Community Centers

Community centers provide gathering places and activities that enrich the lives of area residents. Barry Isett & Associates has been privileged to provide an array of engineering services in the design of centers of various sizes and scopes.  Representative projects are listed here.

Arrowhead Lake Community Center

Pocono Lake, Monroe County, PA

Arrowhead Lake is a gated community of year-round homes just minutes from both the Big Boulder and Jack Frost ski areas.  In 2009, BIA was retained to provide structural and mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design for a new 12,400-square foot community center that features a great room, banquet facilities, a commercial kitchen, a game room and administrative offices.  BIA provided site visits during construction.

Lake Naomi Club

Pocono Pines, Monroe County, PA

Lake Naomi Club serves the residents and guests to two resort communities, Lake Naomi and Timber Trails. BIA was the structural and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering consultant in the design of a new 48,000-square-foot community center and indoor sports complex.  Amenities in the 8.5 million-dollar project include an indoor pool, indoor tennis, a fitness center, a game room, and activity rooms to appeal to all family members.  The lobby is pictured to the left.

Hanover Township Community Center

Hanover Township, PA

BIA provided the structural engineering design for the 27,000-square-foot community center which is open to township residents seven days a week. The offices of the township’s year-round recreation staff are housed are as are a 2,200-square-foot meeting room, a full-size gymnasium,  a fitness room, classrooms, game room and an aerobic studio Photos of the building are included below.