Opened September 2013.

Construction Cost: $161 Million

 

The centerpiece of a new $340 million development located adjacent to Lincoln's famed historic Haymarket District, Pinnacle Bank Arena provides the city—and the entire state of Nebraska—with a top-quality multipurpose venue that provides patrons with an amazing fan experience. DLR Group's design for the facility takes full advantage of its site by featuring a multi-story glass-fronted lobby that not only gives passers-by a peek at the activity taking place inside on all levels of the building, but also allows patrons inside the facility to look out to the new development, the Haymarket, downtown Lincoln and Nebraska's famed state capitol beyond. Designed around the ability to host University of Nebraska men's and women's basketball games in the most intense atmosphere possible, the venue also easily accommodates concerts, ice events, high school state tournaments and nearly every other event-type imaginable.

Scope Summary - The nearly 16,000-seat arena encompasses approximately 470,000 SF. The event level features dedicated locker suites for the University's teams, numerous other locker facilities, event staging, storage and a dedicated student entry for Husker basketball games. In addition to general patron seating, the lower seating bowl features 900 club seats and a dedicated club lounge located immediately behind them on the main concourse. Thirty-six twelve-person suites and twenty four-person loge boxes, along with generous lounge space and other amenities such as a custom pizza oven, are featured on the premium level. The upper deck features a unique ‘split-deck' design that allows upper concourse patrons a view to the event floor below. This feature also allows the seats located in the top seating bowl to pull closer to the floor, helping to create an intimidating wall of fans surrounding the event taking place below. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors, and engineering services.

 

Interior Designers researched the geographical significance of Nebraska and, specifically, Lincoln as the State’s Capital. The Platte River emerged as an important factor in selecting Lincoln as the state capital. The patterns and motifs carried out in the Pinnacle Bank Arena reference the braided river, which is a unique characteristic of the Platte. Other Nebraska landmarks, geography, plant and wildlife are referenced throughout the facility in concession front design and room naming. Braided river designs that support this concept can be seen in the terrazzo floor patterns at both lobbies, the custom stainless steel railings, and 3 dimensional paneling on the Founders wall.

 

*Oversight and implementation of Interior Design Direction, concepts, presentations, contract documents, specifications and implementation throughout the 3 year design/ construction process. This included design of a multitude of Interior Spaces including Entry/ Founders lobbies, concourses, team locker rooms, ticketing, Administration office suite, Club Lounge, Suites, Loge Lounge, and Loge Boxes.

 

*Coordination and artistic direction of Concession Theming, working directly with Owner's concession design and food services vendors

 

*Coordination with Wayfinding and Branding Consultants for Arena Concourse and room wayfinding

 

*Developing Furniture Fixture and Equipment (FFE) selections, presentations, and bidding documents for 1Million dollars worth of products.  Reviewed and guided owner through bidding process, final selections, and installation.

 

*Design and contract documents of Sales Suite, utilized by marketing group for pre-opening Arena Suite and advrtising sales.