Architect unveils schematic design for Palm Springs Swim Center locker rooms; $7 million cited for project funding

At the June 23 Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, architect Maria Song of Interactive Design Corporation presented a schematic design for the Palm Springs Swim Center building and locker room improvements and staff said the city has added $7,000,000 to the library bond to help fund the building work.

The schematic focuses on a reconfigured entrance and an upper-level deck that brings the entry level to the same elevation as the pavilion, new single‑use restrooms and showers, expanded staff/check‑in space, increased storage and a shaded pavilion conceived to provide solar and perforated panels above the locker and shower areas. “What we want to do is extend in our case so it reaches to South Pavilion Way…