The building has been designed by Cannon Design, and will be built to achieve LEED Silver Certification standards. Built originally in 1994 to accommodate 11,000 students, UCR’s primary fitness centre will expand for a rapidly growing campus population.
The first stage of the two-part construction project involves the addition of nearly 75,000 gross square feet and is scheduled for completion by June 2014. The second stage of the expansion will involve a major renovation to the existing SRC in order to free up additional office space and multi-purpose rooms. This is expected to be finished by the last quarter of 2015.
The expansion will accommodate increasing student enrollment and limited availability of fitness equipment and rec classes, especially during peak hours. New facilities will include an outdoor olympic-sized pool, 20,000 square feet of weight room and cardio fitness space, along with an indoor jogging track that surrounds a rock climbing wall.
A multi-athletic court (MAC) is also expected to be included in the project. It will feature a full-sized basketball court, which may also be used for recreational events such as indoor soccer or volley ball. The opening of new aquatics facilities will contain a lap pool, recreation pool and a vortex pool. Basketball and volleyball courts will be built on the southeast portion of the SRC while construction takes place on the outdoor area adjacent to Lot 25.
C.W. Driver is the contractor of the project.
