After School Matters – Gately Park
Chicago (Roseland/Pullman)
24,000 sf addition
American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase – Special Citation (August 2022)
Gately Indoor Track & Field, the Chicago Park District’s first public indoor track and field complex, is a 139,000 sf development located at 744 E. 103rd Street in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood. After School Matters (ASM), in collaboration with Eckenhoff Saunders, created a 24,000 sf program space adjacent to the new fieldhouse.
Access to the athletic and recreational facilities provides ASM students with a unique opportunity for expanded wellness programming. The project was designed using input from ASM students, staff, and faculty gathered through a series of formal and informal programming and outreach sessions led by Eckenhoff Saunders. These sessions ensured the design responded to student needs and program goals.
The facility also includes spaces for arts and technology programs, with dedicated areas for music, dance, and culinary arts. These areas and other flexible studios surround a two-story, daylit atrium featuring amphitheater seating and student-designed mosaics.
ASM has significant administrative staff on-site to serve the facility and support its role as a hub for ASM programs on Chicago’s South Side. ASM Gately Park also includes an outdoor rooftop area for programmed and informal student use that takes advantage of the surrounding park setting. The project was designed to achieve LEED certification.