ELITE CONSTRUCTION VOL3 ISSUE11
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As well as a wet changing village to support<br />
the pool area, the new extension houses<br />
a large f’itness gym with 110-120 stations,<br />
fully refurbished eight-court sports hall,<br />
three separate f’itness studios and 2 teaching<br />
rooms. a fully refurbished eight-court sports<br />
hall, and an air conditioned f’itness studio.<br />
As part of the refurbishment of the existing<br />
sports hall, Speller Metcalfe installed new LED<br />
lighting, acoustic wall panels and new tiered<br />
seating for up to 100 spectators. The f’irst<br />
phase works also included the installation<br />
of a new mezzanine f’loor within the existing<br />
f’itness studio to create a f’irst f’loor spin<br />
studio, off’ice and meeting room.<br />
Externally, Perdiswell Leisure Centre has<br />
been transformed with a new, larger car park<br />
with the capacity for nearly 400 vehicles<br />
that includes coach bays, parent and child<br />
parking, disabled spaces and designated<br />
parking for motorcycles as well as a covered<br />
cycle store. The car park also includes a<br />
landscaped swale area designed to manage<br />
surface water from the building and car<br />
parks during periods of heavy and persistent<br />
rainfall.<br />
The second phase, the refurbishment of the<br />
original centre, was completed in March<br />
2017. The project took 70 weeks to complete.<br />
Elite caught up with Dan Lowe from Spellar<br />
Metcalfe he said “The project has not been<br />
without its challenges with the design brief<br />
evolving as the project unfolded whilst<br />
ensuring the project remained on time and<br />
to budget. It was also important that the<br />
interfaces between the existing and new<br />
structures were co-ordinated and integrated<br />
appropriately to create a feeling of seamless<br />
transition.”<br />
“The main challenge was keeping<br />
the existing centre functioning while<br />
undertaking major construction works<br />
in and around the centre. The team were<br />
considerate of the impact that construction<br />
work would have on existing members and<br />
the logistical challenges that came with<br />
extending and refurbishing a live building.<br />
“In all projects we undertake at Spellar<br />
Metcalfe we co-operate and collaborate<br />
successfully with the design team and all<br />
contractors we carefully select for each site.<br />
I would like to congranulate all involved<br />
in the Perdiswell Leisure Centre project in<br />
delivering the project within budget, on<br />
time, and to a high standard.”<br />
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