Pardon our dust: ASU facilities undergo upgrades
Manzanita Hall on the Tempe campus is undergoing complete renovation, a project that began last year and is scheduled for completion before the start of the Fall 2013 semester.
The interior of Manzanita Hall was gutted as part of the renovation, which includes the installation of a new infrastructure system, including an overhaul of the building’s electrical, plumbing and AC systems.
This rendering of Manzanita Hall shows what the residence hall will look like after completion. The building will receive new room configurations, which are planned to accommodate a total of 816 beds – down from the original 1,000-bed count – as well as new amenities, such as a workout room, a small theater, student gathering and meeting rooms, and wireless service.
The W. P. Carey School of Business also will have a new building on the Tempe campus with the construction of McCord Hall, set for completion in June 2013 and shown under construction here.
McCord Hall will feature state-of-the-art classrooms and computer labs, as well as specialized industry spaces, executive education facilities, conference/seminar rooms, interview and team rooms, and study areas for undergraduate, graduate and executive students.
An architect’s rendering of McCord Hall showcases the four-story building, which will emphasize sustainability and has a minimum goal of LEED silver certification.
The Tempe campus isn’t the only one with new facilities under construction. The Sun Devil Fitness Complex on the Polytechnic campus is set to be completed in December of this year, and similar to the Tempe addition, is being created in direct response to student demand and input.
Once complete, students on the Polytechnic campus can take advantage of new competition play fields in the form of two soccer fields and one softball field and approximately 10,000 square feet of state-of-the-art weight and fitness areas that include cardiovascular equipment, strength machine equipment and free weights.
Wrapping up in January 2013, the new Sun Devil Fitness Complex on the West campus is planned to be a three-story structure with a minimum of LEED silver certification.
The facility will include a 6-acre multipurpose field, a green quad for campus activities, a 10,000-square-foot weight and fitness area, as well as studios for group fitness classes and clubs. The building also will house a two-court gymnasium for sports and campus events, two racquetball courts, wellness space with mediated conference room, demonstration kitchen, fitness assessment, and three alternative medicine studios.
The Sun Devil Fitness Complex project on the Tempe campus – a direct response to student demand and input – will create an addition to the existing Student Recreation Complex (SRC) that will feature a large, multiple-court gym, strength and cardio areas, free weights area/small gym, multi-purpose space, wellness space, and a social recreation area. A partial renovation to the existing SRC facility will be completed as well. The project is set to be finished by August 2013.