Marquette Wellness + Helfaer Recreation Facility Construction Tour

Marquette University is fully reimagining its Helfaer Tennis Stadium and Recreation Center (Rec Center) on the southwestern edge of campus as a comprehensive wellness and recreation facility. When completed in late 2024, it will bring together campus fitness and recreation facilities with the Counseling Center and the Marquette University Medical Clinic.

The 180,000-square-foot facility will combine completely renovated portions of the Rec Center, including significantly updated facades with added windows, along with a newly constructed four-story wellness tower located in the core of the facility. Use of the existing building footprint and existing structural systems will support sustainability and fiscal initiatives.

The facility will foster community, inclusiveness and engagement, and provide a destination on campus that supports the physical and mental health needs of the Marquette community.

SOURCE: marquette.edu/wellness-and-recreation/

PPE REQUIRED: Participants must bring a hard hat, safety vest, hard soled/closed toe shoes, and safety glasses. A limited number of protective equipment items are available to borrow.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Explore the variety of factors involved in renovating an existing university building that is prominently located at the edge of an existing urban campus.
• Examine the collocation of various programmatic uses while allowing for the necessary security thresholds and emergency egress required within a university medical clinic and counseling center.
• Gain an understanding of the design of university recreation facilities, including basketball, tennis, swimming, and fitness exercise areas.
• Learn about the complexities of integrating with an existing structure while utilizing existing cast-in-place concrete footings and foundations, refurbishing precast concrete wall panels, and strengthening sloped steel-truss roofing systems.

Location: 525 S 16th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Date: Thursday, May 16