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Sacred Heart University

Arena design energizing student-athletes

on and off the ice

As part of a significant expansion and fundraising effort for Sacred Heart University (SHU) athletics, The Martire Family Arena serves as the hub for all things Pioneer ice sports, including the new home for both men’s and women’s hockey programs, university club teams, and renowned figure skating program. 

 

 

 

JLG Architects, SLAM Collaborative and DI teamed up to breathe SHU spirit into the renowned three-story facility. DI was responsible for custom signage, wayfinding, donor recognition, experience design and branded elements throughout the arena’s footprint, including dedicated locker rooms and training facilities, coaches' offices, general concourse areas, guest suites and more – all coated with a healthy splash of Pioneer red and white.

DI also created several “wow” moments inside the arena. Upon the suite-level entry, large backlit acrylic letters spell out “Sacred Heart Pioneers.” Each dimensional letter is motion-sensitive, illuminating red when a visitor walks by – as they make their way down the hallway, the red will follow, transcending to each letter along the way.

 

 

Other picturesque elements inside The Martire Family Arena include a hockey stick-inspired sponsorship recognition wall, a player commitment wall composed of adjustable, signed pucks, and giant face-lit ceiling elements illustrating the SHU Pioneer logo inside both men’s and women’s locker rooms. The Pioneer ceiling elements not only hover above the locker rooms but also project the mascot’s image seamlessly onto the floor – a quest that required some digital finessing from our tech team.

 

 

Through holistic branding, storytelling and immersive displays around every corner of the multi-purpose facility, DI helped make The Martire Family Arena an energetic and memorable place for SHU to honor its past, grow its future and continue its legacy on and off the ice. 

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Drew Berst

Drew Berst

Executive Director

Drew Berst is an Executive Director and oversees the Collegiate Sports and Higher Education practices at Dimensional Innovations. Berst lives and breathes college sports and is the single point of accountability for all collegiate... more about Drew Berst Drew Berst Drew Berst Executive Director

Drew Berst is an Executive Director and oversees the Collegiate Sports and Higher Education practices at Dimensional Innovations.

Berst lives and breathes college sports and is the single point of accountability for all collegiate clients. Professionally, Berst has been working in the sports facility industry for over twelve years and has been involved in over $2 billion worth of athletic facility projects. Leading the team to over 400% revenue growth and tripling the company’s market share since 2015, he’s attributes DI’s unique, design-build approach to project delivery, master brand planning partnerships, facility graphics, branding and interactive technology experiences to his success.

Born and raised in Kansas City and earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas, as well as an MBA from the University of North Carolina – Wilmington, Berst is steadfast in his belief that there is no such thing as a family vacation, unless a sporting event is involved.

Most importantly, Drew is a husband to Betsy and a parent to three girls – Edie, Nora and Margot.

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