The Arena at Innovation Mile

Project Description:

The Arena at Innovation Mile is a new multipurpose event center for the City of Noblesville. The project is designed as a community-focused building with supreme flexibility — one capable of hosting conventions, concerts, and sporting and community events. The arena will be the home court of the Indiana Pacers’ G-League team, the Noblesville Boom. The venue accommodates a capacity of 3,500 for basketball, and boasts a state-of-the-art center-hung scoreboard, integrated locker rooms, training facilities, concessions areas and restrooms. As the foundational facility in the planned Innovation Mile development, the venue will help establish the district and attract attention for future projects. Strategically located at the terminus of a major pedestrian trail, the arena anchors the visionary development by establishing a design language, materiality and overall level of quality for subsequent projects within the district. The design has been carefully considered to balance approachability, intimacy and flexibility. The arena offers a contemporary, timeless aesthetic responsive to its surroundings and reflective of community influences and local history. Spectators are welcomed at grade, drawn into a double-height Grand Hall, which serves as a place of orientation, transition and celebration. Large LED displays provide an activated energy while seamlessly integrated with rich interior materials. A 360-degree elevated concourse provides unobstructed views to the event floor and eases access to spectator amenities and the seating bowl. A large window frames views to the exterior while drawing in natural light. The Arena at Innovation Mile was delivered via a design-build partnership with F.A. Wilhelm Construction Inc. and Patch Development. The project sets a new standard for design quality and overall speed made possible through a collaborative dynamic. The project took 24 months from preliminary concept design to completion.