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Facility Focus SPORTS & ATHLETICS
PHOTO © JEREMY BITTERMANN
PHOTO COURTESY OF SASAKI
PHOTO © ANTON GRASSL
PHOTO © JEREMY BITTERMANN
PHOTO © ANTON GRASSL
PHOTO © ANTON GRASSL
The College of the Holy Cross
Hart Center Expansion
THE PHASED EXPANSION OF the Hart Athletic Center at the
top of Mount Saint James on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, was completed in Decem- ber 2017. Eight distinct implementation phases allowed the college to maintain use of the building throughout construction.
The visible and transparent complex will provide a comprehensive comple- ment of facilities, including strength and conditioning, sport medicine, and practice venues, aimed at improving performance,
increasing awareness, and supporting all of the Crusaders’ Division 1 programs.
The college’s primary goal for the proj- ect was to elevate facilities for all programs to help recruiting and improve the develop- ment opportunities for student athletes.
The new 143,000-square-foot addition includes a 60-foot-high indoor turf practice facility, an auxiliary practice gymnasium, suites for basketball and administration of- fices, a dynamic strength and conditioning center, various meeting rooms, a new main entrance lobby, and new locker rooms, to
ensure that all programs have dedicated team rooms.
The renovations will provide addi- tional offices, a rowing studio, a new sport medicine suite, expanded accommodations for equipment handling, and a new locker room for the women’s ice hockey program, which is also now competing in Division 1.
The design, by Sasaki, completely trans- forms the original 1975 building, giving it a greater presence on campus and a renewed pride in the storied history of Holy Cross athletics. CPM
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