Jack Turner Stadium University of Georgia

The new building for Jack Turner Stadium serves as the University of Georgia’s softball clubhouse and indoor practice facility, featuring more than 20,000 square feet of development space for student-athletes. Architects worked with the client to conduct path studies that show the athletes’ natural flow of daily movements, implementing the findings into a cohesive facility design. As the athletes make their way off the diamond, they pass by a porch nestled into the building and enter the second floor of the Bulldogs’ facility, greeted instantly by a mud room to de-cleat. 

Moving farther into the space, the players have the option to visit the locker room, which features vanities, restrooms and showers, a team meeting area, a hydrotherapy space and a sports medicine room. Alternatively, players can head to the indoor hitting facility equipped with a four-lane batting cage with retractable nets, as well as a full practice infield of synthetic turf. Down the stairs to the first floor sits the lounge and dining area, along with a 6,300-square-foot weight room to be shared with other sports, including soccer, equestrian and men’s and women’s golf. The main floor also holds space for laundry, equipment, offices and storage. 

Exterior components, such as seating walls wrapped around the building, were added to provide further opportunities for fan engagement, as was a separate ADA-compliant entrance to the field through the entry lobby of the facility.

Architect of Record

Goodwyn Mills Cawood

Montgomery, Ala. 

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