McGee Center
Wingate University

  • Students jog and socialize at the McGee Center, a recreation facility at Wingate University in North Carolina
  • Students play soccer indoors at the McGee Center, a recreation facility at Wingate University in North Carolina

    Indoor soccer

  • Students on stair-climbers at the McGee Center, a new recreation facility at Wingate University in North Carolina

    Cardio exercise area

  • Main entrance at the McGee Center, a recreation facility at Wingate University in North Carolina

    Main entrance

  • Exterior view of the McGee Center, a recreation facility at Wingate University in North Carolina

    Exterior at dusk

Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

The new health and wellness center began with an advanced planning study for the recreational and athletic facilities in the Cannon Athletic Complex, which included a feasibility study for the complex and financial feasibility study for a potential new aquatics facility to include a 50-meter pool. The study concluded that the primary needs for the campus were health, wellness, and athletic components, delaying the aquatics component until the second phase.

The first phase of the project included the demolition of Sanders-Sikes Gymnasium, construction of the health and wellness center, and an athletic addition to the Cannon Complex. The McGee Center provides new recreational space, including two free-play gyms, multi-activity court, indoor running/jogging track, exercise and aerobic rooms, weight room, racquetball courts, locker rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices. The athletic addition provides a game day training room, coaches offices, and a new athletic administration office suite.

Awards + Recognition

  • Interior Design Showcase—Outstanding Designs in Physical Education Facilities and Recreation Centers, American School & University, 2018
Services
Architecture
Engineering
Interior Design
Construction Administration