Worthing’s Splashpoint Leisure Centre has
won yet another award. It was voted ‘winner’
by the civic trust in last weeks awards ceremony due to its outstanding
contribution to the quality and appearance of the build environment.
The award, collected by Councillor Clive
Roberts, recognises designs that demonstrate excellence
in architecture or design, sustainability, inclusive design and provide a
positive social, cultural, environmental or economic benefit to the local
community.
The Civic Trust Awards Scheme was established in 1959 and is the longest
standing built environment awards scheme in Europe. During the last 55 years the scheme has
continued in its objective to recognise projects that have made a positive
contribution to the local communities they serve. Worthing Borough Council and Wilkinson Eyre
Architects were delighted to receive the news.
The external design of Splashpoint and the
way it has been designed to complement its environment and location is what
made it stand out from the competition. The shape of the building is designed
to reduce the visual mass and mediates the change in scale from the terraced
houses that line the coastal road to the expansiveness of the open
sea. The sloping copper roof is intended to weather with the environment
and compliment the natural surroundings.
The building has been raised so that from pool level, there is a
powerful visual connection between the pool and the sea and praise was received
from the judges in relation to the use of light in the main swimming
areas.
All these factors ensured Splashpoint again won an award having previous been voted winter by the World Architecture Festival in Singapore within their sports category.
Worthing Borough Council and Worthing
Leisure are delighted with the award and all the positive publicity
received. Customers are flocking to
Splashpoint, memberships are at an all time high and it is a success of which
the whole town can be proud.
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