Radford University

The Student Recreation & Wellness Center is the hub for healthy student interaction and participation, enhancing the quality of life for the entire campus community, while providing a solid foundation for life-long healthy living habits. The open design amplifies the activities within the building’s highly transparent building skin, allowing passers-by to visually experience people in activity classes, on cardio exercise equipment, and on the dynamic sloping jogging track that rises and falls 14’ between two floors. This structure boasts an additional vibrant array of amenities including a spacious 3-court gymnasium, a versatile multi-activity court (MAC), two racquetball courts, expansive open fitness/exercise areas, a rejuvenating wellness center, and four group exercise rooms. Additionally, it offers a classroom equipped with a demonstration kitchen. It’s a hub that fosters a culture of movement and vitality.

The building artfully combines brick, stone, and glass to beneficially engage into the architectural context of the campus. Responding to its eclectic neighbors, the southern half of the new recreation and wellness center reflects the traditional side of campus, while on the north it presents a more modern interpretation of campus architecture. In addition, the facility is positioned between the existing pedestrian mall and the primary traffic artery along the eastern perimeter of the campus, allowing the dynamic aesthetic character of the facility to become a visual landmark to both campus visitors in vehicles and students on foot.