The Phillips-Bordelon Locker Room was designed by HNTB Architecture, which has created several other college football complexes and training centers.
According to Chase Pitner, the project designer from HNTB Architecture, one of the key concepts in the design was creating a locker with functional sleeping space. Doing so would mimic the "nap rooms" in other college locker rooms.
Greg Stringfellow, the equipment director of LSU Athletics, said the team's idea was to have a locker that "operated similar to a first-class pod on a plane." HNTB ran with that and created the sleep pods.
"The lower portion of the locker has a lot of functions to it," said interior designer Sarah Alfaro. The seat can be in a seated or lounge position, depending on the player's preference.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu donated $1 million to his alma mater for the player's lounge, which is now called the Mathieu Player's Lounge. Mathieu spent two seasons with LSU.
I HOPE I CAN INSPIRE AT LEAST ONE SOUL! MORE GLORY! GEAUX TIGERS!! pic.twitter.com/6z9H1eRNnb
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) July 22, 2019
HUMBLED TO HAVE THE MATHIEU PLAYERS LOUNGE @LSUfootball
SO MANY MEMORIES COME TO MY MIND WEARING PURPLE AND GOLD. I HOPE THE PLAYERS ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I HAVE! FOREVER LSU pic.twitter.com/y8UcwleDaz
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson also donated to the facility, along with businessman Dave Roberts, who gave $1 million to Peterson's family fund. The "Peterson-Roberts Weight Room" was named after them.
While the upper portion of the locker has an area for personal storage, more charging ports, and the ability to plug in the charging and sensors for the helmets.
Players also have a place to be inspired by former LSU Tigers with a wall dedicated to them.
125 Seasons of LSU Football
9 Unanimous All-Americans
More history to be made for @showtime9_ pic.twitter.com/leWfeljjwF
Outside the locker room, the building also includes a new nutritional facility, which aims to fuel all student-athletes with high quality and healthy food.
The team posted a video on social media that gives viewers a detailed overview of the locker room.
Setting The Standard pic.twitter.com/d7QUJfKL6M
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) July 22, 2019They also posted the player's reactions to seeing the locker room for the first time, which showed them all very excited.
This is why you come to LSU pic.twitter.com/qoDcoguQ2y
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) July 22, 2019
