Athletic center

Crossroads School is a K-12 private school whose upper school is situated on an unconventional urban infill campus. This 13,000 sf warehouse across the street from the original campus, previously used as storage by airplane parts distributor, was acquired by the school to accommodate an eclectic mix of functions that needed to be relocated from adjacent structures. Nico Marques The existing double bow-truss structure provided voluminous ceiling height and the project focused on seizing the opportunities that this provided. The raw industrial aesthetic was sympathetic with the character and ethos of Crossroads School. Nico Marques The eclectic program of the project was inserted into the existing structure as a set of distinct vo... More

To anchor the west end of the campus and signal that the school has grown from an agrarian focused curriculum into a 21st century comprehensive high school, HED was brought in design the new Livermore High School Athletic Complex and Aquatic Center. Tim Maloney Tim Maloney Tim Maloney This new athletic complex sits adjacent to the school’s stadium, and includes a multi-level, 50,000 SF event center and a 11-lane, 25-meter swimming pool with two diving platforms. It also houses a main multi-use gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium above a weight room, physical education classrooms, team rooms, and support spaces. The mezzanine level viewing section of the main gym allows this space to be utilized for dance and theatrical perf... More

sofSURFACES' premier partner, Indigo Fitness completes another world-class training space for Writtle University College in Essex, England!Established in 1893, Writtle University College (WUC) is one of the oldest specialist institutions in the UK. WUC has a history for achieving excellence and want recognition as a market leader. The goal for this project was to create a world class training space to attract talent and build on their award-winning alumni that have gone on to become leaders in competitive sport and health related exercise.   THE SITUATION Writtle University College came to IndigoFitness at the beginning of the project to design and kit out their University Health Hub gym. The Health Hub is the centre of the Universi... More

Athletic success isn’t just measured on the field, it is also measured off of it in what student-athletes learn, their diet, their mental wellness, and their preparation for post-collegiate life. The $90m new Stark Performance Center at Iowa State is a shining example of an investment in all of these areas  - with the added benefit that its design accentuates the building’s draw. The new sports performance center is part of a reimagining of the facilities that surround Jack Trice Stadium, alongside Bergstrom Football Complex and the Albaugh Family Plaza. The SPC - as it is colloquially known -  touts a new Strength and Conditioning area complete with turf and exercise machines , a lounge, a nutrition center, a sports m... More

The birth of the idea to initiate a centre for sports excellence by the promotor, was to create a facility wherein an athlete receives ample opportunities to excel in the sports they choose. It was always about interdisciplinary learning, about understanding your body and mind better, and enhance the sports ecosystem from the aspect of the facility, coaching, sports science,  sports management and leadership.   Celebrating India's accelerated growth in Sports, CSE promotes the approach of sports for all. Having Football, Cricket, Basketball, Badminton, Tennis, Squash, Volleyball, Shooting, and Athletics, along with sports science, kinesiology, physiotherapy and hostels in one campus.    A pivotal aspect of the plann... More

Location: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Type: Athletic sports complex by IAAF Standard 2008 Project year: 2017 Category: International competitions Plot size: 9,0843 Ha Building area: 36 654 m2 Capacity: 7000 seats Stage: Construction   The athletic complex in Nur-Sultan is one of the vivid examples of the use of fundamental knowledge about the fine arts in architecture. Spectacular silhouette, rich texture and nuanced color scheme with bright accents create an image that can be attributed to a work of art.   The critical feature of a painting is its illusory nature, the creation of a three-dimensional space on a plane. The building’s design implements the artistic illusion techniques to its` large surfaces to refle... More

Built as part of New York City’s Design Excellence program within both the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Facility sits within a new 110-acre park being developed as a part of former Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC initiative, whose primary goal was to bring large scale regional parks to every borough. Located on Staten Island’s Eastern Shore, the building overlooks the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, lower Manhattan, and the Freedom Tower. Now in the final stage of construction, Ocean Breeze has been open for track events since November 2015. Raised above one of the few remaining areas of native upland coastal grasslands on the island, Ocean Breeze’s minimal... More