Richard L. Duchossois Athletic and Recreation Center Update #4

OVERVIEW

In the five months since our update in December, the finishing touches on the exterior of the building continue while the interior has seen a major transformation as we rapidly approach the end date for the project. This photo showcases the windows and doors that have been installed on the south entrance of the structure.

The majority of this update will focus on the work that has been done on the inside of the building.

Over the last two months of the project and continuing in the foreseeable future, the construction crew has been practicing social distancing and wearing masks in order to protect their wellbeing.

100 LEVEL - RECREATION GYMNASIUM

This west-facing photo shows the recreation gymnasium on the first floor. The shot is taken from a window in the Athletic Training Center located on the third floor.

A reverse shot of the room, showcasing the reinforced high velocity wall on the south side of the space. The wall is designed for high velocity impact so that athletic teams and Physical Education classes can do various activities in this area without damaging the wall.

100 LEVEL - COURTS

A couple of the other main fixtures of the first floor are the squash and racquetball courts.

A shot of a squash court with the flooring material in the space before installation.

100 LEVEL - COURTS

A photo taken from the south side of the building. The shot shows a more finished first floor corridor with the flooring in place and the courts completed. The squash courts line the left side of the photo and the racquetball courts on the right.

One of the completed squash courts.

A different view of a squash court.

100 LEVEL - VARSITY GOLF HITTING ROOM & MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

In the northeast corner of the 100 level is the varsity golf hitting room (door on left), along with a multipurpose room on the right. The multipurpose room will primarily be used for TRX and spin classes.

A photo of the vestibule in the golf hitting room on the first floor. The locker height was chosen to specifically accommodate the storage of golf bags and clubs.

200 LEVEL - LOCKER ROOMS

The 200 level of the building mainly consists of locker rooms, along with the ceiling space for the recreation gymnasium and the squash and racquetball courts. This photo shows an all-gender visitor locker room.

A photo of one of the faculty/staff locker rooms on the second floor. Both the women's and men's faculty/staff locker rooms are located on the second floor and are identical with the women's on the north side (parking deck) and the men's on the south (Washington street).

Another shot of a faculty/staff locker room with the flooring completed along with mirrors installed.

200 LEVEL - VARSITY GOLF PUTTING ROOM

In the northeast corner of the second floor is the varsity golf putting room.

300 LEVEL - MAIN CORRIDOR

This is a south-facing photo, displaying the main hallway when entering the building from the north entrance (parking deck). On the left side of the photo is the framework for the exterior glass wall of the Fitness Center, while on the right is the entrance to the Athletic Training Center.

A reverse shot of the hallway taken from the south lobby.

300 LEVEL - MAIN CORRIDOR

This shot features the completed exterior wall of the Fitness Center

A photo of the main entrance to the Fitness Center in the north lobby on the third floor.

A shot of one of the two general use locker rooms located on the third floor.

300 LEVEL - FITNESS CENTER

The Fitness Center officially went offline in March of this year, which allowed the construction crew to start the demolition process and begin the transformation to what will be the new Fitness Center.

A photo of the north side of the Fitness Center. The cut-out flooring will be reinforced, as this portion of the space will be used for weightlifting and strength and conditioning.

300 LEVEL - FITNESS CENTER

A reverse shot of the Fitness Center taken near the completion of the demolition process.

On the south side of the space will be a fitness stretching area and a large multipurpose room, which can be separated into two smaller rooms. The shot is taken from the stretching area, and the frames on the left side of the columns show the north wall of the multipurpose rooms.

A photo taken from inside the multipurpose rooms.

300 LEVEL - ATHLETIC TRAINING CENTER

Staying on the third floor of the building, this photo is taken from inside the Athletic Training Center. The shot is a southeast-facing photo with the glass windows on the far left side of the photo leading to the 300 level main corridor.

A west-facing photo of the space.

Along with the main rehabilitation space shown in the previous photos, the Athletic Training Center will also have offices, an exam room, storage spaces and a hydrotherapy room shown here.

300 LEVEL - LOCKER ROOM

The third floor also hosts the varsity locker rooms for men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling. One of the four locker rooms is featured here.

There will be two shared lounges on the third floor. One located between women's basketball and volleyball and one between men's basketball and wrestling. This is the south shared lounge, with the door to the men's basketball locker room located on the left side of the photo.

A shot of the exterior hallway on the Washington Street side of the building. The shared lounge for men's basketball and wrestling can be seen on the left of this east-facing photo.

400 LEVEL - HOLEKAMP GYM

The two varsity gymnasiums are located on the fourth floor. This eastward-facing shot shows the basketball hoops already installed in Holekamp Gym.

A northeast-facing photo that highlights the first layer of flooring that was installed, as well as the press box located in the background of the shot on the north wall.

400 LEVEL - HOLEKAMP GYM

After the leveling base subfloor was completed the competition floor was then installed.

A photo taken from the press box shows more of the competition floor being completed.

400 LEVEL - HOLEKAMP GYM

This photo shows a nearly completed floor with the bleachers also installed on the left/north side. The center of the photo highlights the entrance to the Hall of Fame room located just off the playing surface.

Another photo taken from the press box. The completed floor is shown, along with bleachers on the south side of the gym.

400 LEVEL - MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

On the west side of Holekamp Gym is another multipurpose room shown here nearly completed.

This is a photo of the north lobby entrance to Holekamp Gym located on the parking deck side of the building.

A shot of the south lobby (Washington Street) entrance to Holekamp Gym.

400 LEVEL - HALL OF FAME ROOM

This photo is taken from the fourth floor main corridor, highlighting the Hall of Fame room. The far glass wall of the space gives a complete view of Holekamp Gym.

An interior shot of the Hall of Fame Room directed toward the main corridor and shows an entrance to the Class of 1969 Doremus Gymnasium in the background.

A south-facing photo of the fourth floor main corridor. The glass wall on the right is one of the exterior walls to the Hall of Fame room.

400/500 LEVELS - CLASS OF 1969 DOREMUS GYMNASIUM

On the east side of the structure, the Class of 1969 Doremus Gymnasium continues to be restored. This photo is taken from the corridor on the fifth floor on the north side of the building. This shows what will be a new entrance to the track on the fifth level.

A reverse shot taken from the south corridor on the fifth floor.

A photo taken from court level of the Class of 1969 Doremus Gymnasium.

400 LEVEL - CLASSROOM AND OFFICES

On the south side of the building on the fourth floor is the new classroom/team meeting space. This photo shows the windows on the west wall of the room and the doorway to the south lobby.

Adjacent to the classroom are head coach offices. This office has windows providing views to Washington Street and the south side of campus.

EXTERIOR SHOT

An exterior shot of the south side of the building.

NEXT PHASE

The Richard L. Duchossois Athletic and Recreation Center is nearly complete. Landscaping has already been started on the exterior, while the interior continues to be transformed. The project remains on schedule to open for the beginning of fall term.