Student Athletic Center for
Hood College
Hood College
A team of designers, architects, engineers, construction cost estimators, and builders lead by BDA produced a competition design for a new student recreation and athletic center for Hood College in Maryland.
For the College, time was of the essence given a complex set of calendar set-points driven by simultaneous adjacent infrastructure improvement projects, and academic and intercollegiate team sports schedules.
The concept plans were delivered in just three weeks. BDA's construction partners on the project, KBE Building Corporation, delivered a construction cost proposal of $203 per square foot, with a construction schedule showing the College a path to opening day, allowing plenty of time to prepare for the arena's first basketball game.
A bucolic and beautiful campus, Hood College is populated with excellent neo-classical academic and residential buildings.
Jeff Bushman, design director for the project said: "This is the largest building by far on the campus and a therefore it was very important to create a structure that would stand the test of time and play well with the existing family of Hood buildings. The design for the new building is contemporary - the material palette and detailing link it strongly to a tradition of building particular to Hood."
Carefully designed glazing would provide plenty of natural light without glare, with a reduction in energy demand. The main space acoustics are designed so that different uses requiring different acoustic characteristics would be accommodated.
The proposed design incorporates a rich multi-functional program including:
For the College, time was of the essence given a complex set of calendar set-points driven by simultaneous adjacent infrastructure improvement projects, and academic and intercollegiate team sports schedules.
The concept plans were delivered in just three weeks. BDA's construction partners on the project, KBE Building Corporation, delivered a construction cost proposal of $203 per square foot, with a construction schedule showing the College a path to opening day, allowing plenty of time to prepare for the arena's first basketball game.
A bucolic and beautiful campus, Hood College is populated with excellent neo-classical academic and residential buildings.
Jeff Bushman, design director for the project said: "This is the largest building by far on the campus and a therefore it was very important to create a structure that would stand the test of time and play well with the existing family of Hood buildings. The design for the new building is contemporary - the material palette and detailing link it strongly to a tradition of building particular to Hood."
Carefully designed glazing would provide plenty of natural light without glare, with a reduction in energy demand. The main space acoustics are designed so that different uses requiring different acoustic characteristics would be accommodated.
The proposed design incorporates a rich multi-functional program including:
- arena basketball seating for 1,200 spectators convertible for both NCAA and intramural use.
- convocation seating
- sports medicine program
- four locker rooms
- student recreational fitness center
- team rooms with audiovisual and media support