Project Overview
- Project: Eclipse Leisure Centre
- Client: Spelthorne Borough Council
- Construction Value: £43 million
- Status: Complete
- Location: Staines-upon-Thames
‘Aspiring to be the largest certified passivhaus, wet & dry sports facility in the UK, Eclipse Leisure Centre has raised the bar for low-carbon sport and leisure facilities, blending a people architecture approach with industry-leading Passivhaus design techniques.’
Eclipse Leisure Centre is a cutting edge, exemplar community hub, located in the centre of Staines Upon Thames. The £43M facility is projected to save between 60-70% in typical operational energy usage through a fabric first approach with a highly insulated fabric and achieving an incredibly low air tightness of <0.4 (permeability) and 0.12 (air change rate).
Working collaboratively with Gale & Snowden, our design used optimised orientation, glazing ratios, internal thermal zones layout, low energy services and making the most of heat recovery processes to move energy between zones, to not only deliver significant energy savings, but also ensure a comfortable and welcoming environment.
GT3 Consultancy facilitated early engagement with various stakeholders, including local landowners, residents, disability and dementia groups, existing leisure staff and local sports clubs to increase local participation in sport & physical activity, in alignment with the council’s Health & Wellbeing objectives.
The state-of-the-art scheme features enhanced facilities such as lane pool, a splash zone, steam room & sauna and artificial grass sports pitches at roof level. All of this is accompanied with 250 spectator seats to the main pool, 200 sports hall spectator seats, a mezzanine level café and rooftop community garden.