Hendrix College Wellness and Athletics Center
Conway, AK
Year in Showcase: 2008
Project Description
The Wellness and Athletics Center
replaces old Grove Gym as the
home of Warrior Athletics and the
school’s kinesiology program, and
accommodates a greatly enhanced
recreation and intramurals program.
The WAC includes a 1,100-seat event
gymnasium for varsity practices and
contests, a two-court recreational
gym with a suspended jogging track,
a 6,800-square-foot fitness center,
a movement studio, a climbing wall
and a glass-enclosed 25-yard-by-
25-meter pool with an operable
roof. Support features of the project
include an athletic training center, a
laundry room and equipment storage
space, athletics and kinesiology
offices, a teaching lab, a multipurpose
classroom, six locker rooms and
a richly appointed meeting room
overlooking the lobby and event
gymnasium.
The WAC is designed with varsity
team facilities on one side of the
two-story lobby and recreational and
kinesiology facilities on the other.
The building entrance and lobby align
with the axis from the center of the
academic campus and provide views
through the building to the athletic
fields beyond. Second-floor faculty/
staff offices, the classroom and
the movement studio overlook the
athletic field complex to the east.
The designers incorporated
the same palette of materials and
architectural icons that define the
Hendrix College style — red brick
with native stone base courses,
precast gothic arches and accents, a
clay tile roof and copper dormers.
Project Details
Architect of Record: Kirchner Architecture P.A.; Little Rock, Ark.
Programming/Operational
Consultant: SportsPLAN Studio
Kansas City, Mo.
Aquatic Design Engineer: Aquatic Design Group
Carlsbad, Calif.
Construction Cost: $16.1 million
Square Feet: 106,400
Occupancy: September 2007
Vendors
Access Ramps/Stairs:
Paragon Aquatics, Div. of Pentair
Basketball Backboards/Supports:
Schelde North America
Bleachers/Grandstands: Hussey Seating Co.
Chemical Control Systems: Becs Technology Inc.
Cleaners/Vacuums:
Recreonics Inc.
Climbing Walls:
Entre Prises Climbing Walls
Divider Curtains:
Draper Inc.
Diving Boards: Duraflex Int'l Corp.
Dryers: Unimac
Elliptical Equipment: Precor Incorporated
Entertainment Systems: Mye Entertainment Llc
Exercise Balls: Power Systems Inc.
Filters:
Nemato Corp.
Floor Covers:
Covermaster Inc.
Floor Finishes:
Connor Sport Court International
Flooring: Dal-Tile Corp.
Flooring, Aerobics:
Connor Sport Court International
Free Weight Equipment: Pro Star Sports Inc.
Gutters: Kinematics Ltd.
Handicapped Equipment:
RehaMed International LLC
Heaters: Lochinvar Corp.
Hydrotherapy Tank: Ferno Performance Pools
Ladders/Grab Bars:
Paragon Aquatics, Div. of Pentair
Lane Markers: Competitor Swim Products
Lighting: Hubbell Lighting Inc.
Lighting: Pentair Water Pool And Spa
Lockers: Penco Products Inc.
Pilates Equipment: Power Systems Inc.
Rowers: Pro Star Sports Inc.
Scoreboard/Timing Systems:
Daktronics Inc.
Scoreboards/Timing Systems:
Daktronics Inc.
Scorer's Tables: Bison Inc.
Shower/Toilet Partitions: Santana Products Inc.
Sound Systems: Renkus-Heinz
Starting Blocks:
Paragon Aquatics, Div. of Pentair
Stationary Bikes: Scifit Systems Inc.
Strength Equipment: Pro Star Sports Inc.
Surface: Sunbelt Spas
Surfaces, Basketball:
Connor Sport Court International
Surfaces, Track: Surface America Inc.
Swimsuit Dryer:
Extractor Corp.
Taping Treatment/Tables: Bailey Manufacturing Co.
Treadmills:
TRUE Fitness
Volleyball Nets and Standards:
Sports Imports Inc. (Senoh)
Washers: Unimac
Water Play Features:
Paragon Aquatics, Div. of Pentair
