How One Campus Rec Center Retains Its Shine Featuring Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center

November 14, 2024

In the latest issue of Athletic Business Magazine, Kahler Slater Design Principal, Adam Bastjan, AIA, LEED AP, shares insights into key factors that influence campus recreation center design decisions. Various considerations include durability, performance, aesthetics, cost, and cleanability. The emphasis clients have placed on cleanability has become a higher priority post pandemic. The article highlights the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center at UW-Madison, an Athletic Business Facilities of Merit winner. 

"We have a lot of clients who are very focused on understanding exactly what products we're putting into their facilities. Post pandemic, they want to know if there are materials that could help them in their efforts to not only keep things clean but keep things safe for everyone involved," said Adam. 

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