Studio Four Design Leads Renovations on Thompson-Boling Arena at University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee will begin a new phase of renovation work at Thompson-Boling Arena in January, 2017 and the team at Studio Four Design is honored to have been selected to work on the project.

The work will include the addition of four new locker rooms to the west side of the Arena that will be used by visiting basketball team, the Tennessee volleyball program and for special events that are held at the facility.

The next phase of the renovation will begin in May, with renovations to the men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms that will enhanced, enlarged and modernized with the latest technological enhancements. Additionally, this next phase will included expansions for the on-site athletic training facility that will be used by both basketball programs.

“We’ve been doing projects with the athletic department, particularly in the arena, for about a decade,” said Brian Nicholson, senior project manager at Studio Four Design. “We are nearly all University of Tennessee alumni or UT sports fans, and so we are thrilled at any chance we get to work on these kinds of projects. When the renovations are complete, not only will the players have the most up to date locker rooms and training facilities, they will also have several social spaces where they can build comradery. In addition, the new bathroom expansions for the entire arena will consist of new fixtures and finishes to enhance the facilities, along an increase in women’s restrooms, the addition of hot water in the new and renovated restroom sinks, and better handicap accessibility.”