University of Houston Athletic/Alumni Facility
design architect
HOK (Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, LP)
general contractor
D.E. Harvey Construction
Location & Year
Houston, TX, 1995
category
Education
stories
2
size
220,000 SF
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This 220,000 square foot, two-story building houses the intercollegiate athletic program, Alumni offices, and locker facilities. The adjacent 2500-seat outdoor baseball stadium was also designed and constructed as part of the project. The showpiece of the building is a retractable 120-yard AstroTurf indoor practice field, which covers an indoor track, four indoor tennis courts, a hardwood basketball/volleyball court and two resilient sport courts.
The building also contains locker rooms for 13 athletics teams, a 16,500-square foot weight room, an athletic training room, a 200-seat auditorium, meeting rooms and athletics department offices. Adjacent to the entrance lobby is a Hall of Fame exhibit hall and a large reception hall for banquets and other events.