Sac State rec center plans ready for trustees
Sacramento Business Journal 4/11/07
University officials will submit architectural renderings and the funding plan for the $71 million project next month to the California State University Board of Trustees. If approved by the board, construction on the building -- which includes an exercise facility and student health center -- could begin in March.
Last week, a campus advisory board of students, university staff and community members approved the plans for the largely student-funded center. The CSU system's capital planning and design committee approved architectural renderings for the center last month.
The recreation and wellness center is part of the Spanos Sports Complex at the south end of campus. About $25 million has been raised from private donations for the project.
The Broad Athletic Facility, the first phase of the project, should be completed next March. Then, demolition of the field house is scheduled, to be replaced by the recreation and wellness center.
The fitness center will include a climbing wall, cardiovascular and weight equipment areas, an elevated indoor track, multiple-use athletic courts for intramural sports and fitness classrooms. A child-care center, cafe, locker rooms and space for equipment rental and recreational sports offices are also part of the plan.
The center could open in August 2010.
The building also will include a full-service wellness center with an available doctor who can make appointments with a fitness trainer. The center will include examination rooms, x-ray services, nutrition counseling, sports medicine, physical therapy and optometry services.
The 150,000-square-foot center will be the largest recreation and wellness center in the CSU system. It also could be the first in the system to meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, which recognizes environmentally friendly features. With the current design, the center should meet LEED silver certification.