Texas Tech University
- landscape architecture
- Lubbock, Texas
Project Scope
10,700 SF team building
Construction Type
New
Project Delivery Method
Design-Bid-Build
Project Components
1,500 seat grandstand, attached press box and elevator, irrigation, landscaping, fencing, a main entry gate with integral public art, equipment storage, locker and shower facilities, workout, training and rehabilitation areas, kitchen, coaches lounge and offices, team lounge, team meeting room, lockers and shower facilities, designated space for officials, public restrooms, concessions, and prep area
Parkhill provided architectural, engineering, and landscape architectural services to Texas Tech University in designing the new John B. Walker Women’s Soccer Complex.
Texas Tech’s desire to elevate the women’s soccer program began with Parkhill’s identification of Texas Tech’s needs and desires and close coordination with both the University Athletic Department and Office of Facility Planning and Construction.
Ultimately, a small practice field and full-sized regulation field were identified along with security fencing, stadium seating for 1,500 fans, press box accommodations, a 10,700 SF team building with locker rooms, team meeting rooms, therapy spaces, restrooms, and concession areas. Parkhill worked to balance the program’s desires with the budget and schedule of both the Athletic Department and Office of Facilities Planning and Construction.
Parkhill landscape architects took specific roles in coordinating the site design elements, including the grading and drainage of the field areas and the adjacent pedestrian and landscape area improvements.
The two fields were designed with synthetic turf, and the site landscape drainage patterns were designed to accommodate the collection of stormwater beneath the fields through tiled drainage systems. The grading of the field surfaces and the lighting of the fields were closely coordinated with the team's coaches for optimal conditions regarding NCAA regulations. The site environs were enhanced with pedestrian amenity areas, broad sidewalks, enhanced paving designs with Texas Tech logos, landscape plantings, and irrigation to make the spectator’s experience exciting and memorable from a competitive collegiate sporting event perspective.
Services Provided
Architecture, landscape architecture, MEP, structural, and civil