Project Profile
University of Connecticut
Mark R. Shenkman Training Center
Storrs, CT
End Use:
Indoor Athletic Training Facility
Client:
University of Connecticut
Size:
208'x400'x61' Eave Hgt.; 85,000 Sq. Ft.
Description:
The University of Connecticut have joined the ranks of major universities nationwide with an indoor training facility. The 85,000 sq. ft. Mark R. Shenkman Training Center will provide UConn’s football team with a 120-yard long synthetic playing surface and an 18,000 sq. ft. strength and conditioning area. This facility will service the UConn football team, all varsity teams and the intramural and recreation programs.
Butler Heavy Structures teamed with the local Butler Builder® to provide the structural steel and roofing materials for the project. The 208' wide building stands 61' tall at the eave and rises to 107' at the top of the clearstory. A ribbon of translucent panels runs the entire length of the clearstory, allowing natural daylight onto the playing field. The clearspan structural provides support for the adjacent strength and conditioning center which was designed as a conventional building. A tube girt system was installed to support custom architectural metal wall panels and the roof was clad with Butler’s MR-24® roof system in custom color Charcoal Gray.
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