Sports Centre De Roodloop Hilvarenbeek
Sports Centre De Roodloop Hilvarenbeek
We worked closely together with our M&E partner and architect for the design and build construction of this new sports hall – swimming pool combination. Long term maintenance of the installations is part of the contract.
The compact building takes into account the requirements of the visitors very well. When you enter the building, you can see where you need to go right away. From the café are, you can see the sports hall as well as the swimming pool. Visitors will feel welcomed and be enticed to do sports.
A lot of attention went to the sustainability of the building, which resulted in an all-electric centre: the first swimming pool without a gas connection. This is achieved by a combination of reducing energy requirements through high insulation values and airtightness, and with technical installations including solar panels, heat pumps, LED lighting and heat recovery systems.
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.
Family Pool and Wellness Centre Mölln
Family Pool and Wellness Centre Mölln
At the location of the previous spa baths in Mölln, Pellikaan built a new pool and sauna centre. The design concept of Geising & Böker splits the building horizontally in a heavy pedestal and a light, floating top, that appears to be flowing in the wind between the trees.
The pool targets athletes, non-swimmers and parents with children. Therefore a 25 meter pool was created as well as a play- and learner pool with hydrotherapy, and that is suitable for aquacycling as well as swimming lessons. For the little ones, a play area was created. There is ample space to relax as well.
The sauna area has two saunas and a steam room. Very spacious relax areas have been set up in this section of the centre. The open fireplace and the sauna garden complete the offer.
Club Pellikaan
Club Pellikaan
In The Netherlands, Pellikaan operates a number of health clubs. The experience gained from developing, financing and operating our own racquet centres and health clubs since is an important asset for our Design & Build work. Feedback from staff as well as members adds valuable knowledge to those responsible for the design and planning of new sports facilities.
Always on the forefront
Since the opening of the first Pellikaan Tennis Centre in 1975, a lot has changed. The operating concept was further developed through time and in 1994 the first membership club in The Netherlands opened: a Pellikaan Health & Racquet Club.
The chain is now called Club Pellikaan and has a frontrunner role in the industry. Also at that first centre dating back to 1975.
With seven Clubs Pellikaan in The Netherlands and over 40 years of operating experience under the belt, it is second nature for us to translate every day experience into appropriate and cost effective architectural and technical solutions.
Club Pellikaan
The clubs of Club Pellikaan offer fitness area, aerobics, spinning, squashes, indoor and outdoor tennis. The wet areas have swimming pools, sauna, steam, sunbeds, relax pools etc. The clubs also offer a variety of activities for the Children’s Clubs, with play areas as well as dedicated sports facilities. Some of the latest additions to keep our clubs up to date are padel courts and The Field, an modern outdoor sports area.
Construction
We have built new clubs in Amersfoort, Apeldoorn and Maastricht, and we extended and refurbished existing tennis centres in Tilburg, Almere and Goirle. Finally, we stripped and fitted out a former casino in Breda.
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.
Waltham Abbey Leisure Centre
Waltham Abbey Leisure Centre
Places for People Leisure was awarded the contract for design, build operation and maintenance (DBOM) for the leisure centres of Epping Forest Council.
One of the leisure centres involved is the Waltham Abbey Leisure Centre, which Pellikaan built on the location of the former community centre. Therefore, the new centre also has a community room.
Other facilities in this design and build project include a 6 lane 25 meter pool, a learner pool with moveable floor and spectator seating, a gym and dance and spinning studios.the studio can be divided so two classes can take place at the same time, each with their own lighting, air handling, sound system etc.
A compact design was made for the limited space available and the centre has been designed with a green roof to complement the surrounding recreational ground.
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.
Pool Stadspark Turnhout
Pool Stadspark Turnhout
After years of vacancy, this Belgian swimming pool received a thorough facelift and extension of facilities. Structural improvement works were done to the basement, pool basins, floors and plant rooms, and the used technology guarantees a final and sustainable solution for the pool. To deal with ground water issues, 1680 cubic meters of concrete was used, that is approximately 4 million kilos.
The leisure pool has a great offer for all ages, with a kids world, a fun- and leisure zone and a 25 meter training pool and a learner pool – both with moveable floor. The wellness area has a whirlpool, sauna and three steam rooms. Especially the play world and the 74 meter long slide stand out. The slide has three dimensional effects, for which the user can pick their own theme, like Halloween or disco. Or you can choose to score as many points as possible along the way by touching specific places of the slide.
The restaurant area offers views offer the kids world and the 25 meter pool. Outside, a spray park was realised.
This DBFMO project was realised together with ESSA engineers and architects, and with operator Optisport, who will operate the pool for 20 years.
Extended School, Culemborg East
Extended School, Culemborg East
This design & build Extended School will be a healthy and sustainable building for two primary schools and a day care centre. The shared areas are situated in the centre of the building: a multipurpose room and two play rooms. The flexible furniture allows for easy change of functionality in the multipurpose room. When required, that room can be enlarged by opening the movable walls to the play rooms.
Energy neutral
The building will be energy neutral; no fossile fuels are required. To reach that, three types of measures are taken: Save energy with technologies like LED lighting, high insulation values and low-temperature heating. Use renewable energy through 750m2 of photovoltaic panels. Storage of heat and cold in a thermal energy storage system.
BIM
For this project, not only the architect and design team members issue their 3D models, but all subcontractors. From foundation to roof. Large packages such as steel and elevations and smaller packages including walls, floors, stairs and doors. The complete M&E installations are included in the BIM model, right down to the locations of the sockets.
Jumping Jack, Almere
Jumping Jack, Almere
Club Pellikaan started a new concept: Jumping Jack. This is the introduction of a new brand focussed on jumping, freerunning and freestyling in an urban context. We changed a tennis hall into the first Jumping Jack location with 2400 square meters of trampolines, a foampit to practice difficult tricks and ample opportunity to regain your breath in The Coffee Club.
Jumping Jack during the opening:
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!!”
