The Mattioli Recreation Center at East Stroudsburg University provides the student community with a vast array of athletic and social activities.  The project is a two story steel frame structure containing 59,000 square feet of space.  The high bay, long span main “arena” houses two full sized basketball courts, a volley ball court and a tennis court with a 1/8^th mile running track suspended above the main floor.  The two-story section of the building includes three racquetball courts, a fitness and dance studio, fitness arcade, boxing workout area, stretching area, an extensive free weight and workout machine facility and locker rooms.  The unique architecture of this building includes a hip roof supported on the long span trusses over the main arena.