Kaplan Wellness Center

University of North Carolina | Greensboro, North Carolina

This new wellness center serves 18,000 students and consists of space in three primary zones: activity, administrative, and support areas.

The activity zone includes a three-court gymnasium, a two-court gymnasium, an elevated jogging track, weight training rooms, multipurpose rooms, a 25-meter competitive natatorium, a fitness pool, classrooms, offices, and storage areas to support all activity spaces.

The administrative zone includes the director’s office suite, program staff offices, graduate assistants and student employee work areas, conference room, storage, and ancillary spaces.

The support zone includes lounge areas, a pro shop, locker rooms, laundry, recreation, and general building storage.

A new Central Utility Building was also constructed to serve the new student recreation center and houses the cooling tower, tower disc filtration system, chillers and boilers, hot water, chilled water, and condenser water pumps.

Project at a Glance

Completion: 2016

Size: 216,000 SF

Cost: $92,000,000

Project Type: New Facility

Awards/Certifications: LEED Gold