Splashpoint Leisure Centre

Splashpoint Leisure Centre is a leisure centre located in the centre of Worthing, West Sussex, England. It contains a 25-metre long pool and gymnasium. Designed by WilkinsonEyre it won an award at the World Architecture Festival in 2013.[4] WilkinsonEyre won an architectural design competition held by the Royal Institute of British Architects, which attracted 109 expressions of interest.[1]

Splashpoint Leisure Centre
General information
TypeLeisure centre
LocationWorthing, BN11
United Kingdom
AddressBrighton Road
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Current tenantsSouth Downs Leisure
Construction started2011
Completed2013
Opened20 June 2013
Cost£17.9 million[1]
adjusted for inflation: £20.7 million [2]
ClientWorthing Borough Council
OwnerWorthing Borough Council
Height15 metres (49 ft)[3]
Design and construction
Architecture firmWilkinsonEyre
Structural engineerAECOM
Quantity surveyorDavis Langdon
Main contractorMorgan Sindall Group
Awards and prizesWorld Architecture Festival 2013, Sport category[4]

It was opened by Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds on 20 June 2013.[5]

Location

Splashpoint Leisure Centre lies between Brighton Road to the north and the town's beach and promenade to the south. To the west lies Beach House and its grounds, while to the east lies Bayside, a residential high-rise building.

Architecture

According to Chris Wilkinson, principal architect at WilkinsonEyre, the "building seeks to draw on forms already present in the town, taking on the undulating linearity of the ranks of surrounding terraced houses and the breakwater groynes on the beach."[1][6]

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See also

References
  1. "Worthing Swimming Pool Design Competition". e-Architect. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Topping Out Worthing's New 'Splashpoint' Pool". Swimming Pool News. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013". Arch Daily. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "Paralympic star Ellie Simmonds makes a splash at Worthing pool". The Argus. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Wilkinson Eyre Opens £17.9m Copper-Clad Pool in Worthing". Architects' Journal. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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