NENE POOL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, THRAPSTON
The project was won in a competitive bid with design emphasis. Facilities include a 25m pool and a splash pool, a health club, a community hall and a meeting room, a bar, and other ancillary spaces. It features a unique LVL Kerto timber roof. The site overlooks the Nene river valley. The building, which is highly visible, was conceived as a restrained form, refined in its simplicity. The project was completed in the summer of 2004. It was featured in the Architects Journal which said : “This design (…) is a vindication of the belief that an enlightened client (…) and a determined architect can achieve an elegant, imaginative structure even within a limited budget. (…) the creative pragmatism of the design will have far more impact if it persuades other, more timid, clients that imaginative structures can work and can be affordable, given just the touch of vision.” The building won of one of two commendations awarded in the 2005 Health and Safety Awards, Designer Innovation Category. It was the only building on the final shortlist of three.
- Client :
- East Northamptonshire Council
- Floor area :
- 1900m2
- Value :
- £3.7 million
