Andover Leisure Centre
Andover Leisure Centre
Places Leisure has won the new 30-year leisure DBOM contract for Test Valley Borough Council. To improve the leisure facilities in the city, Pellikaan and Roberts Limbrick Architects were responsible for the design and build construction of the leisure centre.
The new centre includes a gym, virtual bike studio, a 25-meter pool and learning pool with moveable floor, splash pad, dance studios, eight-court sports hall, squash courts, adventure play, Clip and Climb™ and café.
Test Valley Borough Council were keen to retain sports facilities during construction of the new centre, therefore, the project was carried out in phases: after partial demolition, construction of the new centre took place, followed by demolition of the remainder of the building and completion of the landscaping works. As an operator of leisure clubs in The Netherlands, for refurbishments and extensions we know to focus on minimising disruption to operational matters. Operating results and long term memberships benefit from this approach, as users can continue their training programmes at their own club.
Considerate Contractor Award
The Andover Leisure Centre project was awarded the Considerate Constructors Scheme Bronze Award, based on Appearance, Community, Environment, Safety and Workforce.
The award was great recognition of the hard work of our dedicated team in achieving excellent and exceptional scores in all these areas.
Swimming Pool De Vrolijkheid, Zwolle
Swimming Pool De Vrolijkheid, Zwolle
Swimming Pool De Vrolijkheid has approx 1575 m2 water surface. 25 meter pools, training pool, children’s pool and a combined training- and leisure pool.
In addition there is an indoor slide, a restaurant, spectator seating and several areas for clubs and fitness. Pellikaan was able to provide the best proposal within the tight budget that Zwolle Council had set. The design & build plan was judged on design, maintenance and operation. Our operating experience was very useful in developing this efficient plan.
Sustainability
In the building, several sustainability measures were provided which save energy, water and maintenance cost, and which generate heat. Examples include an optimum location facing the sun, the indoor slide, low-pressure pool filters, high-efficiently motors in the air handling units, heat recovery,
additional insulation, grey-water circuit, LED lighting, use of a biomass installation, solar boiler and 2550 m2 photovoltaic panels.
Because of these measures, this swimming pool is one of the most energy efficient pools that can be realised at this time.
KJC and MFS, Heemskerk
KJC en MFS, Heemskerk
School, rehabilitation and sports
Heliomare Child and Youth Centre:
In this new Child- and Youth Centre, children and young adults with special needs will find a school for special needs education that also offers facilities for rehabilitation, sports and movement. And to add to all that, the high-tech Regional Expert Centre offers outpatient treatment. Therefore, in addition to the usual school facilities, this centre has dedicated sports and movement areas, a hydrotherapy pool and rehabilitation rooms.
Every functionality of the building has its own domain, with its own entrance, but everybody comes together at the plaza. This large, high area houses the restaurant and has views to every domain.
Heemskerk Multipurpose Sports Centre:
A separate part of the building is the Multipurpose Sports Centre. During the daytime, this is used by primary school pupils from the area as well as Heliomare’s primary and secondary school students. The Heemskerk Council’s new sports hall is built to Dutch Olympic Committee standards and therefore also excellently suited for use by local sports clubs.
Engineer, Build, Maintain: the design by Architectenbureau Marlies Rohmer was further developed by our team before construction. After hand-over, Pellikaan remains responsible for maintenance of the building for 12 years.
Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre
Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre
Design & Build construction of the new Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre, which includes a training pool, learner pool, gym, dance and cycle studios. The centre is unique in its design and is sympathetic to the history of the old baths which used to sit on the same site. The site is tightly located in a very vibrant area between a library and a school building.
That meant that it was extra important to get the build programme just right. Each delivery had to be right on time, so the materials could be used in the building right away; and at the same time, all works needed to be on schedule, so the goods that were being delivered did not need to be stored on site waiting to be used. We uses lean planning techniques and extremely short communication lines to ensure the successful delivery of the project.
The project is part of a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain (DBOM) contract awarded to Places for People Leisure by Birmingham City Council.
Towers Health & Racquets Club, Bedford
Towers Health & Racquets Club, Bedford
The squash club closed, gym facilities moved toward the budget end of the market, a tennis club closed and there were no permanent indoor tennis courts around. Enough reason for Matthew Towers in Bedford to make a commitment to himself, that if he was ever in a position to improve the racquets and gym facilities in his town, he would make it happen.
Now, many years later, it happened: Bedford got a high-end health & racquets club with no less than 3 indoor and 4 outdoor tennis courts, 4 squash courts, a gym, high energy studio, mind & body studio and a state-of-the-art spin studio. The wet side of the centre will have a 20 meter pool, sauna, steam room, feature shower and hydropool. Further relaxation can be found upstairs in the wellness treatment rooms, or in the bar/café area, where you can find a quiet area as well as a dedicated kids club.
Knowhow, ideas, inspiration and facts were gathered making good use of the operating experience of Pellikaan in Holland. For this design & build project, we work with Hooper Architects and during the design development, the team visited several Club Pellikaan centres, adding valuable insights about the operational consequences of the design.
Matthew Towers: “We will be trying to create a club that caters for families, whilst at the same time offering adult individuals the health club experience that they desire. We are aiming to stimulate a renaissance in squash in the area, drive increased tennis participation, and make Bedford a healthier and happier place to live. If we could produce one or two players who go on to national recognition, that would be a bonus. Not too ambitious then!!”
David Lloyd Colchester
David Lloyd Colchester
The new David Lloyd Club in Colchester provides ample opportunities for families to exercise, play, unwind and relax. They find a state-of-the-art gym, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, dedicated studios for high impact fitness, group spinning and for mind and body classes and three indoor and four outdoor tennis courts as well as a show court. The outdoor courts can be covered with a dome in winter.
Visitors can unwind in the spa area, where they will find sauna, steam room, heated relaxation beds and a spa garden with a separate hydropool. DLKids provide excellent Kids facilities including DLKids play rooms, a playframe and the kids pool. Facilities to relax include the DLicious Cafebar area, adults-only lounge and the outdoor terrace. Excellent parking facilities will also be created (241 spaces).
At this David Lloyd club, an outdoor Multi-Use Games Area was also be created, which will be available for use by the wider public. It allows community groups to participate in a range of different sports, games and activities.
Vital Resort Oversum Winterberg
Vital Resort Oversum Winterberg
In Winterberg Pellikaan built a unique multifunctional resort. The Oversum Vital Resort offers facilities for sports, entertainment, health, tourism and business. This project is a PPP project with the City of Winterberg and investor sab.
The special complex has a swimming pool with various indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness club, sauna with sauna garden, as part of the health and wellness centre is a physio therapy centre and physician’s office, tourist information, congress and event centre, four star hotel with 80 rooms and suites, conference room and restaurant.
The striking architecture of this complex is dominated by an elegant wood structure in the form of a pine cone, in which the seven-storey hotel is housed. All other buildings are constructed on two levels and are harmoniously embedded in the spa park landscape.
Tadworth Leisure Community and Youth Centre
Tadworth Leisure Community and Youth Centre
On the Banstead Athletic Football Club’s training pitch, Pellikaan designed & built a new leisure and community centre and youth centre. Facilities in the new centre include a training and a learner pool with viewing area, gym, studio, community room, crèche, café, sports hall and 4 five-a-side pitches. Also a park play area, skate park and access road were part of the project.
Tadworth Leisure and Community Centre was procured through a two-stage design and build route, and delivered an extensive range of sports facilities, including 25m training pool, learner pool, sports hall, gym, studio, five-a-side pitches, park play area, skate park and access road. The development also includes a creche and café. Further funding was secured from Sport England’s Iconic Facilities Fund, providing the budget to include new regional standard basketball and trampolining facilities. As part of the Tadworth development, a new location was also found for the Phoenix Youth Centre. The youth centre offers a training kitchen, computer area, one-to-on and group work rooms, youth worker office, activity hall, music facilities, a chill-out area, and an outdoor youth area.
This was the second leisure centre Pellikaan has designed and built for client, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, three years after the successful delivery of the award-winning Horley Leisure Centre.
Wonnemar, Marktheidenfeld
Wonnemar, Marktheidenfeld
The new Thermal Spa and Swimming Pool Complex for Marktheidenfeld Council has a Training and Leisure Pool area, a Sauna Area and a Thermal Spa area. In addition, the spacious outdoor pool was retained and was completely renovated. Of course a restaurant is included as well.
The training and leisure pool includes a 25 meter pool, a children’s pool, a training pool and slide; in summers, this section is accessible from the renovated outdoor pool.
Sauna and Thermal Spa Areas
The Sauna area offers great diversity in saunas, steam rooms, treatment rooms, rasul, thalasso, many relax rooms and several relaxing pools. Two more saunas can be found in the saunagarden. In addition, the Thermal Spa area has various spring water pools, a massage pool and an indoor-outdoor saltwater pool.
Operator InterSPA is our client and won the project, with Pellikaan in a PPP competition for Design, Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate
AQUApark Oberhausen
AQUApark Oberhausen
The design for AQUApark was inspired by the views of the drilling rig of a close-by coalmine. This provided the theme for the interior design. A replica of the drilling rig is the focal point and features under a (40m diameter) glass dome. The past relationship with mining is implemented in a stylish, playful way. A fantastic example of this is the unique 100 meter long Blackhole-slide, that leads to a realistic mine scene.
The AQUApark is widely dominated by the glass dome, with its changeable light effects it is the ultimate in aesthetics for the evenings. The lighting plan contributes to the exterior area. During the daytime the dome is opened in fine weather, giving visitors an open-air feel for maximum comfort on sunnier days.
The tropical pool area includes a number of swimming, fun and recreation areas. Some of the facilities are a leisure pool, a training pool, an outdoor pool and a children’s pool. The many slides, including Europe’s longes X-tube, and large sunbathing area with terrace will ensure fun all year round. This huge facility also offers a range of other amenities including a bar, bistro and shops.
Due to its efficient and sustainable energy system the pool is highly economic.
