Florida Memorial University

Multipurpose Arena – Florida Memorial University

The Multipurpose Athletic and Wellness Education Center is a state-of-the-art facility that opened in August 2016. The Multipurpose Arena and Wellness Center comprises 2,000 seat basketball arena with 5 locker rooms, media room, training room, cafeteria, concession stands, and public restrooms designed to suite the capacity of the facility during game time. On the concourse level, overlooking the basketball courts, are running tracks, audio visual booth, and a luxury box. The facility will also comprise of wellness education facilities such as lecture rooms and physical education unit. Within this area is the dance/aerobic room.

Eastern Engineering Group performed the structural engineering for a new Multipurpose Athletic and Wellness Center for Florida Memorial University. In addition, we had the pleasure of working with Nyarko Architectural Group on this project.

The director of the Structural Engineering Division, Alexis Martinez, MSCE, PE, and the architect Charles O. Nyarko, AIA, NCARB, the founder and president, accomplish to design and bring to life a contemporary style multipurpose arena which embellishes Florida Memorial University with minimalistic details and aesthetic. This type of style is all about embracing today’s and future design style and apply minimalistic elements such as highlighting greys, shades of white, and a touch of color.

**Renderings by Nyarko Architecture**