Facility
Case Study
Creating a sporting habit for life
ARC LEISURE MATLOCK
MATLOCK, EAST MIDLANDS, DERBYSHIRE
Status: Completed 2011
Client: Derbyshire Dales District Council
Value: £9.7m
Arc Leisure Matlock was developed as a landmark sport,
leisure and tourist attraction in the Peak District. It is a key
component of the ‘Derbyshire Dales Central Corridor
Regeneration Initiative’ which includes a wide range of linked
projects that are intended to have a major impact on the
region’s economic growth. The initiative aims to create over
600 new jobs and reclaim over 30 hectares of brownfield land
by 2015.
The leisure centre has an 8-lane competition swimming pool
with a movable floor, poolside competitor seating and over
200 spectator seats. In addition, there is a 13 x 7 m learner
pool with a separate ‘introduction to water’ area including fun
and play features. Other ‘dry’ facilities include a 4-court sports
hall, 50 station fitness suite, exercise studio and café.
Extensive public consultation led to a self sufficient community
room being added with its own direct access, catering and
toilet facilities. This community room operates independently
but can also be hired out by the leisure centre. During
Christmas 2011, the Community Room was used for a church
service demonstrating its flexibility.
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Arc Leisure Matlock
offers affordable and
accessible sports and
leisure activities: it
attracts 10,000 users
per week and
encourages healthy
living in a modern
facility.
The sympathetic design of Arc Leisure
Matlock secured a crucial grant from the
East Midland’s Development Agency.
The centre’s striking west elevation
offers views over the Derbyshire Dales
and is clad with a ‘Derbyshire’ dry stone
feature wall constructed from reclaimed
stonework.
The building is constructed on a former
Council landfill site, previously called the
Dimple. The site was originally a shallow
V-shaped valley that was almost
completely filled in with tipped material.
The sub-structure and building design
had to respond to a number of technical
challenges including the environmentally
diverse and sloping nature of the site.
The efficient building form reduced the
cut and fill required and the pool
construction was located on the lower
part of the chosen plateau. A
collaborative and innovative team
approach was led by the Civil and
Geotechnical Engineers and involved the
Principal Contractor in the identification
of the most beneficial datum level.
No soil was exported off site which
achieved significant value engineering
savings and led to Arc Leisure Matlock
winning
the
‘Most
Sustainable
Remediation Project 2010’ award.
Significant challenges to the budget
included the site remediation works,
building a podium car park level to make
the site levels work and the sub-structure
having to be supported by 550 piles.
However, the project was still delivered
for £2,317 / m2. Once site abnormals are
extracted from the costs, the project
was delivered for £2,065 / m2.
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Increased use
Schedule of Areas
Compared to Matlock Lido which the new
building replaced, the usage has increased
by an average of 300% with a projected
500,000 users per annum. Fitness
subscriptions have increased from 145 to
approximately 800. This has exceeded the
business case expectations and the centre
has established itself at the heart of the
local and regional community.
Gross Site Area
Building Design
General Accommodation / Standards
The centre has a simple, rational floor plan
to suit the terraced site and is positioned
to retain an ecological corridor screening
the leisure centre from nearby residential
housing estates. This allowed a greater
proportion of the limited budget to be
spent on the key north and west elevations
and the views from the A6.
The entrance, via a bridge link to the first
floor level, has a distinctive north facing
glazed elevation that maximises light into
the reception, café and pool hall whilst
limiting glare. These key social spaces
have been prominently positioned to
establish active and vibrant spaces with
a private sector ambience. The entrance
space provides a visual link to the pool
hall with access to the fitness suite, dance
studio and spectator seating gallery.
The steel frame is a key design feature in
the pool hall. The beams are manufactured
in a single length to span over 30 m. A
feature staircase provides access down to
the ground floor changing village, group
changing facilities and sports hall.
Accessibility
The design reflects best practice for
inclusive design and it is one of the first
public buildings in the region to offer a
‘Changing Places’ facility. The centre has
a high percentage of senior users and
users with disabilities.
The swimming pool has flexibility to meet
public demand. One half has a movable
floor to assist programming with different
user groups such as young children and
exercise classes. When the floor is in the
raised position, swimming lessons can still
take place across the pool width.
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80,530 m2 (includes Arc
site and football pitches)
Building Footprint Area
3,060 m2
Gross Floor Area (all floors)
4,170 m2 - internal
Circulation Area % of Building Footprint Area
(inclusive of foyer and reception)
14 %
Sports hall
The 4 court sports hall with 7.9 m clear height accommodates
badminton (club level), netball (county level) , basketball, volleyball,
5-a-side football, indoor hockey, trampolining and indoor cricket.
Other activities accommodated to community / club level include short
tennis, handball, goal-ball, rhythmic gymnastics, short-mat bowls and
martial arts. A viewing gallery and dedicated storage are provided.
Exercise
studio
Provision for at least 50 users in a 4.5 m high column free space
with a sprung floor and privacy / blackout blinds.
Fitness
suite
50 stations, including cardiovascular and resistance types, with a
further 30 m2 for free weights, X-bikes, stretching and core work.
The sprung timber floor and services are designed to provide a
flexible, rewirable space to suit alternative future equipment layouts.
Pool
The 8-lane pool tank, 25.01 m (includes timing pads) x 17.00 m
and 2.00 m consistent depth, features a movable floor (0 - 2.00 m
depth range) with a flap system across the pool width. An elevated
spectator viewing area is provided.
Learner
pool
13.00 x 7.00 m for learner / warm-up pool with depth ranging from
0.70 - 0.90 m. There is also a separate ‘beach effect’ confidence
water / fun pool element.
Changing
areas
Dedicated wet and dry side facilities. The wet side changing is a
changing village whilst the dry side is single sex.
Community
room
Managed by an independent Community Group with dedicated
use and independent access for meetings, training courses and
community activities with dedicated toilet and mini-kitchen facilities.
Café
Accommodates 40 seats adjacent to the entrance area and IT hub /
information desk, serving ‘light bites’. A small back room preparation
area with storage and waste disposal facilities are provided.
Offices
The management team office is located near the reception.
First aid room Access is directly off the pool hall.
Reception
Open reception adjoining the café with clear views outside.
Outdoor
facilities
3 no. remediated football pitches. Bike wash facility.
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General Description of Key Specifications and Materials
Environmental Sustainability
Frame
Cladding
Roofing
Internal walls and partitions
Internal doors
Wall finishes
Floor
Swimming pool
Lighting
Pool hall
Sports hall
•
•
•
•
BREEAM Very Good
•
Rainwater recycling.
Steel
Kingspan panels, brickwork and render
Standing seam aluminium
Blockwork and metal stud partition system
Encapsulated for pool environments
Plasterboard and painted blockwork
Sprung timber flooring, vinyl, tiled and carpet
Reinforced waterproof concrete
Lux levels
Type
300
Metal halide up-lighting
150 – 500
Dimmable fluorescent with scene
setting control
Exercise studio 300 – 400
Dimmable fluorescent
Fitness suite 300 – 400
Dimmable fluorescent
Summary of Elemental Costs
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5
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Total Cost (£) Cost (£) per m2
925,000
222
1,735,000
416
528,000
127
314,000
75
2,562,000
614
296,000
71
1,295,000
311
1,086,000
260
145,000
35
400,000
96
376,000
90
Element
Substructure
Superstructure
Finishes
Fittings and furnishings
Services
Site remediation
External works
Preliminaries
Provisional sums
Contingencies
Fees
TOTAL CONTRACT SUM
9,662,000
2,317
Notes:
1. Costs stated are rounded and based on 2nd Quarter 2009.
2. Costs do not include any land acquisition costs.
3. The fees shown are for the novated design team only.
Specific Items of Interest
Element
Approximate
Water
area (m2) area ratio
540
Total water area
Pool hall area
Wet changing toilets and showers
Pool equipment store
Combined area of pool hall, wet changing and storage
Spectator seating (220 seats + wheelchair zones)
Café / reception / server space
Public / spectator WC’s
Fitness suites / dance studios
Dry change
Sports hall
Sports hall equipment stores
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Combined Heat and Power plant
Solar thermal
Heat recovery on pool hall ventilation
plant
Procurement / Programme
Tender
Single stage OJEU restricted
procedure
Contract
JCT Design and Build Contract
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Duration
3 years from inception to
completion in August 2011
Lord Sebastian Coe KBE officially
opened Arc Leisure Matlock on
21st October 2011 by saying:
“
...with just 280 days to
go until the start of the
London 2012 Olympic
Games, it is a privilege
to formally open such an
impressive leisure centre
which is helping to deliver
the Olympic Legacy for
the Derbyshire Dales
and wider East Midlands
community...
”
All photographs provided by Dyer Architects 2011
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