An eco-friendly leisure centre, which is on track to be one of the first wet and dry Passivhaus certified leisure centres in the world, has been given the go ahead.
Designs submitted by GT3 Architects and Gale & Snowden for the centre in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey have been approved.
The building features a wide range of modern facilities, including rooftop 3G sports pitches, competitive, learner and splash swimming pools, mini spa, sports hall, gym and flexible studio space, soft play, Clip n Climb, café with poolside viewing.
GT3 and Gale & Snowden Architects are working closely with national governing bodies, including Sport England, around the lessons learnt and the data coming out of this facility with a view to providing documentation around what is needed to create Passive and healthy buildings within the leisure industry.
“Sustainability defines the design on this project and a Passivhaus-certified design will result in energy and cost savings of up to 60 per cent, which is a huge cost reduction over the building’s lifecycle,” said Mark Gowdridge, director at GT3 Architects.
The centre will also it will use up to 50 per cent less water further reducing the buildings impact on the environment.
“The building has also been designed to be optimised for health with the use of natural materials and innovative technologies such as micro filtration providing drinking quality water for the swimming pools,” said David Gale, director at Gale & Snowden Architects.
