— WORK
U of U Alumni Center Programming
PROJECT NAME
LOCATION
SQUARE FOOTAGE
15,500 sf new
— OVERVIEW
The University of Utah Alumni House is an existing building and the demand on this facility has greatly increased ever since the University became a full-fledged member of the PAC-12. The University hired BDG to complete a program for renovation of the existing facade and interior spaces, while adding an expansion to the facility that would include modernized meeting rooms, ballroom and administrative suites.
The program team investigated the site conditions (utilities, environmental, topography and access), efficiencies in space planning and analysis of the existing facade and interior spaces.
The existing building contains 16,000 square feet and the Alumni Association required an additional 15,500 square feet rental space.
The site of the project will soon be restrictive as the master planned intramural sports will surround the existing building in the planned expansion. The compacted site will offer various views; overlooking the sports fields, vistas toward the Wasatch Mountains and the skyline of downtown Salt Lake City.