Universities
Modern university aquatic facilities and programs have become a requirement in student life and recruiting on campus. The university swimming pool design may include competitive training and venue facilities for aquatic sport, teaching pools with support equipment for physiology research or a modern day resort leisure pool for relaxation and student enjoyment. The following is a sample of the best of the best in university swimming pool design.
Searchable Project DatabaseView All Featured Projects in CategoryWest Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
| West Virginia University sought the aquatics expertise of Counsilman-Hunsaker to design a world-class natatorium to be included in their new student recreation center. Features of the aquatic facility include:
• Six-lane, 25-yard lap pool
• Separate leisure pool
• Vortex
• Zero-beach entry
• Oversized spa, which overlook the aquatic center and outdoor spaces
The unique and inn...(more) | |
Miami University
Oxford, OH
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Moody Nolan Ltd., was selected to design a high-quality aquatics center for Miami University. The private university wanted a facility that would provide athletic and recreational programming spaces to meet the needs and objectives of their students and community.
Counsilman-Hunsaker’s design included four bodies of water: competition pool, di...(more) |
Boston University
Boston, MA
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Cannon Design, was selected by Boston University to design a natatorium that would meet the needs of the school’s growing aquatics program. The resulting design included three bodies of water: competition pool, leisure pool, and spa.
The competition pool was designed as a 25-yard, 10-x 16-lane pool, which is divided by a moveable bulkhead to...(more) | |
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Hastings & Chivetta Architects, was selected to design a cutting-edge, world-class aquatics complex for the University of Missouri-Columbia. The design intent was to encourage maximum participation in a welcoming environment as a gathering place where students want to be.
The award-winning, resort-like aquatic venue has met and exceeded studen...(more) |
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
| The award-winning $70-million Kenyon Athletic Center, designed by Gund Partnership in association with Counsilman-Hunsaker, offers a spacious, welcoming, and architecturally stunning 263,000 SF collegiate center. Open views and abundant natural light throughout promote friendly interaction while saving energy. To control noise and streamline the roof profile, mechanical systems are locat...(more) | |
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Allen Brown Architects and Moody Nolan, designed the new, resort-like outdoor aquatics facility to meet the student body’s fitness and leisure aquatic programming needs. The state-of-the-art facility embodies the school’s goals and objectives and has become a popular gathering place for students.
The pool is made up of one large body of water a...(more) |
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
| Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with FFKR Architects, was retained by Southern Utah University to design an aquatics venue to enhance the programming space and needs for the students and community.
Features include:
• Eight-lane, 50-meter competition pool
• Bulkhead
• Springboard diving
The pool is used for various student programs such as swim lessons, kayaking, aerobi...(more) | |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
| The new cutting-edge 250,000 SF Campus Recreation Center at the University of Cincinnati is a magnificent and uniquely shaped building consisting of five separate entities: athletic core, six electronic classrooms, student housing, restaurants and dining, and stadium grandstands.
The world-class swimming pool, designed by Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with KZF, Inc., includes:
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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
| Purdue University commissioned Scholer Corporation and Counsilman-Hunsaker to design and construct a new natatorium for the Boilermakers aquatic programs.
The state-of-the-art aquatics facility includes:
• Eight-lane, 50-meter competition pool
• Two movable bulkheads
• Separate diving pool with a 10-meter tower, platform diving, and springboard diving
• Plenty of upper deck ble...(more) | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
| Founded in 1859, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is revered as one of the most advanced and prestigious academic and research institutions in the country.
Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Sasaki Associates, was commissioned to design a state-of-the-art three-story natatorium, named the Al and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center.
The world-class aquatics...(more) |
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