Revised concept plans for UW-Madison’s underutilized West Campus will emphasize residential and research spaces while also bringing in a hotel, either by renovating the hulking Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation building or by replacing it.
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Visitors check out updated plans for UW-Madison's West Campus District. The plans would keep Lot 60, the university's largest surface parking lot, and could turn the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation tower into a privately owned hotel.
Claire Rebman, left, faculty at the UW-Madison Waisman Center, asks questions about the updated plans. Lot 60, which Rebman is pointing at, will remain as part of the redevelopment plan as survey respondents were in favor of keeping it because it makes parking more accessible for UW-Madison and UW Health employees.
Photos: UW-Madison's Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for UW-Madison's Recreation and Wellbeing department, talks about the multipurpose gymnasium in the Bakke Center. Its neutral-colored walls are meant to evoke a more natural feeling in the facility along the Lake Mendota shore.
Sadat Khan explains that the Madison Esports Club room is an example of expanding the idea of wellness beyond traditional exercise equipment.
The exterior of UW-Madison’s new Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center. The windows facing Lake Mendota's shore are curved to mimic the water's waves.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for the Recreation and Wellbeing department, gives a tour of the new facility. The Bakke Center includes gender-neutral changing rooms that consist of lockers with individual changing rooms, bathrooms and showers to give all students privacy.
UW-Madison’s new Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center features wide open floors that allow plenty of natural light in.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation, says the spin cycling classroom in the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center features changing lights and about 30 TVs that can display riders' statistics during classes.
View of University Bay from UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Swimming pool at UW-Madison’s Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
View of University Bay from UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing department gives a tour of the new facility in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Outdoor recreational area at UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
A memorial for Mary Rouse at UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing department gives a tour of the new facility in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Sub Zero Ice Center at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Climbing wall at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Aaron Hobson, UW-Madison Recreation and Wellbeing department director speaks about the new facility in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
