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Construction of the new Wellness and Fitness center on the heart of the University of Rhode Island's campus is starting, and completion is targeted for late 2012.

The building is oriented at undergraduate students who live on-campus and is in the heart of the dormitory area. It includes new cardio, weight training, and studios for group classes, as well as expanded wellness and health offerings, and is being be designed to LEED-CI Silver levels.

KITE worked with S3 Design to create state-of-the art fitness facilities by renovating the 1965 Progressive Architecture award-winning Roger Williams Commons originally created by Pietro Belluschi. The design is inspired by the original buildings structural volumes that grow from the center, and adds new volumes with a lightweight glass structure to form a new entry, lobby, and stair. The interior will be light-filled, open, and vibrant, and will project energy outward to the campus.

Green aspects include features geared toward the fitness center environment, such as bottle fillers to encourage re-usable containers and avoid pre-packaged bottled water, and athletic flooring made from recycled rubber.