ABBOTT'S CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER
Location: Raleigh, NC
Size: 29,700 sf
Year Completed: 2015
This 29,700 sf two-story community center is located on a shared site with Abbott's Creek Elementary School. The gymnasium features architecturally exposed structural steel bow-string trusses with post-tensioned bottom chord rods. The second floor corridor overlooking the two-story entry lobby is framed with tapered steel beams suspended from the roof above. In addition to the gym, the building also includes multi-purpose rooms, aerobics/fitness room, locker rooms and outdoor gathering space.
Architect: Clark Nexsen
Photography: Mark Heboth