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An exterior rendering of the new gymnastics practice facility.
An interior rendering of student-athlete gymnasts practicing in the new branded facility.
An interior rendering of student-athlete gymnasts practicing in the new branded facility.
An exterior rendering of the new gymnastics practice facility.
An exterior rendering of the new gymnastics practice facility.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Athletes Village Women’s Gymnastics Performance Center

University of Minnesota

The new Women’s Gymnastics facility will be located in Athletes Village adjacent to the Indoor Football Practice Facility. The new practice facility will provide Division I quality practice space and expand the immersive student-athlete community of Athletes Village.

Located on a prominent site in Athletes Village, the design aesthetic draws on the existing vocabulary in new ways to give this facility its own identity from inside the village and from surrounding campus roads and pathways.

Team

Greg Fenton headshot

Greg Fenton

Principal, Director

Roger

Roger “Lars” Larson

Associate Principal, Senior Code Specialist

Cesar Honorio-Arroyo headshot

César Honorio-Arroyo

Senior Architectural Designer

Brian Lapham headshot

Brian Lapham

Senior Project Manager

Kyle Lunke's headshot

Kyle Lunke

Architectural Design Manager

Ashley Middleton headshot

Ashley Middleton

Senior Interior Designer

Matt Sletten headshot

Matt Sletten

Design Leader

Additional Team Members

Avery Gidley

Graphic Designer

Daniel Treinen

Design Leader

Jesse Turck

Project Manager

Project Specs

Size:

18,000 sq. ft.

Components:

The interior program includes a 14,000 sq. ft. practice gymnasium, locker room, training room, and team lounge; the facility will leverage existing building system infrastructure that anticipated future construction at this location when BWBR and RDG designed the original Village

Completion:

2024

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