WVU REEDSVILLE FARM REDEVELOPMENT

The West Virginia University Reedsville Farm is operated by the WVU Davis College partnered with WVU Extension Services and is home to the Extension Service Equine Arena. Alpha is the lead architect and project engineer for this project, partnering with POPULOUS, world-renowned in equine facilities to assist with design. The goal of this 

project was to redevelop the farm as the Hazel Ruby McQuain Equine Education & Research Center with state-of-the-art facilities to increase student and stakeholder opportunities, enabling the equine studies program to flourish.

The project included

• Design of a new gateway to improve appearance and identity along main road
• Addressing site and infrastructure issues
• Elevate and improve existing outdoor arena
• Design a new 11,500 sq. ft. Multipurpose Building
• Design a new 8,200 sq ft. Education & Research Center with dormitory rooms and facilities’, offices, and classrooms
• Construct new Welcome/Honor/Gathering Plaza with vertical tower element incorporating donor plaques
• Master Planning which includes future horse barn, expanded multipurpose building, pasture improvments, RV Hookups, maintenance facilities, and further renovation of existing facilities.