominiums
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    • Frank Broyles Residence
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    • Kappa Sigma Fraternity U of A Fayetteville
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    • Owen Residence
    • Parkway Place Bath House & Pool Complex
    • Shadow Lake Apartments
    • South Shore Condominiums
    • Tucker Residence
    • Webre Residence
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    • Charles Whiteside Residence
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Bentonville Ice Rink & Splash Park Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville Ice Rink and Splash Park is sited on a half block site located between the Bentonville Square and Compton Gardens.  Compton Gardens is a pristine wooded park that serves as the pedestrian approach to the Walton Art Museum.  The Parks Department program included the concept to provide a pedestrian approach from the Bentonville Square to the Walton Art Museum. The access through the ice rink / splash park was a major consideration.

The site is bisected by an angular walkway that opens to Compton Gardens. A small amphitheater is located on the northwest corner and the ice rink / splash park and support facility is sited on the south west portion of the site.

The charge to the Planners, Architects, and Contractor was to save all the existing trees. Grading was carefully considered with a six to eight foot fall across the site. The use of natural landscaping was chosen and seasonal flowing was a goal to provide color throughout the year. Limited parking is provided on the periphery of the site.

Numerous design schemes were studied from very traditional to a blend of contemporary regional. The materials and colors were chosen to match the pallet of materials most often occurring on the City Square.

The building provides Skate rental, toilet facilities, covered seating and viewing, storage for the Zamboni and dasher boards for the ice rink and ice rink mechanical equipment.

The mechanical system was the most critical element of the success of the project. The City wanted to start making ice in November and extend the season to March. We found that we were designing a most unique facility when we started researching the requirements. Since the ice rink would function as a Splash Park in the summer we would be building a slab that would need to provide drainage and contain the water from beyond the Splash Pad. The slab contained all the Freon lines, drainage lines and splash pad supply and drain lines as well as a myriad of reinforcing steel since the 6,000 square foot slab could have not expansion joints.

Sidebar: A world class 21c Museum Hotel with the RED PENGUINS Original is in Louisville is now being constructed on the south side of the Ice Rink / Splash Park.

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