Sports & Recreation
We create sports & recreational designs that deliver performance, confidence, and serve as an inspiration to communities nationwide.
Building Performance with Sustainable Design Strategies
Colliers Engineering & Design provides expert solutions for the planning, design, and development of recreational spaces that serve as community focal points. We work with municipalities and private organizations to deliver innovative designs and comprehensive management strategies that prioritize environmental sustainability and efficient land use during construction. From award-winning splash parks to baseball stadiums and soccer fields, we deliver exciting and functional spaces that unite fans and communities nationwide.
Collegiate
From football stadiums to athletic facilities, we use extensive planning and best practices to deliver sustainable recreational spaces that engage and motivate students.
High School
From grandstands to athletic field design, we take a holistic approach to your layout, carefully assessing and planning the needs of your space to ensure the safety and well-being of every student.
Municipal Parks
We provide strategic planning and design to our clients seeking to transform municipal parks and other outdoor public areas to elevate user experiences throughout the country.
Featured Projects Portfolio
From collegiate and high school to municipal park developments, our professionals deliver customized solutions specific to the unique needs of every industry and client for students at all levels.
Providing Turnkey Design Solutions Together
Our services cover a wide range of recreational projects, including sports complexes, natural and synthetic turf fields, sports lighting, splash parks, nature trails, and playgrounds inclusive to everyone. We also assist clients with grant applications to reduce project costs and maximize funding opportunities.
With a multidiscipline team of engineers, planners, landscape architects, and environmental scientists, we take a holistic approach to every sport and recreation project. By carefully balancing human and project needs with environmental considerations, we create spaces that are functional, accessible, and visually appealing. Focusing on project costs, environmental impact, and user experience, we continue to deliver recreational spaces that enhance community well-being on and off the field.
Our Specialized Services
From concept development and design, through execution and project closure, our professionals navigate clients through all phases of development.
Site Development
From due diligence consulting to strategic land use planning, we transform diverse sites bringing extensive knowledge, experience and technologies to every development.
Land Survey
Discover our comprehensive land survey solutions. Our professionally licensed land surveyors achieve accurate measurements in every project.
Landscape Architecture
Our team of licensed and registered landscape architects and LEED accredited professionals provides a multi-disciplined approach to each project.
Construction Engineering & Inspection
Ensure the success of your construction projects with our reliable inspection services where our professionals prioritize safety and compliance with every project.
Structural Engineering
How our structural engineers help owners assess, rehabilitate, and build infrastructure that lasts What makes a structure last? The answer is never as simple as the materials it is made of. Loading conditions change over time, environmental exposure takes its toll, and the codes a structure was designed to meet may no longer reflect current…
Geotechnical
Explore our comprehensive geotechnical engineering services. We ensure stability for construction projects through detailed subsurface explorations.
“The most important thing when it comes to sports facilities and playgrounds is getting kids on the field. That’s step one.”
- National Sports & Recreation Market Leader, Carl O’Brien
Helping You Maximize Your Success
At Colliers Engineering & Design, we provide grants and funding opportunities to assist with various client projects in sports and recreation. Whether you are in need of park improvements or additional services, we’re here to help you succeed. Connect with one of our experts to learn more.
Market Trends & Insights
To stay ahead of our top competitors, our team continuously research trends in sports and recreation to help our clients score their goals.
Rising Demand for Accessible and Community-focused Facilities
From efficient field layout to adequate parking space, we ensure our designs are safe and ADA accessible using strategic placement of bleachers, home and away boxes, light poles, and facility equipment to best utilize building space.
Energy Efficiency to Reduce Operating Costs
In our design, we use synthetic turf providing greater sustainability and lower maintenance than standard grass fields.
This option requires little to no manpower, less equipment, and no chemical usage. We also use cost-effective LED lights to illuminate the field maximizing community safety at night.
Digital and Smart Tools
We use the latest technologies and tools to optimize user experiences and accessibility in sports facility complexes. Utilizing high quality cameras, we detect wear patterns on the field and use different applications right from our fingertips to seamlessly operate field lighting after hours.
Adaptive Reuse
Keeping your budget and project goals a priority, we transform preexisting spaces using a phase by phase construction approach to design sustainable fields, sports facilities, and amusement parks.
Flexible Designs
From ultra-accessible children’s camps and inclusionary parks, we utilize creative design and renovation solutions to build thoughtful spaces that accommodate the needs of everyone including individuals with autism and sensory issues.
Specialized Spaces
Depending on square footage, we provide retrofitting services to convert tennis courts that are built to play pickleball on. We also design multi-use synthetic fields built for different sports including baseball and softball, maximizing the fun for players.
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Our multidisciplinary approach to design, combined with a deep understanding of the industry and passion for innovation, has positioned us as leaders consistently delivering outstanding results in shaping the built environment.