Houston Baptist University Football Facility
Additional Info
Award Winner : ModSpace
Architectural Excellence : Houston Baptist University was starting a new Division I FCS football program for the 2013 college football season. Facilities had to be ready before the players arrived for pre-season training. School officials also required high-quality facilities to aid their recruiting efforts. ModSpace constructed 3 buildings adjacent to the HBU football field. The locker/training building includes 110 player lockers, restrooms and showers, training and treatment rooms, a meeting room, equipment room and a laundry room. The weight room building has 4,500 sq. ft. of training space, plus the coach’s office and showers. The visitors’ locker room building has an open space and restrooms. In the weight room, a high ceiling was needed to prevent the exercise equipment and players from hitting the ceiling. ModSpace installed gypsum on the bottom of the rafters instead of a suspended ceiling.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : ModSpace delivered a faster solution that let Houston Baptist get their program started before pre-season. Longer construction times would have caused the university to postpone their football program for a full year and with it, losing much of the revenue already invested in its development. Energy efficiency in the warm Texas climate is also an essential element. Three-phase HVAC units were installed for all buildings to keep comfort levels high and energy consumption low.
Design Firm Name : ModSpace Design Services
Occupied Date : 8/5/2013
Production Start Date : 5/14/2013
Project Location City : Houston
Project Location State Name : TX
Technical Innovation : To carry the weight of the buildings, below-grade concrete piers were set 14-feet deep with pier caps. This system provides a solid foundation for the range of activities performed within. Three commercial washers and dryers would be installed in the laundry room of the locker/training room building, but the large washers’ centrifugal force during their spin cycles would have been felt throughout the structure. ModSpace engineered an independent foundation for the washers so they were not mounted to the floor of the building. The foundation consisted of below-grade concrete piers and a steel frame that protruded through an opening in the floor of the laundry room. Water management was a key issue in the trainers’ area. The building was designed with four floor drains to channel runoff from the hydro therapy baths and the surrounding floor was coated with an epoxy system, making it completely water proof.
Total Square Feet : 15826