Community Development
Parks & Recreation
Palmetto Tennis Center
A redesign of multi-court tennis complex
The City of Sumter hired Davis & Floyd to evaluate and redesign a multi-court tennis complex that centered around a new pro shop and plaza, large red clay stadium court, and seven additional red clay courts. The goal of this project was to create a unique regional tennis facility that could attract a large variety of users and tournaments. This work included master planning, marketing renderings, construction documents, bidding, and construction management services.
The City of Sumter hired Davis & Floyd to evaluate and redesign a multi-court tennis complex that centered around a new pro shop and plaza, large red clay stadium court, and seven additional red clay courts. The goal of this project was to create a unique regional tennis facility that could attract a large variety of users and tournaments. This work included master planning, marketing renderings, construction documents, bidding, and construction management services.
Solutions
Master Planning In Phases
To accommodate the size and budget, the project was broken down into two phases. Each phase used repeating design elements to provide a cohesive sense of place. These elements included brick paver plazas with fountains, raised seat planters, arbors with swings, landscaping, irrigation, and landscape lighting. The plazas also will have decorative brick columns with wrought-iron fencing and gates. The landscaped brick paver plazas were an important priority for the City of Sumter for events and social gatherings.
Phase 1
- New pro shop
- Brick veneer retaining wall to
accommodate the plaza above with
access to the plaza from the parking
lot, providing traditional steps and
an ADA handicap-accessible ramp - Four clay pickleball courts and a clay
practice half court irrigated with
pop-up spray heads and built with
an underdrain piping system - Lighting for after-dark play
- Concrete stadium bleachers
Phase 2
- Restroom and storage building
- Segmental block retaining wall to
accommodate grade changes required
for the clay courts’ footprint - Eight clay courts oversized for
professional play to conform to US
Tennis Association Standards- Irrigated with pop-up spray heads
and built with an underdrain piping
system - Lit for after-dark play
- Furnished with concrete
stadium bleachers
- Irrigated with pop-up spray heads
Services Provided
- 3D Modeling
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Documentation
- Landscape Architecture
- Master Planning
- Structural Engineering
