Atlanta United, Major League Soccer’s 22nd franchise, has released details and new renderings of its new training facility, designed by Atlanta-based tvsdesign. Located along the Franklin Road Corridor in Marietta, Ga., the 33-acre site includes six playing fields and a 30,000-square-foot facility that will house both the professional and academy teams for the club, which will begin competitive Major League Soccer play in 2017.

“It’s exciting to see the training ground project begin to take shape,” said Darren Eales, president of Atlanta United. “We’re pleased to be working with tvsdesign to build a world-class soccer training facility that will suit our team’s needs perfectly, and serve as a focal point for the local community.”

The project represents more than $60 million in new investment by Atlanta United to the area and approximately 80 high-paying jobs by 2017. The training facility will be used by professional and soccer academy players along with the club’s executive and soccer operations staff.

“While Atlanta United's training grounds are a place primarily focused on high performance, teamwork and wellness, it’s also an important recruiting tool for the team,” said Principal in Charge at tvsdesign, Mark Carter. “We understand that elite talent is attracted to elite experiences and the design of the building is intentionally responsive to the organization's progressive cultural and business initiatives.”

Atlanta United’s training facility will have a distinct emphasis on hospitality, something that tvsdesign’s Design Principal Rob O’Keefe says sets it apart in the sports facilities world.

“We wanted to create a versatile facility for Atlanta United that is designed to not only encourage the development of the professional team and academy but that also creates opportunities to engage the fans as well as the surrounding community” said O’Keefe.