McCaffery College Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center Skidmore College

Fusing athletics, recreation, fitness, mental health, educational resources and more, the McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center marks a pivotal moment for Skidmore College, as the school deepens its commitment to the holistic student experience. 

Built alongside Skidmore’s existing Williamson Sports Center, the building brings life to a vision for an athletics and recreation quad. The building’s massing is divided into two distinct components: a shed-like tennis center and a north-facing headhouse. The headhouse is further split into two volumes organized around a multistory entrance lobby. 

The cube-shaped pavilion houses two floors of fitness space and an upper floor medical center, while the triangular volume connects to the surrounding outdoor tennis complex and includes athletics support, multiuse, wellness and counseling spaces. 

The Tennis and Wellness Center is inherently multidimensional, offering numerous resources to the campus community, including an NCAA tennis complex featuring eight lighted outdoor tennis courts and four indoor courts that provide key spaces for Skidmore’s nationally ranked men’s and women’s tennis teams to train and compete. The facility also includes a two-story fitness and recreation space with leading-edge cardio and weight-training areas along with dedicated spaces for diverse wellness programming, including yoga, meditation, spin classes and martial arts. 

The center unites Skidmore’s Health Services, Counseling Center, and Department of Health Promotion to offer students integrated care models to support their health and wellbeing. Previously, these departments were located in different locations across the campus.

Architect of Record

CannonDesign

New York, NY.

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