Field House Design
K - 12 Portfolio - 2026
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Firm Profile Fanning Howey is an integrated architecture, interiors, and engineering firm specializing in learning environments. We use the power of design to create smarter, happier learners, more successful educators and stronger communities. From our offices in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan we have designed K-12 and Higher Education learning environments throughout the midwest and across the country. Our team is devoted to finding ways to conceive and build inspirational places for teaching and learning.
W E A R E LE A D E R S I N :
• Architecture • MEP Engineering • Interior Design • Landscape Architecture • Technology Design • Construction Administration • Master Planning • Educational Visioning
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professionals focused on improving learning environments
new or renovated field houses
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K-12 school designs in 37 states since 1961
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years of expertise creating impactful spaces
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Carmel High School Greyhound Activities Center Carmel, IN
The new Greyhound Activities Center includes a fullsized football field with artificial turf to serve a wide range of athletics, performing arts and student groups. The centerpiece of the new center is a full-size indoor football field with artificial turf, offering year-round training and practice opportunities for student-athletes. The facility also includes modern locker rooms, a dedicated band tower, and a large storage room to accommodate the needs of Carmel's award-winning band program. This innovative space is designed to enhance the student experience, bringing together various activities under one roof and providing the resources needed to support Carmel High School's tradition of excellence.
A B OV E | Greyhound Activities Center, which now allows the football team to practice indoors on full-size turf during Indiana's unpredictable winter and spring months. 4
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C LI E N T Carmel Clay Schools SCOPE 90,000 New SF COST $14.3 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2024
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South Putnam Fieldhouse Greencastle, IN
The South Putnam Middle/High School Fieldhouse serves as a transformative community hub that expands athletic opportunities for all ages while alleviating district-wide scheduling bottlenecks to ensure every student has dedicated space to play and grow. By centralizing specialized athletic functions within a new 30,000-square-foot footprint, the design strategically frees up existing campus gyms for elementary programs and community use. The facility integrates high-performance features, including two multipurpose courts, a dedicated wrestling room, and an indoor track—to accommodate multiple activities simultaneously. This flexible layout, supported by a premier weight room and integrated batting cages, optimizes every square foot to transition seamlessly from a daytime physical education wing to a vibrant venue for community events.
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C LI E N T South Putnam Community Schools SCOPE 30,000 New SF COST $9.8 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2026
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Center Grove Hitting & Practice Facility Greenwood, IN
The new Center Grove athletics facility is a state-ofthe-art training space designed to support studentathletes, with a focus on advancing opportunities for female athletes. At the heart of the facility is a dedicated softball infield with an instructional hitting space, providing players with year-round training opportunities. The space also features indoor golf simulators for the boys' and girls' golf teams, as well as a dedicated indoor practice area for cheerleading teams. Designed to enhance athletic development and performance, this facility ensures Center Grove's student-athletes have the resources needed to succeed. Additionally, the facility was completed without increasing the tax rate for White River Township taxpayers.
A B OV E | A year-round softball center for infield training and batting practice.
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C LI E N T Center Grove Community School Corporation SCOPE 9,300 New SF COST $3.9 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2024
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Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse Mishawaka, IN
The 80,000 SF Penn Field House is designed as a flexible facility to serve a wide variety of athletic groups, educational opportunities and community needs. The design creates a free-standing building with four multipurpose courts, a 200-meter track and runways for long jump and pole vault. Support spaces include concessions, locker rooms, dressing rooms, family restrooms and an athletic training facility. A wrestling room and dance room were designed as alternates and be constructed in the future. The second floor of the field house features a commons, a large observation area, additional locker rooms and dressing rooms, and community meeting rooms. The flexible design of the field house will allow it to support events ranging from basketball, volleyball and baseball to track, tennis and robotics competitions.
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C LI E N T Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation SCOPE 80,000 New SF COST $15.9 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2025
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Badger Fieldhouse Carmel, IN
A partnership between Carmel Dads' Club and Clay Township brought new athletic opportunities to Carmel, Indiana. Clay Township and Carmel Dads Club collaborated with Fanning Howey to design a new fieldhouse. The new building has four basketball courts and one full-sized synthetic turf field lined for football and soccer. There are also three batting cages for baseball and softball. The fieldhouse is funded by Clay Township and is operated by Carmel Dads Club. The partnership supports the 12 athletic programs offered by Carmel Dads' Club, as well as after-hours use by the public.
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C LI E N T Carmel Dads' Club SCOPE 152,229 New SF COST $12.0 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2021
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Center Grove Student Activity Center Greenwood, IN
Designed to benefit as many students and community members as possible, the new Center Grove Student Activity Center (SAC) has something for everyone. Flexible design concepts allow the SAC to support a limitless range of activities—from track, weight training and fitness programs to band practice, robotics competitions and community recreation. The facility features four basketball/volleyball courts, a weight room and the first 200-meter indoor track in an Indiana K-12 school
C LI E N T Center Grove Community School Corporation SCOPE 61,003 New SF 7,233 Renovated SF COST $8.7 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2017
A B OV E | The SAC addition features a 200-meter indoor track, four basketball/ volleyball courts and spaces for wrestling.
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Warsaw Student Activity Center Warsaw, IN
The new Student Activity Center at Warsaw High School is a catalyst for health and wellness for students and the entire Warsaw community. The multi-sport venue supports a wide range of fitness and recreational activities, from basketball and volleyball to tennis and field events. A 200-meter indoor track with four full cross courts brings fitness amenities to a new level for students, staff and local residents. The design also incorporates flexible classrooms, childcare facilities for students and teachers and an on-site community health clinic.
A B OV E | A 200-meter indoor track with four full cross courts brings fitness amenities to the community.
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C LI E N T Warsaw Community Schools SCOPE 65,000 New SF COST $9.2 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2019
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Zionsville High School - Fieldhouse Zionsville, IN
When Zionsville Community Schools wanted to expand its high school to include a new field house, Fanning Howey designed an addition that is more than a place for recreation.
C LI E N T Zionsville Community Schools
The expansion space includes a large commons area and a learning center to support the new field house, weight and fitness facilities. The commons is ideal for group meetings, athletic team gatherings and surge space for athletic events. A new entrance provides students with direct access to the Activity Center.
COST $7.4 M
The use of a very economical load bearing insulated concrete wall panel system yielded additional budget flexibility. Fanning Howey designers used these savings to develop targeted renovations to convert underutilized interior space within the high school into a lecture hall, vocal and instrumental studios and additional classroom space within the overall project budget.
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SCOPE 56,159 New SF 15,937 Renovated SF
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Spartan Student Activity Center Connersville, IN
The new Spartan Student Activity Center provides new recreational opportunities for students while dramatically increasing safety and security at Connersville High School. The new addition enclosed the 1970s, U-shaped floor plan, creating a new main entrance and with adjacent administration offices. In addition to improved security, the student activity center creates a comprehensive recreational facility for students and provide the district with much-needed flexibility for activities. The space supports basketball, volleyball, track and field (including pole vault and long jump), tennis, football, baseball, softball and golf activities. The facility is designed for community-use and to be accessible after school hours.
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C LI E N T Fayette County School Corporation SCOPE 26,000 New SF COST $5.0 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2020
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Hicksville Athletic Complex Hicksville, OH
A new athletic complex gives Hicksville Schools muchneeded space for community resources and additional practice facilities. To reduce practice times and get students home sooner, the design of the new athletic complex needed to support as many programs as possible. The layout includes two practice basketball courts and two practice volleyball courts. Netting can be lowered to separate the courts, allowing multiple practices to occur at once. Other amenities include two batting/golf cages, a two-lane track, a wrestling room, a weight room and locker rooms. The complex also includes four preschools rooms to support the district's growing student population.
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C LI E N T Hicksville Exempted Village School District SCOPE 27,345 New SF COST $5.5 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2021
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Danbury Wellness Center and Gym Addition Lakeside-Marblehead, OH
Danbury Local Schools needed additional wellness space to support multiple stakeholder groups at their K-12 campus. Fanning Howey collaborated with the district to design the new Norton Center, a 25,000 SF fieldhouse positioned between the existing football, baseball and softball fields. The fieldhouse includes two courts, a two-lane walking track and a large fitness room. To support the surrounding ballfields, the Norton Center houses four locker rooms that are accessible from the outside, restrooms, a small ticket window and a concessions area. The project also includes a new elementary wing gymnasium, a new elementary school playground and a new tennis/ pickleball court.
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C LI E N T Danbury Local Schools SCOPE 32,208 New SF 3,300 Renovated SF COST $14.8 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2024
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Newton Field House Pleasant Hill, OH
As criteria architect, Fanning Howey set the stage for a cost-effective field house project with maximum impact for the Pleasant Hill community. The field house includes a full-size court with Mondo flooring, a threelane track, two basketball goals, suspended baseball netting curtains and portable bleachers. The design also includes a multi-purpose physical education room with rubber athletic flooring, a community room with a kitchenette, two locker rooms and a storage room.
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C LI E N T Newton Local School District SCOPE 15,000 New SF COST $2.6 M C O M P L E T I O N DAT E 2019
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