OVERVIEW
Marmon Mok’s expertise and commitment to innovation place us at the forefront of shaping facilities that set the standard for universities and municipalities across Texas. We go beyond the basic requirements to deliver spaces that elevate the user and spectator experience, enhance operations, support sports tourism, and strengthen team culture. With decades of proven success in recreation and collegiate athletics, our work has transformed student health, well-being, and campus life statewide.
Marmon Mok has designed more than 20 state-of-the-art aquatic facilities and countless sports and recreation centers, making a lasting impact on communities and campuses alike. Our leadership in this field has been recognized with some of the industry’s highest honors, including American Institute of Architects Awards, NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility Awards, and Athletic Business Facilities of Merit distinctions.
SERVICES
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture plays a vital role in sports and recreation by shaping environments that inspire performance, community, and well-being. Thoughtful design goes beyond aesthetics. It supports safe play, encourages participation, and creates places where athletes, fans, and staff can thrive. Well-designed recreation and athletic spaces foster energy, connection, and pride, while meeting the diverse needs of today’s active communities.
MASTER PLANNING
Our master planning for sports and recreation facilities blends rigorous data analysis of campus growth with a creative vision for shaping vibrant, functional spaces. The result is recreation districts that enhance campus identity, promote health and wellness, and support athletics—plans that are practical today and adaptable for the future.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior design for sports and recreation facilities is about creating spaces that are dynamic, durable, and people-centered. Thoughtful design enhances the user and spectator experience, from welcoming lobbies and gathering areas to locker rooms, fitness spaces, and training environments. Material selections balance aesthetics with performance and durability, while layouts encourage flow, safety, and connection.
SUSTAINABILITY + WELLNESS
Sustainability and wellness go hand in hand. Prioritizing environmental stewardship and promoting wellness is crucial for our client’s well-being today and for future generations. Our design philosophy prioritizes sustainability from the beginning of each project. We aim to create visually appealing environments through thoughtful land use, mindful material selection, and responsible resource management.
DISCOVER
Every project is a journey of discovery—an opportunity to explore vision, goals, and constraints that shape a truly distinctive facility. By tailoring solutions to each client and drawing on every resource available, we craft outcomes that are purposeful, innovative, and one-of-a-kind.
DESIGN
Design is a way of thinking. Every sports and recreation space should energize people and bring communities together. We focus on the user experience to create venues where athletes compete, students train, fans gather, and communities play. With a problem-solving mindset and a passion for innovation, our team delivers tailored solutions that elevate performance, strengthen connections, and inspire active lifestyles.
DONE
The resulting building is the physical manifestation of the careful and thoughtful consideration applied through discovery and design.
“Marmon Mok was by our side throughout the project from start to finish. Every step of the way, Marmon Mok was available to meet with us to hear our concerns and to help understand the process. The project has produced a new level of energy throughout the campus. Everyone at Trinity is proud of the finished project.”
Bob King Director of Athletics | Trinity University
RENDERINGS & VISUALIZATION
We use renderings to give our clients an accurate view of the completed space. The client can visualize the finished design and easily make alterations before anything has been constructed. This is also a great tool for the owner to market to potential donors for fundraising.
VIRTUAL REALITY
We are exploring new ways to help clients interact with their space during the design phase. Our visualization team can immerse you in your future space for you to walk around and experience the design first hand.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Marmon Mok leverages the prowess of Artificial Intelligence within its communication tools to elevate architectural innovation. By harnessing AIdriven algorithms, our tools refine project data into actionable insights, facilitating dynamic exchanges between our teams and clients, ultimately fostering a smarter, more intuitive design process.
AUGMENTED REALITY
AR gives you the ability to see an architectural hologram mixed with the environment. The lens adds a layer of digital 3d models to its real surroundings. Allowing the viewer to stay connected to its surroundings while seeing the virtual model.
ALAMODOME FINAL FOUR RENOVATIONS
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
Marmon Mok and Populous led the original design team for Alamodome in 1993 and have since carried out over 60 renovation projects, improving the experience of the Valero Alamo Bowl and other sporting events. The two firms performed a facility assessment to evaluate the venue for hosting major events such as the NCAA Final Four, NCAA College Football National Championship, and NFL, leading to San Antonio winning the bid to host the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four. The renovations included a widened plazalevel concourse, concession expansion and renovation, press facility addition, updated locker rooms, and enhanced technology. These improvements earned the Alamodome the opportunity to host the NCAA Women’s Final Four in 2021 and the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2025, cementing its reputation as a world-class facility. Additional improvements for the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2025 included 18 new Club Suites, a new kitchen, new interior finishes, signage, sound system, and lighting.
ROADRUNNER ATHLETIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The Roadrunner Athletic Center for Excellence (RACE) is UTSA’s premier facility for athletes and athletics staff, with extra emphasis placed on the budding Division I football program. This complex includes a two-story athletic training facility, a covered all-sports practice pavilion with a synthetic turf football field, and a natural turf outdoor football practice field. The facility houses new day-to-day all-sport team spaces, such as locker rooms, an equipment room, sports medicine facilities, administrative spaces, team meeting rooms, and weight room.
The academic area consists of a study hall space, tutor rooms, a conference room, and a computer room. A focal design point is the lobby space, which also serves as a Hall of Fame area, showcasing the achievements of UTSA student athletes throughout history.
In association with Populous
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The Park West Complex is part of a state-of-the-art facility at the University of Texas at San Antonio dedicated as home for the Track & Field and Soccer teams. It features three team locker rooms, a large training room with hydrotherapy, visiting team locker room, officials’ lockers, and team meeting room. Designed with the broader San Antonio community in mind, the Park West Complex also serves local sports clubs, provides a venue for clinics, and supports visiting teams. The Field House is a one-story, 15,000 SF facility that combines locker, meeting, and training spaces. The lobby connects to a dualpurpose circulation space and Hall of Fame highlights of the achievements of UTSA student athletes.
In association with Populous
CITY OF ROUND ROCK | ROUND ROCK,, TX
This indoor sports complex was designed to complement the city’s outdoor venues and attract regional and national youth basketball, volleyball, and other indoor sports tournaments, competitions, and public events. The design takes advantage of the site’s slope to create dramatic views overlooking the court, streamline traffic flow from the top down, and provide a dedicated stairway for players and coaches to access the floor quickly while minimizing interaction with the spectators. Cost-efficient tilt-wall construction was used throughout, and former warehouses were repurposed into covered parking and a family picnic pavilion.
BELL ATHLETIC CENTER EXPANSION
TRINITY UNIVERSITY | SAN ANTONIO, TX
By creatively reusing underutilized racquetball courts, the project introduced a strength room, team locker rooms, coaches’ offices, a training room, nutrition areas, and student-athlete study spaces within the renovated athletic center. A new weight room for general student use was added in a highly visible location next to the natatorium, along with two multi-purpose rooms and cardio space. Natural light and improved interior views were incorporated to enhance the center’s identity, transforming it into a key recruiting tool for both students and athletes. Thoughtful interior design and spatial organization enhance the identity of the center, creating a cohesive and engaging environment that supports both student athletes and the broader campus community.
NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility Award
NORTHSIDE ISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX
This gymnasium is a single-court venue designed to accommodate basketball and volleyball with seating for 2,500 spectators. The facility features thoughtfully designed acoustics and sound systems, multi-purpose and audiovisual rooms, a large conference area, and well-appointed home and visitor team spaces. Dedicated areas for officials, concessions, public restrooms, administrative offices, and carefully integrated storage spaces support a highly functional facility. While anticipating future technology and audiovisual upgrades, the design enhances current operational efficiency and user experience. Site planning includes updated parking, improved bus and team circulation, a new internal loop road, and improved wayfinding.
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY | KERRVILLE, TX
Schreiner University is advancing its athletic programs and campus facilities through a multi-year master plan that integrates programming, phased implementation, and strategic site planning. The plan includes new baseball and softball stadiums, a multi-sport fieldhouse with operations and football weight room, and redeveloped track and field facilities. The existing gymnasium has been expanded to support wrestling, rifle, shotgun, and intramural sports, and a new football stadium will feature a signature fan and student-athlete experience with a Walk-of-Champions landscaped circulation. Each phase enhances campus connectivity, improves mobility and access, and strengthens the athletic experience while supporting the university’s longterm vision for athletics and community engagement.
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY | KERRVILLE, TX
As Schreiner University prepared for the addition of NCAA Division II football, the athletics facilities were modernized to support program growth. The Edington Gymnasium, one of the campus’s oldest buildings, was transformed to meet current athletic needs, incorporating new strength and conditioning spaces for football training alongside a gymnasium designed for student intramural activities. The upgrades created a more functional, connected, and engaging environment for athletes and students alike.
CHAMIZAL RECREATION
CENTER & LIBRARY
CITY OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX
Serving one of the city’s oldest and most economically challenged neighborhoods, the facility offers new opportunities for wellness, learning, and community gathering. The facility includes a double gymnasium, cardio and weight room, auxiliary gymnasium, game space, multi-purpose fitness areas, a public library, and a multi-purpose community room. Additionally, the design repurposed a portion of a former denim factory. Remaining sections of the building were either demolished to create a civic park or adapted as part of the covered courtyard, further enhancing public space. Public art is integrated into the design to reflect and celebrate the community’s identity, reinforcing the center’s role as a cultural and civic hub for the neighborhood.
In association with Exigo Architects
VALLE BAJO COMMUNITY CENTER & LIBRARY
CITY OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX
The Valle Bajo Community Center & Library features a range of exercise and activity spaces, including a gymnasium, cardio and weight room, game area, multi-purpose fitness room, public library, community room, and an outdoor amphitheater. Expansive north-facing glass engages the surrounding neighborhood, inviting natural light into the interior and allowing passersby to experience the energy inside. Designed as a vibrant community hub, the center supports programs for all ages and provides opportunities for learning, recreation, and social connection. It serves as a focal point for community engagement and fosters a sense of cohesion across the neighborhood.
In association with Exigo Architects
SYLVIA CARREON COMMUNITY CENTER
CITY OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX
The Sylvia Carreon Community Center is designed as a flexible and vibrant hub within a tree-filled park, fostering wellness, learning, and community connection. The facility accommodates a variety of activities with spaces for fitness, recreation, and gatherings, including a gymnasium, cardio and weight areas, multi-purpose rooms, game spaces, and a community room with a stage. Large windows, natural light, and connections to a courtyard enhance the indoor-outdoor experience. Interior spaces are designed for flexibility, allowing multiple activities to take place simultaneously, while easy access from both interior and exterior entries supports a variety of program configurations. The building’s integrated public art create a welcoming and visually engaging landmark that reflects the community’s identity and encourages participation across all ages.
In association with Exigo Architects
HARVEY E. NAJIM
The Harvey E. Najim Family YMCA in San Antonio celebrates the city’s culture and history while providing a welcoming space for the community. A glass entryway, known as the ‘beacon,’ lights the building at night, symbolizing openness and connection. Large windows on the Wellness Floor offer sweeping views of nearby historic landmarks, while interior bridges create a sense of connection throughout the space. Using locally inspired materials and native landscaping, the design also includes outdoor areas for reflection and learning. Together, these elements create an engaging environment where community members can come together and stay active.
YMCA OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The Mays Family YMCA at Potranco reimagines a vacant late-1990s bigbox supermarket into a nearly 60,000 SF community hub that integrates a YMCA with a City of San Antonio branch public library and outdoor playfields. Designed to foster overlapping use and bring an under-served community together, the facility centers around a community commons that serves as a welcoming meet-and-greet space. The aquatics center features both a lap pool and leisure pool, while 11,000 SF of two-level fitness floors, a gymnasium, four group exercise studios, child watch, a community room, and a teaching kitchen provide opportunities for wellness, learning, and recreation for all ages.
AIA San Antonio Community Impact Award
AIA San Antonio Merit Award
RECREATION
RENOVATION & EXPANSION
As the original designer of the Texas A&M University Recreation Center, Marmon Mok was asked to design a renovation and expansion to address a growing student enrollment and new programs. The expansion added a new banquet room, basketball court, a doubled weight room, upgraded locker rooms, and an eight-lane lap pool, along with a large outdoor plaza providing a second building entrance. These enhancements reinforce the facility’s role as a central gathering place that supports both active lifestyles and social interaction across campus.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX
NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility
STUDENT RECREATION CENTER
A hub for student fitness and recreation, the 22,300 SF Student Recreation Center features a multipurpose gymnasium with a 94-foot competition basketball court, two overlaid 84-foot recreational courts, and a competition volleyball court with cross-court layouts to support daily recreation, special events, and athletic competitions. The 3,550 SF weight room includes a northfacing glass wall that brings in natural light and creates a visual connection to the campus paseo. Locker rooms, showers, and support spaces accommodate building systems and maintenance needs. Strategically located along University Way with the main entrance oriented toward the campus core, the design enhances visibility, accessibility, and circulation for students.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
RECREATION CENTER
ADDITION & RENOVATION
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN MARCOS, TX
This project reimagined the campus recreation experience, expanding opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. The 94,000 SF expansion and 10,000 SF renovation introduced striking new amenities, including a natatorium, indoor soccer field, rock climbing and bouldering wall, additional basketball and volleyball courts, group exercise studios, and a state-of-the-art fitness and cardio center. Existing spaces were also revitalized, with upgraded basketball courts, exercise areas, and ancillary facilities, all supported by modernized MEP systems.
2010 NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility
2010 Recreation Management Magazine Innovative Architecture & Design Award
BLINN COLLEGE | BRENHAM, TX
Serving both the Brenham community and Blinn College, this recreation center features a gymnasium with basketball and volleyball courts, retractable bleachers for tournaments and events, a multi-purpose room overlooking the gym for group exercise or private gatherings, office space for the Recreation Director and staff, an indoor track, cardio and weight rooms, and a student lounge. A master plan was developed to enhance the campus connection, including a pedestrian link to adjacent student residences, an outdoor running track, a pavilion, and future additional basketball and volleyball courts. Accessibility and connectivity were enhanced through new pedestrian routes and thoughtful landscaping, while the building’s prominent location at the campus entrance reinforces its role as a welcoming gateway for students and visitors.
SOUTHWEST ISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The Southwest Independent School District Natatorium is a full-service community and athletic swimming and diving facility that incorporates advanced pool technology and sustainable design strategies. The centerpiece is a versatile 50-meter pool that can be configured for multiple uses, alongside a four-lane instructional pool, supporting swimming lessons, community swim programs, and competitive events for all grade levels. Spectator seating accommodates 720 upper-level guests with additional seating on the pool deck. Enhanced video technology supports event scoring, video playback, and special event displays. The facility also houses the District Athletics Administration, varsity locker rooms, a strength training room, and a multipurpose classroom, providing a comprehensive environment for developing both swimming and diving athletes.
GIVENS DISTRICT AQUATICS FACILITY
CITY OF AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX
Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Everett H. Givens, a civil rights advocate and respected community leader, the revitalized 10,000 SF pool introduces zeroentry access, water play features, six 25-yard lap lanes, and a diving board, creating a safe and enjoyable experience for all ages. The existing bathhouse is being reconfigured to provide improved entry control, showers, lifeguard spaces, and a first aid station. Guided by community input, the project also adds a new multipurpose space, expanded pedestrian connections, bike parking, and rain gardens that soften the transition between the pool and park amenities.
COLONY PARK AQUATICS CENTER
CITY OF AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX
The Colony Park Aquatic Facility was envisioned as a family-oriented destination that combines water recreation with spaces for community gathering. The facility features a recreation and leisure pool, a lap pool with a one-meter diving board, a water slide, and support spaces, along with a conditioned multipurpose room for classes and events. Pedestrian connections strengthen ties to the surrounding park, while a commissioned public art piece will celebrate local culture. Sustainability goals guided the design, with the project targeting SITES Silver Certification in alignment with the city’s Aquatics Master Plan. Community engagement played a central role in shaping the design, with residents helping define the character and function of the facility.
WALKER & DAVIS NATATORIUM RENOVATIONS
NORTH EAST ISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The Walker Pool replacement project transformed an outdated facility into a modern natatorium designed for both athletes and the community. The scope included demolition of the original pool and support buildings, replaced with a new 25-yard in-ground concrete pool that utilizes a prefabricated metal panel wall system, along with a two-story support facility. The new building features a welcoming lobby, administrative and coaching offices, a wet classroom and team room, athletic locker and dressing rooms with public access, elevated bleacher seating for 750 spectators, public restrooms, storage, and mechanical and custodial areas. A fully enclosed connection was created to the adjacent Josh Davis Natatorium on both levels, strengthening operational flow between the two venues.
TEXAS A&M NATATORIUM EXPANSION
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX
As the original designer of the Texas A&M Natatorium, the team was invited back to shape its expansion, focused on strengthening the university’s nationally recognized aquatics program while opening the doors to broader community use. The addition introduced an eight-lane, 25-yard natatorium built to competitive standards, supporting training, instruction, and wellness programs. Beyond daily use, the pool also functions as a warm-up venue for the adjacent 50-meter competition pool, expanding flexibility for meets and events while enhancing the overall aquatic experience.
NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility
SCHERTZ AQUATICS CENTER
CITY OF SCHERTZ & SCUCISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The Schertz Aquatics Center anchors a civic campus that includes the YMCA, library, senior center, and Veteran’s Plaza, serving as both a community hub and the city’s only indoor aquatics facility. It houses a competition pool, leisure pool, splash pad, outdoor courtyard, locker rooms, spectator seating, and flexible amenity spaces, while also supporting training and competition for local schools. By combining recreation, wellness, and gathering in one place, the facility enriches daily life for residents and expands opportunities for student athletes year-round.
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY NATATORIUM
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN MARCOS, TX
As part of the expansion and renovation of the Texas State Student Recreation Center, the 10,513 SF natatorium introduced two above-ground pools: a sixlane lap pool and a leisure pool. Built directly on the site’s limestone bedrock, the design reduced the need for deep excavation while leveraging the natural 12-foot slope to improve structural stability and create efficient storage and mechanical spaces beneath the pool deck.
OUTDOOR AQUATICS FACILITY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX
The existing outdoor recreation pool was replaced with a new aquatics and recreation complex designed to enhance student life and wellness. The project features an eight-lane lap pool, a 3,200 SF leisure pool, a shade structure, and a new sand volleyball pit, supported by site improvements including updated landscaping, hardscaping, and drainage. A 1,200 SF support building complements the outdoor amenities, providing a wet classroom, family changing rooms with toilets and showers, and a lifeguard equipment check-out room.
“The level of expertise and dedication displayed by Marmon Mok Architecture speaks tremendously about their long-standing commitment to design excellence and superb customer care… Throughout construction, Marmon Mok’s contract administration services have been both professional and pro-active resulting in the development of a true team partnership between the District, Design Team, and General Contractor… I have relied on Marmon Mok’s qualifications and expertise and have always been extremely pleased with the final construction product and quality of customer service. In fact, over the past forty years of construction practice, few firms I have known have displayed the design talent, creativity in program and functional layout, and commitment to customer care as has Marmon Mok..”
Garrett J. Sullivan Executive Director of Construction Management and Engineering North East Independent School District