Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] First look at Florida's $45 million O'Connell Center upgrade

Also it was reported after i sent that this is not the winning design. 

Woody (via iPhone)

On Jul 1, 2014, at 12:43 PM, "Oliver Barry" <oliver@bobparks.com> wrote:

Hey….  This is bogus.  Just how do they know there will be a group of people holding a Gator flag, taking a photo in every location in the building?

 

Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI

Bob Parks Realty, LLC

Real Estate Broker

145 Maple Row Blvd

Hendersonville TN 37075

Phone: 615-826-4040

Mobile: 615-972-4239

barryo@realtracs.com

 

From: gatornews@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatornews@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Bass
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 7:31 AM
To: WXIA
Subject: [gatornews] First look at Florida's $45 million O'Connell Center upgrade

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

First look at Florida's $45 million O'Connell Center upgrade

BY TIM NEWCOMB

Posted: Tue Jul. 1, 2014 7:24AM

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Photo: Courtesy NBBJ

The O'Connell Center houses several UF sports, including basketball, gymnastics and swimming and diving.

The University of Florida basketball team will have to move out of its home for a few games in 2015, but when they return they'll have a new O'Connell Center renovation with wide-open spaces greeting them and their fans.

Architectural firm NBBJ revealed three new renderings that show how the "O'Dome," as it is called on the Gainesville campus, will create new premium seating options and open up otherwise dingy fan areas in the 11,500-seat, 33-year-old venue that received a hard-top roof in 1997.

Photo: Courtesy NBBJ

As part of a $45 million renovation plan set to start in March 2015, the main entrance will open up, offering a modern light-filled entrance that leads fans to new in-stadium retail and ticketing areas. Once inside, though, the open concept continues with more spacious concourses to house fresh concession options.

As common with modern-day upgrades, O'Connell will also enjoy a hefty modernization of its premium seating with new club seating and lounge space. But the cheap seats will be freshened too, with chair-back seats replacing the lower-bowl benches. And everyone will be able to see a new center-hung high-definition video board that couples with a new sound system.

Photo: Courtesy NBBJ

Throughout the arena, offices, locker rooms, electrical and plumbing will be upgraded.

With the 10-month construction project slated to stretch into the 2015 basketball season, expect the Gators to move home games during the non-conference portion of their 2015-2016 schedule off campus.

Tim Newcomb covers stadiums, design and gear for Sports Illustrated. Follow him on Twitter at @tdnewcomb.

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