The Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center will be the second building project of the Master Plan and the third project overall. Construction is currently underway and expected to complete in 2023. Learn more about the project here.
When the building opens, we anticipate an estimated 5,000 users per day from a variety of groups, including: students, faculty and staff, UW Health employees, community members, youth, and special event attendees. Leave a legacy and make your mark with one of the naming opportunities outlined below.
To learn more about making a gift, please contact Recreation & Wellbeing Director Aaron Hobson at aaron.hobson@wisc.edu.
Level 1
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1. Main Lobby
Size: 3,800 sq. ft. | Value: $500,000
Open area entrance with Member Services desks, Rugby Bucky, smoothie shop, and lounge areas.
2. Courts 1 & 2
Size: 13,831 sq. ft | Value: $1,250,000
Full-size basketball courts used for a variety of activities, visible from main lobby and from the street.
3. Classrooms
Size: 1,975 sq. ft | Value: $50,000 each
Two multipurpose rooms that can be combined into one larger classroom and be used for sport club practices and other events.
4. Sport Program Offices
Size: 457 sq. ft | Value: $25,000
Offices for our professional and student staff who work in intramural sports and sport clubs. Will be a destination for student athletes and participants.
5. Athletic Training Room
Size: 641 sq. ft. | Value: $150,000
Area for students (and in the future, all members) to receive athletic training services.
6. Fitness Space
Size: 29,256 sq. ft. (entire building) | Value: $4,000,000 for all spaces
Area for cardio and strength equipment, right off the main lobby.
7. Aquatics Center
Size: 8,657 sq. ft. | Value: $2,000,000
A 25-yard pool for recreational swim, lessons, etc. Connected to locker rooms and main lobby area.
8. Courts 3 & 4
Size: 13,657 sq. ft. | Value: $1,250,000
Multipurpose activity courts (MAC) for a variety of sports, including basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer, futsal, and batting cages.
Level 2
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1. Wellbeing Suite
Size: 3,900 sq. ft. | Value: $1,500,000
Hub for wellness programs like yoga, meditation, massage therapy, peer wellness coaching, etc. This area includes access to other areas for wellbeing programs: Mind-Body Studio, Recovery Room, Massage Therapy, and Consultation Rooms.
1a. Mind-Body Studio
Part of Wellbeing Suite
Size: 1,374 sq. ft. | Value: $200,000
Multipurpose room that will be used for group fitness classes, meditation programs, and more.
1b. Restorative Room
Part of Wellbeing Suite
Size: 259 sq. ft. | Value: $150,000
Room will initially have nap pods for student use.
1c. Massage Therapy Rooms
Part of Wellbeing Suite
Size: 390 sq. ft. | Value: $10,000/room
Three rooms for massage therapy.
1d. Consultation Rooms
Part of Wellbeing Suite
Size: 450 sq. ft. | Value: $10,000/room
Four smaller meetings rooms for consultations, peer wellness coaching sessions, opportunities for collaborations with other campus partners.
2. Living Room
Size: 457 sq. ft. | Value: $100,000
Room available for small group programming and for students to study, spend time between classes. Area will have elements of the outdoors and a view of Willow Creek/Lake Mendota.
3. Fitness Space
Size: 29,256 sq. ft. (entire building) | Value: $4,000,000 for all spaces
Cardio and strength equipment.
4. Admin Suite
Size: 8,690 sq. ft. | Value: $1,000,000
Office area for Recreation & Wellbeing professional and student staff.
5. Conference Room
Size: 727 sq. ft. | Value: $100,000
Executive conference room for Recreation & Wellbeing staff use.
6. Lakeshore Terrace
Size: 2,287 sq. ft. | Value: $300,000
Deck on the back of the building with views of Lakeshore Path and Lake Mendota, available for programming and events.
7. Esports Space
Space: 354 sq. ft. | Value: $100,000
Room with technology to allow for Esports practice and competition.
Level 3
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1. Fitness Deck
Size: 6,500 sq. ft. | Value: $500,000
Outdoor turf area for workouts, open recreation, etc. Looks out to Observatory Drive and front of building.
2. Performance Studio
Size: 2,000 sq. ft. | Value: $200,000
Studio built for Olympic lifting, functional strength workouts, etc. Includes indoor turf and doors that can open to the Fitness Deck.
3. Cycling Studio
Size: 800 sq. ft. | Value: $250,000
Group fitness studio for cycling classes.
4. Climbing Wall
Value: $1,000,000
Indoor climbing wall with space for bouldering. Will be a space for experiential education and training.
5. Studio in the Round
Size: 1,800 sq. ft. | Value: $300,000
Unique circular multipurpose studio in a prominent area of the building. Will be used for group fitness classes.
6. Fitness Space
Size: 29,256 sq. ft. (entire building) | Value: $4,000,000 for all spaces
Cardio and strength equipment.
7. Courts 5 - 8
Size: 27,080 sq. ft. | Value: $2,500,000
Four full-size basketball courts that can be used for a variety of programs. Also includes spectator seating.
Level 4
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1. Multipurpose Studio
Size: 1,800 sq. ft. | Value: $200,000
Multipurpose studio built for group fitness classes like Zumba, HIIT, Yoga, Group Strength, etc.
2. Fitness in the Round
Size: 1,800 sq. ft. | Value: $200,00
Open area above the Studio in the Round used for open recreation and some small group programming.
3. Fitness Space
Size: 29,256 sq. ft. (entire building) | Value: $4,000,000 for all spaces
Cardio and strength equipment.
4. Sport Simulators
Size: 1,258 sq. ft. | Value: $200,000
Area with three bays for sport simulators that can also be used for watch parties and other events.
5. Track
Size: 8,182 sq. ft. | Value: $1,500,000
Indoor track that is 1/5 (long loop) or 1/8 (shorter loop) of a mile; goes throughout Level 4 and looks down to Level 3, Courts 5 – 8.