In September 2015, senior residents in Keller submitted a petition requesting a new and larger senior activities center, and a bond passed with nearly 68 percent support. The center is a considerable component in meeting the needs of members aged 55 years and older and will continue to support the area’s growing senior population. Along with the facility’s new physical amenities, members rely on recreation programs and events to enhance self-education, community connection and a sense of belonging.
Center amenities include an arts-and-crafts classroom, lounge space with billiards and other gaming, a small fitness room, flexible multipurpose rooms, a kitchen and a courtyard. In addition, a 6,800-square-foot gymnasium, featuring multipurpose flooring, is striped for pickleball (three courts), basketball, volleyball, chair volleyball and other activities.
Since opening, the center has seen membership increase by 60 percent, surpassing 35,000, and serves more than 190 seniors each working day. In just nine months, the schedule added 67 unique programming events, providing health and wellness classes and components, arts-and-crafts instruction, educational presentations, trips, meals, special-interest programs and events, and more.
ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects
Dallas, Texas
Building Systems - Skylights | Solatube |
Fitness Center - Cardiovascular Equipment | Cybex |
Fitness Center - Entertainment Systems | By Owner |
Fitness Center - Flooring, Fitness Center | Shaw |
Fitness Center - Free-Weight Equipment | Prestige Total Fitness |
Fitness Center - Strength Equipment | Prestige Total Fitness |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Basketball Backboards/Supports | AALCO |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Divider Curtains | AALCO |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Lighting | Hubbell |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Sound Systems | JBL, Crestron |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Tennis Court Nets/Posts | AALCO |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Volleyball Nets and Standards | AALCO |
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Wall Padding | AALCO |
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Basketball | Shaw |
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Multipurpose | Shaw |
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Racquetball/Squash Courts | Shaw |
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Tennis | Shaw |
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Volleyball | Shaw |
Locker/Shower - Flooring | Interceramic, Concept Surfaces |
Locker/Shower - Shower/Toilet Partitions | Metpar |