The Jacksonville Jaguars pulled back the curtain on their ambitious effort to renovate TIAA Bank Field, revealing renderings of the proposed project last week. While the renderings of the stadium showed massive transformations in many ways, the principal designer of the project wanted to assure Jaguars fans one thing wasn’t changing.
“We’re keeping the pools, for sure,” Peter Broeder of design firm HOK told News4Jax last Wednesday.
The Jaguars added pools to their stadium in 2014, introducing an NFL fan experience that was unique to Jacksonville. While the cabanas and pools are not as prominent in the renderings released by the Jaguars last week, a few managed to spot them in the images.
Yes, same pools are still there pic.twitter.com/jOcCH2PQEG
— GaJag (@Georgia_Jag) June 7, 2023
What makes the pools a little less prominent in the new design is a sizable expansion of the deck below and the addition of a roof on the stadium.
“On that north end, just below where those pools are, we’re lifting that portion of the seating bowl and creating a new club space and a new bar space there at the concourse level,” Broeder said.
If the costly project comes to fruition, the swimming pools will likely no longer be the first thing people spot at TIAA Bank Field. But don’t worry: If you haven’t had your turn in the cabanas, you’ve still got plenty of time to enjoy a swim during a Jaguars game.
