INDIANAPOLIS | NCAA HQ Expansion | Completed

[GarfieldPark]

Great to see that they've proposed building this expansion to the NCAA headquarters! Hopefully they'll get started on it soon.

(a-hem ---- this sarcasm is directed at you, site moderators.)

[GarfieldPark]

They've started putting the glass on the south side of the building now. The angled entrance plaza (or whatever you want to call the lower portion of the structure that juts out from the south side of the main building at an angle) sure adds an interesting look to the structure when you look at the building from the SE -- ie. from the curve in Washington St. as it passes between the JW Marriott complex and the visitors center at WRSP. It looks more blocky and angular from that viewpoint instead of just rectangular as it looks when you view it straight on from the north.

Also -- hopefully they're getting ready to do some serious landscaping on the back side of the JWMarriott complex - behind its west side. It looks like they are grading the ground where the construction trailers used to sit. That area is just a large, flat, gravel strewn lot right now -- but hopefully it will soon be a nice, contoured, green, grassy and tree filled area. I haven't seen any plans for this -- but it undoubtedly can't stay the way it currently looks. Hopefully they'll plant lots of trees that grow quickly and - some decade from now - they may begin to block at least part of the ugly view of the bland west side of the convention hall portion of the complex. We'll see.

[EddieB317]

[SpiderMonkey]

I always seem to forget about this getting built. It is quite a contrast in style from the other buildings in the NCAA campus. Looks good, thanks for sharing the photos.

[cailes]

Took these the other day.

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[fashionking]

[GarfieldPark]

Thanks. Its hard to tell from the pictures -- but the new light brown "tiles" that are going up look pretty cool. They match the color of the light brick from the adjacent NCAA Building 1, but are a different style - that fits with the modern look of Building 2.

[unvrsty07]

Does anyone know whats going on that large brown lot in the last picture? That is one very large open area!

[EddieB317]

It is where the old tennis center was. I have not heard what the university plans on doing with it... but if you look at the middle of the first page you might get some hints from the areal view renders of the basic idea of what they might put there.

[GarfieldPark]

Man this is looking good now. I rode by on my bike tonight - on the south side facing the river. As the shorter entrance part of the building gets closer and closer to completion, it is really doing a great job of pulling the whole NCAA complex together very nicely. I wish I had a picture to show -- but, if you get a chance to look at it from the south side - it is really looking good. I like the colors and types of materials. Also, the angles of the different parts of the buildings - honoring the angle of the old national road corridor as well as the nearby grid of the Mile Square. The colors seem very earthy and fit well with the site - which has a partial urban and partial green / rural feel - because of its location fronting the open green of the park as well as the sometimes blue, sometimes brown (depending on the light and sky color) river below. This all might be a little difficult to understand from my description --- I just know that I think it looks very good. Maybe some of the "architecture experts" can add their thoughts after seeing it as well -- to explain the various elements that are being pulled together as this project is nearing completion. Nice project!!

[desertpunk]

~ Completed

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Indy Skyline, IUPUI, and NCAA Headquarters by sciondriver, on Flickr

[GarfieldPark]

Nice photo --- love the Fall Colors. A few days ago I noticed that work was underway on the architectural / landscape / water boundary along the western property line of the NCAA headquarters. In the original site plan, a water feature was shown - kind of like a thin extension of the canal - or a long, narrow reflecting pool on the property border between the NIFS facility and the NCAA office expansion. It looks like this water feature is now under construction (or something similar being built along the property line).

[Round Rock]

Originally Posted by EddieB317

Ratio Architects NCAA Expansion (PDF)









RATIO was tapped to design a 143,000 sq. ft. expansion to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, IN, originally designed by renowned architect, Michael Graves. The expansion’s design highlights the NCAA’s support of the student/athlete’s academic strength; harmonizes with the adjacent state park’s open vistas and future campus green space; and allows the NCAA Hall of Champions to be the prominent architectural expression. Sustainable elements are also part of the expansion’s design. The exterior building envelope is modulated based on solar orientation, giving consideration to day lighting and views. HVAC and lighting systems are designed to automatically adjust or shut down during periods of limited demand, resulting in reduced energy consumption. Last, air quality is increased through use of sustainable construction materials, and recycling accommodations for building occupants will be located throughout the building.
NCAA Headquarters Expansion
NCAA / Indianapolis, IN

Just curious... did they build the water feature on the left side of the building where the renderings show it pouring into the canal? Or did they go a little on the cheap and didn't complete that. I alway have a little beef when things differ from the original plans. Especially when they are nice touches then left out. Case and point: Georgia Street on the East end by Pennsylavania.... Where are the spires that were to anchor the project? Those were in the Georgia Street renderings as well and left out

[illogicaljake]

Originally Posted by Round Rock

Just curious... did they build the water feature on the left side of the building where the renderings show it pouring into the canal? Or did they go a little on the cheap and didn't complete that. I alway have a little beef when things differ from the original plans. Especially when they are nice touches then left out. Case and point: Georgia Street on the East end by Pennsylavania.... Where are the spires that were to anchor the project? Those were in the Georgia Street renderings as well and left out

The post just above yours:
"It looks like this water feature is now under construction (or something similar being built along the property line)."