Dowdy Park Armory
Hollywood, FL
A traditional military armory built decades ago presents possibilities for significant new usage. With proximity to the Dowdy Soccer Park, the creative solution advanced by the City of Hollywood and SRS is a gymnasium/recreational and community facility that serves a variety of functions for a multigenerational resident mix.
Looking much like an airplane hangar, the Dowdy Park Armory has a central 26-foot-high vaulted dome roof surrounded by a flat-roofed circumference that provides myriad possibilities for community uses including a children’s summer camp and after-school and seniors’ programs. The building features a new covered entry, reception area, administrative office, multipurpose activity rooms, break room and warming kitchen, arts and crafts workroom, and maintenance and equipment storage. The central gymnasium features basketball courts, additional striping for indoor soccer, retractable batting cages, retractable 126-seat bleachers, and score board.
