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Athletic Facilities Planning and Design

Let's Improve Your Home Field Advantage

There’s nothing like playing on your home court in front of your own fans. Home field advantage is something all teams thrive on. The stadiums, fields, and surfaces we play on have a direct impact on our performance. Proper material selections, design elements, drainage systems, and sport-specific sub-grades all play a vital role in the overall quality of an athletic facility. Turf replacement, tennis courts, new grandstands – we’ve done it all. Our architects and engineers will help you create a project that is as tough and durable as the athletes it hosts.

Sports & Recreation Planning & Design - User Group Meetings

Kickoff meeting, user group meetings

We gather information about your organization, processes, facilities, issues, budget, and goals for the project.

  • Assemble users and stakeholders
  • Gather input, discuss big picture goals
  • Develop a design schedule
  • Set up periodic meetings for each critical project stage
Sports & Recreation Planning & Design - Concept Development

Concept development

We coordinate the process and develop design concepts.

  • Create and present multiple design ideas
  • Gather feedback from stakeholders
  • Discuss pros and cons of various options
  • Refine designs based on input
  • Review with user groups and stakeholders
Sports & Recreation Planning & Design - Renderings

Final design: renderings, plans, and costs

After collecting input from multiple stakeholder meetings, interviewing staff, and reviewing the previous designs efforts, we create a final design with a detailed construction estimate incorporating the site, building, and utilities.

  • Create photo realistic renderings showing materials, lighting, and sight lines
  • Draft construction documents
  • Generate construction cost estimates
Sports & Recreation Planning & Design - Construction Administration

Construction administration

Our architects, engineers, and project managers will be with you from start to finish. We’ll help you assemble the right construction team and ensure design intent is achieved throughout the project. The multi-discipline nature of our team allows us to come up with creative solutions to complex problems when they arise. Innovative design strategies can save thousands of dollars during construction.

  • Assist with contractor selection
  • Oversee bidding and construction
  • Represent you throughout construction
  • Coordinate all disciplines on site: Architectural, Civil engineering, Structural engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Land surveying
  • Conduct punch list and warranty reviews
Brian Gruber, Head Baseball Coach, Minnewaska High School
Brian Gruber
Minnewaska Area High School
Head Baseball Coach

“The partnership with Widseth was tremendous. It was easy to work with them and I felt like they truly cared about our project. I’d do a project with you guys again anytime.”

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