Design and planning
Ice that pays the town back.
Planning a rink for public use, downtown activation or a new development? We have delivered high-impact, community-friendly rinks from budget-conscious seasonal builds to multi-use venues, and we know how a municipal project moves from council vote to ribbon cutting.
What we do with your planners
Aligned with community goals, not just a spec sheet.
We collaborate with your planners, engineers and architects so the rink serves the program you promised residents and the numbers you promised the finance committee.
- Align rink design with community goals and the visitor experience
- Integrate ADA compliance and public safety from the first layout
- Optimize mechanical and refrigeration systems for energy efficiency
- Plan for future expansion or seasonal adaptability
- Guidance on grants, funding strategies and public-private partnerships
Municipal planning toolkit.
A library of documentation built from decades of public rink installations, available to contracted clients through a secure online portal once we begin working together.
Design templates and floorplans
Municipal rink layouts and floorplans you can hand to your architect on day one.
System requirement guidelines
Refrigeration, dehumidification, electrical and water requirements by rink size.
Cost planning tools
Capital and operating budget tools for the RFP and the council presentation.
Site prep checklists
Infrastructure and site preparation checklists so the seasonal rink goes in on schedule every year.
From a downtown square to a multi-purpose arena.
Whether you are revitalizing a downtown square, adding a seasonal attraction to a park, or building a community arena, we bring the vision and the playbook. Seasonal programs often start with a portable rink or a skating track and grow into permanent facilities as attendance proves the case. For operators who would rather not own equipment, our subsidiary Magic Ice USA provides turnkey seasonal rentals with staffing.
Questions we get
Frequently asked
Can you help with an RFP?
Yes. We provide system requirement guidelines and cost planning tools that many municipalities use to write and evaluate rink RFPs.
Do you help find funding?
We provide guidance on grants, funding strategies and public-private partnership structures that have worked for other communities. We are not a grant writer, but we know what the applications need from the rink side.
How do developers usually start?
Most start with a seasonal portable rink to activate a plaza in the fourth season, then decide on permanence once they have a winter of attendance and revenue data.
Bring us the site plan and the season.
We will tell you what a seasonal rink, a track or a permanent facility would take, and what other towns your size have done.