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Recreational Services

Anna Fascitelli Fitness & Wellness Center

 

Building Features

The AF Center’s two-level floor plan contains a variety of high-tech cardiovascular and strength training equipment.  The eco-friendly design combined with a warm color scheme, natural lighting, and floor to ceiling windows helps create an inviting atmosphere and sense of community for all. Whatever your interests may be, we encourage you to take full advantage of the many choices of fitness, wellness, and social opportunities that the URI Campus Recreation has to offer.

Upper Level

  • Welcome Center / Membership Registration / Check-in
  • Social Space / Lounge
  • Cardiovascular Workout areas
  • Group Exercise Studio
  • Mind/Body Studio 
  • Full Body Circuity Workout Area
  • Strength and Functional Training Areas
  • Administrative Office Suite

Lower Level

  • Day Use Lockers and Showers Facilities
  • Functional Training Machines / Olympic Bars & Plates / Free Weighs / Squat Rack Areas
  • Stretching / Training Workout Areas
  • Wellness Resource Center
  • Private Consultation Room 
  • Spin Studio
  • Seminar Room
  • Student Staff Lounge
  • Maintenance / Housekeeping Storage

Construction Information

The $10,900,000 renovation is funded by URI Auxiliary Funds from within the Division of Student Affairs and with generous donations by URI alumnus Michael Fascitelli ’78 in honor of his mother, Anna Fascitelli and the Bank of America.

Building: Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center
Location: Renovation of Roger Williams Dining Commons (across from Hope Dining Commons)
Funding Source: URI Auxiliary Fund and $2,000,000 from Private Donations
Cost: Approximately $10,900,000 (Construction approx. $8,000,000)
Gross Sq. Ft.: 33,000
Design Team:

William Kite Architects, Inc. of Providence, RI (architect) 

S3 Design, Inc. of Quincy, MA (special consultant) 

Keough Construction Management (project manager)

URI Office of Capital Project (manages construction)

URI Office Campus Planning & Design (design phase)

KITE Architects - Providence

 

Technology

The AF Center will feature the latest technology and have the capability of offering unique interactive fitness equipment and other facility amenities to enhance the user’s experience. Here is a list of some of the features:

  • Cardio Theater© which allows for patrons to plug in headphones and listen to individually selected audiovisual entertainment chosen from 7 suspended TV's that broadcast a variety of cable channels
  • Equipment featuring embedded Personal Viewing Screens with integrated keyboard controls so patrons can experience full “virtual” reality programs that will keep them entertained and motivated while exercising
  • High performance fitness AV equipment and speakers located in all three studios
  • Cardio equipment that are connected via Internet and has interface compatibility with Apple / Android Smartphone, iPod / iPad, and personal MP3 players
  • Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the facility
  • Digital informational display sign featuring FourWinds
  • Main “house” sound system with Sirius and public address system capabilities
  • Security cameras, door management alarm system, and controlled card access door entry system into certain activity area
  • Access controlled turnstile and swing gate at the Welcome Center
  • High efficiency HVAC heating and air conditioning systems

 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Compliant


The new center is ADA compliant and fully accessible creating a welcoming environment for everyone. Notable features include:

  • Handicap parking adjacent to the facility
  • Ground floor entry doors equipped with electric door openers
  • Wheelchair access to both upper to lower levels via an elevator
  • ADA resistance equipment and functional training areas
  • Wheelchair accessible lavatories & showers facilities with recessed work surfaces
  • Braille signs for visually impaired indicating rooms

Campus Recreation encourages and supports participation of individuals of all abilities in all programs and services.

 

LEED Certification

The Anna Fascitelli Fitness & Wellness Center is designed to meet or exceed LEED© “Silver” standards and reinforces the pledge made by the University to make sustainability one of the guiding initiatives at URI. Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design LEED©, a nationally accepted benchmark for design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, promotes the practices and principles of sustainability. Providing measurements for success, LEED© evaluates sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Reusable green materials used in the design of this facility includes: recycled materials collected during building demolition, bamboo wood flooring; recycled rubber floor; hydration stations; reused exterior brick from the existing building, power regeneration “green” elevator, usage of natural light; self-propelled battery operated cardio equipment; reused boulders from the Hillside Residential Dorm project to be incorporated into the landscaping; a water filtration system to disperse water back into the ground, high efficiency mechanical HVAC systems for heating and cooling and during the initial building demolition certain materials were collected to be re-cycled.

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Contact


Leticia D. Orozco
Coordinator of Fitness & Wellness Programs
p. 401.874.2822
fitwell@etal.uri.edu