— PNC Arena, home of the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State Wolfpack, could get a new look as a multi-million dollar facelift is in order.

The additions and renovations to the arena will be partially cosmetic and partially functional improvements, according to Centennial Authority Executive Director Jeff Merritt.

The arena's Centennial Authority Board met Monday with architects from Ratio and HOK to look over planned enhancements to PNC Arena.

“The proposed enhancement project will help maintain PNC Arena as a world-class facility; positioning the region to further attract elite sports and entertainment events,” said board Chairman Tom McCormick.

Ratio/HOK was contracted earlier this year to develop a vision to update the 16-year old facility.

The plans show additions on the North and South sides of PNC Arena.

The East and West entries will also be upgraded, but those changes will be largely cosmetic to maintain that the entire structure looks the same with the additions.

Relocated PNC staff office space, building storage space and a new event-day staff entrance -- which serves up to 800 part-time staff members that work in PNC on any given large event night -- will be added on to the North end. The north end, where the loading dock is currently located, will see the bulk of the new construction for the project.

The South end additions will be more consumer-intended. Additions to this end of the building will house an extended meeting space, a larger entryway, additional retail space, a lounge area and a new rooftop bar and restaurant.

The fan- and visitor-friendly changes to the South end will be largely renovation, with slight additions.

The arena, which opened Oct. 29, 1999, currently seats 19,722 for basketball games and 18,680 for hockey games. It also boasts 66 luxury suites (which were fully renovated in 2010) and 2,000 club seats. The arena also got a full LED lighting upgrade in the summer of 2014.

PNC Arena is owned by Centennial Authority and operated by Gale Force Sports and Entertainment -- a division of the Carolina Hurricanes. The latest renovations do not call for any change to the seating capacity.

While the project is being described as “multi-million dollar,” by the Centennial Authority, there is no official cost estimate yet. If the authority’s Board approves the proposed plan, the design team will begin putting together a more concrete cost estimate.

Ratio and HOK Architects are the designers working with the authority to set the current plan and would also be the responsible parties for coming up with the cost estimate.