Historically, members of the team shuffled back and forth between a handful of buildings over the course of a day. Time in transit siphoned away valuable minutes, while a space crunch left the team short on lockers and improvising meeting space at times. The Purdue University Football Performance Complex was a direct response to these needs.
The complex, beaming with glass curtain wall and a Purdue palate of old gold and black, is the first thing you see as you approach campus from the north. A bold roof line resembling two planes in flight pays homage to the university’s heritage as an aviation and astronautic pioneer. Situated in between the team’s outdoor and indoor practice fields, the facility is perfectly positioned as a hub for the team.
A team hall runs along the north side of the structure and acts as its spine, connecting team spaces on the lower level, meeting rooms in the middle and administrative offices above that.