Stony Brook University College Athletic Facility
58,275 sq ft Tension Fabric Building for College Athletics | Stony Brook, NY
Stony Brook Athletic Facility: Explore Legacy's innovative fabric structure design and build process for Stony Brook University.
The Rundown
Having a beautiful field house that fit into a traditional university setting was important to the college. It also had to fit into a rather limited footprint. Legacy used inverted legs on the solid steel frame to make it fit and to make it look great. It also attached to a traditional brick and mortar building seamlessly. Both engineers and designers got an 'A' for this project.
Feature Details
- Building size: 185 ft x 315 ft (58,275 sq ft)
- Hot dip galvanized rigid steel frames
- ExxoTec™ Elite PVC fabric on the exterior, customized with university athletics logo
- Blue and white ExxoTec™ Pro interior fabric liner
- Inverted steel I-beams
- Full turf interior for football, lacrosse, soccer and softball
- R30 insulation on sidewalls
- Lighting, filming platform and divider curtains supported by frame
- Limited building footprint
- Connected to office building
- 20 psf ground snow load, 130 mph wind speed, seismic zone B