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University of Mississippi Multi-Sport Indoor Practice Facility

University of Mississippi Multi-Sport Indoor Practice Facility

April 15, 2003

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MULTI-SPORT INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
Ferguson & Associates Architects - Jackson, Miss.

  • 1. Top of structure over playing field - 79' above finished floor.
  • 2. Building structure comprised of steel frame, metal roof, brick and metal panel exterior walls with dimensional stone base/water table and stone wall caps.
  • 3. Players' Lounge with game room, t.v. room/lounge, computer/study lab, refreshment bar, and small theater room.
  • 4. Building features card-swipe type access security system.
  • 5. Staff office area features state-of-the-art audio/video "strategy room" with four digital projection screens and sound.
  • 6. Staff office area also features state-of-the-art audio/video editing suite.
  • 7. Banquet Hall can accommodate approximately 300 persons.
  • 8. Semi-private upstairs Head Coach's Office Suite features private balcony and views into indoor playing field area and towards both the existing outdoor practice fields, and the south end-zone of the stadium.
  • 9. New indoor facility is linked to existing stadium via secured, underground tunnel for moving players back and forth between facilities during "game days".
  • 10. State-of-the-art training area, including in-ground hydrotherapy pools with submersible treadmills/and video monitoring equipment. Also comprised of tape area, treatment area, rehab area, and hydrotherapy area.
  • 11. 150 lockers.
  • 12. Immediate access to existing stadium and playing fields.
  • 13. Full sized indoor practice field, including practice track and various related track events.
  • 14. Staff area/offices include private positional coaches' offices with adjacent team position meeting rooms.

    SQUARE FOOTAGE TAKE OFFS (APPROXIMATE)
    Total building area: approx. 150,000 square feet enclosed
    Equipment Storage = 4,809
    Training Area = 5,897
    Players/Coaches' Locker rooms (including showers, etc.) = 11,000
    Offices = 14, 223
    Head Coach's Suite (upstairs) = 1,980
    Team Meeting Room(main/large space only) = 2,491
    Banquet Hall = 5,230
    Players' Lounge = 3,443
    Weight Room = 9,877

    TOTAL PARKING - APPROXIMATELY 200 SPACES

    The Indoor Practice Facility is a culmination of three years of intense planning. Strengthened by University collaboration, it shall stand as one of the most forward thinking facilities in the country. The design process was set in motion with the desire from the top of the administration to create a product unlike any other facility in the country. It will become a flagship facility on which others will be judged.

    Its form grew out of function, but yet fits seamlessly within the fabric of the University. The building nestles in between the existing Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the new track complex. It creates a courtyard between itself and the stadium to provide an experiential pre-game gathering space. This courtyard is connected to the facility through a "Hall of Fame" entry vestibule. From this point, all public areas of the facility can be accessed. The players access the game day playing field through a secure underground tunnel. Within minutes the team can be transported from the new locker room through a portal in the southwest corner of the stadium into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

    The spatial arrangement will be the pinnacle of its success. Every support function is neatly placed around a full 100-yard practice field. The entire facility will be networked together utilizing the state of the art digital audio/visual technology. Every function related to the sport of football has been flawlessly integrated into one building.