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Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center
Allen, Texas
The Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center is the newest indoor community recreation center to offer much needed services to the City of Allen, Texas and the broader community. The center brings the community together in an inclusive environment that fosters health, wellness, vitality, and human connections.
LocationAllen, Texas
ClientCity of Allen
TypeRecreation
CategoryPlanning + Studies, Multigenerational, Tournament
AwardsRecreation Facility Design Excellence Award, TRAPS
Square Footage150,000
Completion2024
A canopy, including a sun screen with a leaf texture and window graphics of tree shapes, optimizes daylighting and plays with shadow to create a cooling effect inside.
Authentically Allen
Through a public process, we heard from citizens that Allen, Texas is ONE community with a hometown feel and a connection to nature. We developed the design threads of Harmony, Vitality, Authenticity, Unity, Journey and Destination. We designed the program with growth in mind.
Early rendering
Program Relationships - Crossroads
Exterior massing June 2019
Character development June 2019
Section showing play structure and track in lobby
Concept of play structure
First Floor
Mezzanine
Site Map
Northwest view of the exterior with perforated metal sun screen and adventure track extension drawing out the slope of the track
Adventure Track
The atrium of the STRC includes a 40-foot play tower
The 150,000-square-foot facility serves traditional physical recreation activities, passive community recreation gatherings, indoor competition leagues, and sports. It anchors the new Stephen G. Terrell Community Park, which includes a variety of outdoor spaces and activities, an event lawn, and trail connections to Rowlett Creek and the broader citywide trail system.
Ribbon Cutting
The Elevated Track flows through the building
Grand Opening
Eight courts allow for tournament play
The overarching goal for the community recreation center is to maximize program capabilities for the various spaces within the center to accommodate the widest variety of activities for the patrons who use it. Additionally, the facility's design is developed to allow people to linger before, between, and after a workout, a class, or a game. One of the primary features discussed during the study was that the center should act as a community living room, where gathering is promoted at a variety of scales. Whether it is a couple of people having a cup of coffee, a team discussing the game they played, or the large social event at the community classrooms, the center is set up to bring people together.
The recreation gym is multifunctional
Diagram shows how the gym is transformed
MAC gym with pickleball
Turf added for soccer
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