Abbotts Creek Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina by Clark Nexsen architects

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To serve a rapidly growing area of the city, the Raleigh Parks and Recreation department partnered with Clark Nexsen design the new, health-focused Abbotts Creek Community Center. The healthy living themed facility houses a high bay gymnasium space with sup-porting classrooms, fitness spaces, and staff space. Complimentary outdoor athletic and fitness spaces are also included.

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• Architects: Clark Nexsen architects
• Project: Abbotts Creek Community Center
• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
• Photography: Mark Herboth, Jordan Gray and Erika Jolleys
  
• Software used: Photoshop, SketchUp, Revit
  
• Client: City of Raleigh 
  
• Project Team: Donna Francis, Clymer Cease, Jennifer Heintz, Katelyn Ottaway, Albert McDonald, Matt Koonts, Payton Evert, Don Kranbuehl, Maria Rusafova, Cathleen Amalia, Erika Jolleys 
  
• Size: 26,500 SF 
  
• Completion: 2015 
  

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The bow-trussed gym supports full-size basketball and volleyball courts and offers cross-courts for basketball. Support spaces consist of a multi-purpose room, associated kitchen, storage, office, and classroom to serve tracked-out students who are enrolled in year-round programs in nearby Wake County schools. A studio and fitness center, as well as spaces for staff offices and a lobby, round out the main program elements. The facility also includes shower and locker facilities and is tracking LEED Silver certification.

Image Courtesy © Jordan Gray and Erika Jolleys

Image Courtesy © Jordan Gray and Erika Jolleys

The construction of the building is a structural steel frame with envelope construction consisting of a ground-face CMU veneer and metal panels. The upper level of the gymna-sium has insulated fiberglass sandwich panels with a clear insulated vision glass system. The lobby contains curtain wall construction with perforated metal screening. The building orientation maximizes daylighting on the northern and southern façades.

Image Courtesy © Jordan Gray and Erika Jolleys

Image Courtesy © Mark Herboth

Image Courtesy © Mark Herboth

Image Courtesy © Jordan Gray and Erika Jolleys

Image Courtesy © Mark Herboth

Image Courtesy © Mark Herboth

Image Courtesy © Mark Herboth

Image Courtesy © Clark Nexsen architects

Image Courtesy © Clark Nexsen architects

Image Courtesy © Clark Nexsen architects

Image Courtesy © Clark Nexsen architects

Image Courtesy © Clark Nexsen architects

Tags: North Carolina, USA

Categories: Community Centre, Fitness center, gym, Gymnastics Centre, Lobby, Locker Room, Multipurpose Hall, Offices, Photoshop, Revit, Room, SketchUp, space

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