HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center - Coastal Carolina University

Conway, S.C.
Construction Cost: N/A
Area / Square Feet: 127,685
Occupancy Date: August 2012

Situated at the edge of campus adjacent to recreation fields, the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center incorporates three distinct programmatic elements — a student recreation center, a convocation/athletic venue and the relocated campus bookstore — with support spaces arranged around a central circulation spine.

The 3,300-seat convocation center is equipped with retractable bleacher seating and can accommodate another 1,000 visitors on the floor for nonathletic events. The space acts as a multifunctional venue, hosting men’s and women’s Division I basketball and women’s volleyball competitions, with a four-sided ceiling-hung video display, skybox seats, and enhanced lighting and sound systems. When the bleachers are retracted, three courts accommodate athletic, recreation, intramural and club sport use.

The two-level student recreation center houses cardio and weight training space, three multipurpose rooms, an indoor track and a 35-foot-tall climbing wall. Linking the convocation center to the student recreation area, the concourse functions as a secondary student union. Students have all-day access to a café, as well as gathering spaces with digital information centers and Wi-Fi.