Dedicated solely to Auburn University’s football program, the Woltosz Football Performance Center is the largest athletics project in school history. Covering 12 acres, the facility includes two full-sized natural grass outdoor fields, a 95,300-square-foot indoor practice facility with a full-sized synthetic turf field, and the 25,000-square-foot player-development lab featuring strength and conditioning equipment and training space.
The complex features a sports performance weight room, locker rooms, team and position meeting rooms, lounge areas and recruiting spaces.
The design reimagines the college football locker room with the introduction of two separate but adjacent locker rooms for unique purposes. The “huddle” locker room features 125 lockers (each with a zero-gravity chair), plus a lounge, a barbershop and space for players to relax. The “armory” is a dedicated changing area for players to prepare for practice, with direct access to practice areas, equipment storage, laundry and showers.
The facility also houses the program’s sports medicine and nutrition offices, football administration offices, social media suite, recovery suites, equipment room and laundry. Laboratory and equipment spaces were designed for the implementation and advancement
of football technology related to on-field performance, monitoring, sports medicine and equipment inventory. A remote video command suite features 19 elevated field cameras, a perimeter field GPS anchor array for on-field player tracking, a full-body scanner for on-field performance analysis and equipment customization.
ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Goodwyn Mills Cawood
Auburn, Ala.
DESIGN ARCHITECT
HOK
Kansas City, Mo.
AQUATIC CONSULTANT
Counsilman-Hunsaker
St. Louis, Mo.
PROJECT VENDORS
Building Systems - Pre-Engineered Structures | Covenant Steel Warehouse |
Building Systems - Skylights | Kistler-McDougall Corporation |
Fitness Center - Assessment & Monitoring Equipment | Multiple |
Fitness Center - Cardiovascular Equipment | Hammerstrength |
Fitness Center - Entertainment Systems | Daktronics Inc. |
Fitness Center - Flooring, Aerobics | PLAE Vertical Inc. |
Fitness Center - Flooring, Fitness Center | Vanguard Commercial Flooring |
Fitness Center - Free-Weight Equipment | Hammerstrength |
Fitness Center - Strength Equipment | Hammerstrength |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Lighting | Musco |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Scoreboards/Timing Systems | Victory Game Clocks |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Sound Systems | Danley |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Wall Padding | Sportsgraphics |
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Multipurpose | Sports Turf Company |
Laundry - Dryers | Integrated Sports Specialties |
Laundry - Washers | Integrated Sports Specialties |
Locker/Shower - Flooring | Vanguard Commercial Flooring |
Locker/Shower - Lockers | Longhorn Locker Company |
Locker/Shower - Saunas/Whirlpools | HydroWorx International |
Locker/Shower - Shower/Toilet Partitions | ASI |
Outdoor Facilities/Stadiums - Football Goal Posts | Sports Turf Company |
Outdoor Facilities/Stadiums - Lighting | Musco |
Outdoor Facilities/Stadiums - Scoreboards | Victory Game Clocks |
Outdoor Facilities/Stadiums - Sports Surfaces | Sports Turf Company |
Pools - Access Ramps/Stairs | HydroWorx International |
Pools - Chemical Control Systems | HydroWorx International |
Pools - Cleaners/Vacuums | HydroWorx International |
Pools - Covers | HydroWorx International |
Pools - Deck/Basin Surface | HydroWorx International |
Pools - Dehumidifiers | HydroWorx International |
Pools - Filtration Systems | Cox Pools of the Southeast |
Pools - Gutters | Cox Pools of the Southeast |
Pools - Heaters | Cox Pools of the Southeast |
Pools - Ladders/Grab Bars | Cox Pools of the Southeast |
Pools - Lighting | Cox Pools of the Southeast |
Pools - Sanitization Systems | Cox Pools of the Southeast |
Training Facilities - Hydrotherapy Tanks | HydroWorx International |