Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People

Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia

SPORT AND FITNESS CENTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Baldinger Architectural Studio

MANUFACTURES
Boston Valley Terra Cotta

PHOTOGRAPHS
Raul Garcia

AREA
45000 ft²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Phoenix, United States

CATEGORY
Gymnasium, Fitness Club, Swimming Pool

Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia

Text description provided by the architects.

In March of 2012 the second and last phase of the Disability Empowerment Campus was completed with the opening of the 45,000 S.F. Virginia G. Piper Sport and Fitness.

Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia

Center for Persons with Disabilities (SpoFit), a first of its kind Sport facility in the Western United States.

With the experienced gained from the first phase design and construction and an ever heightened commitment to remove all barriers, we seamlessly fused function, environmental considerations and high aesthetics into a “total environment” extending from the site to buildings.

Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia

The SpoFit fulfills its intended program requirements and goals while promoting health, wellness and the active participation in sport and fitness activities of the widest group of empowered users; be it the individual user, the Olympic athlete, a local Sports Club or National team.

The campus greatest achievement is the “total environment” affording complete freedom of movement and activity, in a safe, healthy environment.

This well perceived “total environment” contributes to the stake holders pride in ownership, a community that for too long had to adapt to make-shift solutions.

Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia

In a short period of time the campus has become an identifiable center for cultural, educational, social, recreational and competitive sport activities for the Greater Phoenix Disability Community.

Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia


Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia


Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia
Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
© Raul Garcia


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Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
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Sport and Fitness Center for Disabled People
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