University of Memphis R. Brad Martin Student Wellness Center

3735 Southern Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111 United States

Building Area (sf): 78,800 SF

Completion: 2022

Architect of Record:

ANF Architects, Inc.

Rebecca Conrad, LEED AP, AIA – Partner in Charge, Amanda Whitaker, AIA – Sr Project Architect, Liz Engel, AIA – Interior Designer

• Owner/Client:
• General Contractor: HOAR Construction
• Electrical: Counsilman-Hunsaker – Aquatics, Burr & Cole – Civil & Structural, OGCB – MEP, Ritchie Smith Associates – Landscape, Diversified – Security/Low Voltage, CannonDesign – Design Consultant
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• Photography:
  3 - The curved glass entry façade off the new Plaza showcases the activity inside, beckoning the passerby. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  4 - Front entry terrace wraps around student plaza with its steps on axis with the main campus. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  5 - Above: NW Façade at Plaza and Southern Avenue.
  Below: North Façade along Southern aligns with and compliments massing of adjacent pedestrian bridge. Photos by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  6 - The main E/W Avenue, branded with tiger stripes and University blue, provides views to the demonstration kitchen, weight and cardio areas and gym along its path. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  7 - Acoustic baffles and linear lights radiate off the glass curved façade above students exercising below. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  8 - The gym features tiger striped wood floors and windows to weight area, the avenue below and walking track above. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  9 - The 3-lane track runs through the gym, along exercise studio windows, weight and cardio spaces and by windows to the outside, providing the runner with many visual clues and attractions. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  10 - Demonstration Kitchen, Cycling Studio, Yoga Studio, & Open Studio with climbing wall. Photos by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
  
  

Design a dynamic, state of the art, fitness and educational facility that responds to the new student plaza, connects to the main campus, and invites the University community in, encouraging a life of wellness through participation in recreational sports, group fitness, and healthy cooking classes while providing access to cardio and weight training equipment and swimming facilities.

The R. Brad Martin Student Wellness Center was designed to provide students, faculty, and alumni with a dynamic, modern, and inviting facility for indoor sports recreation and outdoor aquatics. Utilizing dynamic shapes and energetic architectural moves highlighted with light, color, transparency, and volume, an active and invigorating sporting environment is created. Indoor basketball and volleyball courts, flexible fitness studios/meeting spaces, cardio spaces, a demonstration kitchen, and community outreach/education spaces, as well as healthy food services are brought together and connected into one wholistic and stimulating environment.

This Student Wellness Center is a 2‐story, 74,000SF facility that bookends one side of the new student plaza, reinforcing the north‐south axis of the main campus. The bold, 2‐story, transparent curved façade echoes the oval shape of the plaza, beckons the passerby, and showcases the energy and activity inside the building. Visible from the plaza, the outdoor aquatics area features a recreational pool with a shallow sun shelf, fountains, and lounge chairs while a terraced pool deck provides opportunities for relaxation and sunbathing. Adjacent outdoor recreation fields, hard courts, and a grass filled lawn provide ample space for outdoor sports, games, and recreation.