Our new Centre offers the opportunity to exercise and socialise in an attractive environment with a large open plan gym area full of the latest Technogym equipment.Loughborough University prospectus
Holywell Fitness Centre, Loughborough University has a new health, fitness and sports hall providing four badminton courts, space for basketball, netball and volleyball, as well as two fitness studios and an 860sqm health and fitness gym, plus separate changing facilities for both the sports hall and fitness complex. The development, has replaced the demolished Victory Hall.
The University’s Fitness Suite gym, also features lounge and break-out areas. It has allowed an increased capacity in gym users to 5,000 members.
Loughborough University prospectus said: “Our new Centre offers the opportunity to exercise and socialise in an attractive environment with a large open plan gym area full of the latest Technogym equipment.”
The BIM Level-2 New build gym facility has been built to replace demolished fitness hall.
BSP Consulting carried out civil and structural engineering consultancy services.
Key challenges and engineering solutions
Working in a live University campus and ensuring that a suitable structural solution was selected to reduce the impact of delivery during the construction phase of works.
We designed a braced bay steel frame construction, to avoid deep stanchions projecting into the sports hall.
A composite steel beam design reduces the overall mezzanine depth.
Role
- Civil engineer
- Structural engineer
- Designed to BIM Level 2
Client
Loughborough University
Contractor
Kier
Architect
Associated Architects
Project Description
New build gym facility to replace demolished fitness hall.
Value
£5,600,000
Completion
Autumn 2014
