Original Construction
1928
Completion Date
2000
Size
106,000 sqft

The University of Michigan’s Intramural Sports Building was the first collegiate intramural sports building in America and was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls of Detroit.

In 1999, SmithGroup was retained to prepare a comprehensive infrastructure study to address the facility's maintenance needs over a 20-to-30-year horizon while adapting the interior to modern student recreational demands. As part of this effort, the HopkinsBurns team conducted the historic preservation analysis, identifying and documenting the building's exterior and interior character-defining features. Exterior envelope rehabilitation recommendations were made, including steel windows and metal roof replacement and masonry deterioration. Interior recommendations were aimed at improvements in life safety, maintaining architecturally sensitive lobby spaces, and providing general upgrades of interiors to contemporary standards, all while respecting the building’s historic integrity.