The Jacksonville Jaguars launched conceptual designs for the Stadium of the Future, a design venture practically three years within the making meant to encourage a metamorphosis of  Downtown Jacksonville and safe NFL soccer in Northeast Florida effectively into the longer term.

“We have now reached the tip of this vital and preliminary part of this venture, the design of the stadium we envision would be the residence of the Jacksonville Jaguars and serve our whole neighborhood for generations to return,” stated Jaguars staff proprietor Shad Khan.  “From stadium discussions beginning in 2016 to the formal course of launched in July 2020 and now concluding, our goal has all the time been the identical—lock in a promising future for the Jaguars and assist our downtown turn out to be an financial engine to carry all of Jacksonville, notably areas which were underserved. With the ability to share the video and stadium design highlights with the individuals of Jacksonville is a major step ahead in that effort.

“That is additionally all occurring at a incredible time for everybody. Jacksonville is purple sizzling. Simply try all the latest rankings—finest locations to stay, finest housing market, hottest job market, finest place to start out a enterprise, Jacksonville ranks inside the prime 5 in all of these lists. Add the actual fact the Jaguars are coming off a playoff season, and positioned for even higher days forward, and all of it factors to raised and hopefully our greatest days simply forward in Jacksonville.”

The Jaguars and Metropolis of Jacksonville officers started work towards a long-term stadium resolution in July 2020 with a radical engineering evaluation of the present stadium, TIAA Financial institution Area. The evaluation concluded it was doable to resolve stadium challenges by way of a renovation of the city-owned facility versus new building.



In-depth surveys of followers and different key stakeholders adopted together with a complete choice course of for a design accomplice.  After its choice as architect for the venture staff, HOK’s Sports activities + Recreation + Leisure apply then collaborated with the Jaguars on turning ideas into extra definitive renovation plans.

“This transformation transcends the stadium’s boundaries. The design creates an iconic, accessible neighborhood nexus that ties collectively the encompassing neighborhoods and riverfront,” stated Peter Broeder, HOK’s design principal. “The venue will rejoice Jacksonville’s pure panorama and local weather, providing a park-like ambiance enriched by the newest facilities, partaking social areas and state-of-the-art know-how. This unprecedented venture will place Jacksonville as a premier vacation spot for top-tier sports activities and leisure occasions for many years to return.”

Along with HOK, the venture staff consists of Impression Improvement and Administration because the proprietor’s consultant, with AECOM Hunt and Barton Malow serving within the function of preconstruction supervisor.

The Stadium of the Future design meets the evolving wants of all stadium stakeholders, which embrace the Jaguars, the annual Florida-Georgia faculty soccer sport, the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, worldwide sporting occasions, main music festivals/excursions and the hundreds of followers and company in attendance at every occasion.

Design highlights embrace:

• Drawing inspiration from Jacksonville’s lush landscapes—a community of biking and strolling trails, parklands, greenways, seashores and marshes—the placing design captures the essence of Florida. Followers will enter by way of a subtropical Floridian park, main them to the primary concourse. The concourse is elevated 30 toes above the bottom, providing expansive views for Downtown Jacksonville and the St. Johns River.
• The 360-degree concourse, 4 instances wider than earlier than, will characteristic interactive social bars and a wide range of distinctive experiences alongside culinary delights native to Jacksonville. Each fan will uncover one thing distinctive throughout every go to to the venue, which affords a variety of premium choices and communal areas.
• The seating bowl flexibility supplies for a base capability of 62,000 with growth capabilities as much as 71,500 for a university soccer sport and extra for a live performance. The venue can rework its look by way of lighting and digital know-how that may create distinctive game-day experiences whereas guaranteeing that followers keep linked.
• The stadium is designed with sustainability in thoughts. With a first-of-its-kind mirrored materials, the energy-efficient facade displays Jacksonville’s waterfront, vegetation and distinct spirit. The open-air venue options a big shade cover that reduces warmth retention by greater than 70 p.c, lowers temperatures 10 to fifteen levels and defend followers from the climate. The façade is raised on the northern and southern ends to optimize airflow, enabling passive cooling all through the stadium.
• The stadium will characteristic lookout decks that provide citywide views. A fritted roof membrane introduces dispersed ambient gentle all through the stadium inside.
• The brand new stadium design addresses key fan requests, together with a 185-percent improve in fundamental concourse floor space, a 260-percent improve in higher concourse floor space, 360-degree connectivity within the higher concourse, 13 new elevators and 32 new escalators to help vertical motion, 220 new meals and beverage factors of sale and 14 new restrooms.
• Development will generate hundreds of jobs and, as soon as full, the stadium will turn out to be a supply of immense civic delight and a coveted vacation spot for residents and guests alike to Jacksonville, which was rated by Lending Tree earlier this 12 months as No. 5 amongst America’s Greatest Boomtowns—and No. 1 amongst NFL markets.

“We absolutely anticipate a reimagined sports activities complicated with the renovated stadium as its centerpiece will spark improvement within the east finish of Downtown Jacksonville just like the renaissance of the Brooklyn neighborhood to the west,” Jaguars President Mark Lamping stated. “Combining the facility of improvement to each the west and east of Downtown Jacksonville ought to create much more momentum in our downtown core, which is already set to profit from The Shipyards venture at present underway.

“Simply as vital, this venture will present a improvement increase to present neighborhoods across the sports activities complicated, such because the OUTEAST neighborhood.  Our objective is easy—maximize each ounce of constructive influence made doable by this venture so all Jacksonville residents might profit.”

Over the subsequent two weeks, the Jaguars will play host to a collection of Huddle Up Jax occasions the place residents and followers can be taught extra in regards to the Stadium of the Future designs.  Lamping can be on web site on the neighborhood huddles, which can be strategically situated round city to make sure entry for all of Duval County.

For extra details about the Jaguars and their improvement plans or to enroll and obtain updates, go to www.1stdowntownjacksonville.com.