The Capital City Sportsplex was recently recognized by the American Institute of Architects South Atlantic Region for a Merit Design Award at the 2020 Design Awards Ceremony. This award marks our firm’s third consecutive year winning at least one design award at the regional level of the American Institute of Architects. Jury Chair Robert de Leon, FAIA of de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop stated…”The Capital City Sportsplex is a very fun concept, exploring challenging programming issues while simultaneously resolving a material forward architecture that would be loved by the community that it serves”. The Capital City Sportsplex is a new proposed sports facility that provides the infrastructure for multiple indoor and outdoor sporting events. The facility includes an indoor track, swimming pool, basketball courts, baseball batting cages, indoor weight training rooms, simulated golf training rooms as well as other supporting spaces. Due to the challenges of the site, much of the program is located underground. Despite this, through the strategic use of the site, all the below-grade spaces have access to daylight via the incorporation of skylights and areaways. The building will be the largest indoor privately owned and community-based sports facility in North Carolina. The South Atlantic Region of the American Institute of Architects includes the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.