Set to redefine excellence in professional sports training, the 20,000-square-foot renovation of the Baltimore Ravens’ Under Armour Performance Center has transformed the facility into a premium performance and wellness space. Reimagined to reflect the Ravens’ values and meet their evolving needs to support peak performance, the space is designed for integration—boosting team connection, players’ mental clarity, and physical recovery—all within a setting that blends understated sophistication with functionality.

Informed by conversations and feedback from players, coaches, and staff, the facility is highly tailored to the Ravens’ values and operations. The first phase of the renovation expands the team’s training and recovery resources and promotes wellness by doubling the size of the former hydrotherapy suite and training room, reimagining the position meeting rooms, and introducing dedicated spaces for medical care and nutrition.

At the heart of the renovation, the new hydrotherapy suite offers a restorative environment designed to promote recovery and rejuvenation. Anchored by a 50-foot, two-lane lap pool, therapy pool, and hot and cold plunge pools—each large enough to accommodate up to 20 players—the suite also features an array of custom-built infrared saunas and Cryotherm plunge pools for added therapeutic benefits.

The training room’s open-concept layout improves sightlines for trainers and athletes, while enhancing spatial flow and functionality. A new 135-foot operable glass wall opens to the practice field, providing unobstructed views. Before the renovation, the training room was crowded with medical treatment tables. Now, a dedicated and adjacent private clinic gives players and staff a discrete space to seek care. Additionally, the main entry for players coming off the field was expanded into a new, spacious nutrition and information hub.

The Under Armour Performance Center strives to create an environment that fosters health and well-being by focusing on biophilic design elements including increasing daylight, improving air quality, and amplifying connection to the outdoors. The training and hydrotherapy areas were reimagined to establish direct, sensory links to the surrounding sky and landscape, reinforcing the space’s healing purpose. Key features include a striking skylight at the center of the hydrotherapy suite and the operable glass wall in the training room that opens directly onto the practice field. A restrained material palette, emphasizing timber and low-VOC finishes, was chosen to support material health and further improve indoor air quality. These biophilic elements help create the mental and physical conditions players need to perform at their peak.

To complete the facility ahead of the 2025 season, the project team phased construction around the NFL offseason, delivering the renovation in five-and-a-half months through strategic planning and adaptability. Early work aligned with the Ravens’ practice schedule, including geotechnical borings and test piles during long weekends and away games, shaving weeks off the timeline. To meet the schedule, the team collapsed the sequential programming and schematic design phases into a single, iterative process—requiring lateral rather than linear thinking. This tandem approach revealed opportunities, including a new lap pool and a skylight that weren’t part of the original client brief.