RIDER UNIVERSITY AWARD RECIPIENT OF 2007 SCHOOL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

Rider University – Student Recreation Center

Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. received College Planning & Management's 2007 Education Design Showcase “Project of Distinction” Award. SAG was recognized for “Outstanding Architecture and Design in Education”.

Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. is currently involved with numerous new and exciting projects at the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville , NJ . The Student Recreation Center arouse out of a desire to enhance the campus and provide more options for the various student activities.

The Student Recreation Center was constructed in two phases, providing a total of 63,000 Sq. Ft. of new and updated space. Phase one included: the Campus Fitness Center , Elevated Running Track, Aerobics Room, Student and Staff Locker Rooms, Main Office, Game Room, Meeting Room, 3-Mulit-Use Courts, and Staff Offices/Conference Rooms. Phase two included an addition connecting the new building to the existing Alumni Gymnasium which contains a Main Entry for the newly formed Complex, and Formal Lobby with seating, a Café, and flat screen television wall.

Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. was responsible for the site selection, consultation, and analysis; spatial interplay and building massing in relationship to nearby buildings (e.g., other structures within the quad) and existing circulation patterns; significant consensus-building and conduct of focus groups with key Rider-designated participants, followed by full-day charrettes, and schematic design exploration sessions; traffic and infrastructure analysis; and the overall relationship management of local utilities and subsequent site considerations.

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