Vanderbilt University
To deliver the preeminent student-athlete experience in college athletics, Vanderbilt University’s reimagination of FirstBank Stadium has set the benchmark for collegiate football and basketball player development excellence. The “Vandy United” plan, the most significant undertaking of its kind in school history, aims to elevate every student-athlete’s space on campus. Barton Malow partnered with Vanderbilt Athletics to complete phase one of the plan to completely renovate FirstBank Stadium, which includes the following scope:
Fans now experience FirstBank Stadium and the Commodores in a whole new way. The new North End Zone hosts new hospitality concessions and loge box seating for upgraded seating options, and a north concourse expansion connects the new facility to the east and west seating bowls for the first time. The new South End Zone completely transforms the old seating bowl, adding diverse seating options such as private indoor-outdoor suites, open-air living room boxes, and field club seats with drink rails. The new concourse doubles the size of the south bowl, providing interior hospitality lounges, a terrace bar, and a new Fan Shop.
Renovations to the Press Box and Broadcast Studio upgrade facilities for gameday coverage, including an A/V and technology package that meets the latest broadcasting requirements. New videoboards and a stadium acoustics system were included in the renovations.
The Huber Center, the largest dedicated basketball player development facility in the country, anchors the North End Zone. With dedicated facilities for the men’s and women’s teams, the new practice facility houses practice courts, locker and shower rooms, staff offices, and film rooms. Student-athletes have access to private study lounges and nutrition bars as well as shared training rooms and wellness treatment rooms, complete with a hydrotherapy suite.
The large dining spaces in both facilities double as student-athlete dining during the week. The ground floor of the South End Zone houses gameday locker rooms with training rooms, offices, and equipment support spaces for football operations.
The North End Zone offers premium seating on concourse levels 1 and 2 with access to dedicated concessions. The top level invites media and student-athletes to view games on a private patio.
The Basketball Practice Facility main entrance anchors an elevated ticket gate entry, with a new concourse level that connects to the east and west seating bowls for the first time.
The Huber Center's central level is dedicated to training and wellness facilities, including a shared weight room and sports medicine suite. Players can receive nutrition, physical treatment, and hydrotherapy services from athletic staff.
The new facility has dedicated practice courts for both the men's and women's basketball teams, with offices, lounges, and treatment spaces right off the courts.
Both end zone facilities have dedicated team suites that include a locker room, media room, bathrooms, staff offices, and equipment rooms.
The main lobby of the Huber Center doubles as a social gathering space during football games, offering indoor concessions and lounge seating for premium ticket holders.
