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TOP TEAM RUTH PAULIN: BUSINESS DIRECTOR, PERFORM SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE FACILITY


performance from Spire Healthcare, and was al- ready being introduced to some of our hospitals, when we had the op- portunity to become the FA’s healthcare partner at St George’s Park and hence create a flagship site, with the biggest and best facilities in the UK. As business director, my responsibilities


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are leading the operational set up and re- cruiting a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, including a clinical director, a centre manager and specialist physiotherapists,


erform is a new brand for sports medicine and


as well as a number of experts in the fields of nutrition, podiatry, sports thera- py and sports psychology. The 25,000sq ft centre is fantastic in


terms of size and facilities. It includes a world-class hydrotherapy facility; a reha- bilitation gym with isokinetic equipment; a strength and conditioning gym; seven physiotherapy rooms and a human per- formance laboratory with an altitude chamber. Services provided will include blood tests and profiling, video gait anal- ysis and much more – everything to help athletes achieve their maximum potential. The centre will be able to take lessons


from elite sport and make the technolo- gies and expertise accessible to the public,


ALAN J SMITH OBE, DL: LEAD ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER, REDBOXDESIGN T


he architectural philosophy for this project was


the same as I always use: I look at the site and schedule, and then the core values and the DNA of the client. The core values were accessible, aspira-


tional, rewarding, stimulating, symbolic and sustainable. Then, we needed no more inspiration


than the site itself, which is stunning: 330 acres within a national forest, surround- ed by a necklace of trees. This is the land of the badger, the babbling brook and the bluebell wood and I wanted to make sure we didn’t damage any of that sanctity so the buildings were located as far down the site as possible – one mile from the entrance. By situating the tall- est building at the lowest point of the site and the lower buildings on higher ground, we have managed to create one constant roofline. We were sustainable in our build-


ing: none of the trees were removed and we restored ancient grassland to encourage wildlife, such as skylarks and meadow pippits. The buildings sit care- fully and calmly along the contours of the landscape. They are split into two communities: the two Hilton hotels and training and education facilities on one side and the sports facilities on the other. This kind of building has never been built anywhere. As research, myself and


The indoor hall will house a full-size synthetic turf football pitch and a 60m running track


David Sheepshanks visited every European facility, as well as the Institute of Sport in Canberra. It wasn’t a case of copying what has been done before – we are 50 years be- hind other countries – we needed to define what was good practice and exceed that. In my opinion, one of the most impor-


tant ways to be sustainable is sourcing materials and services locally, to kick- start jobs in the community, whether that be delivering building materials or napkins, it’s all about sustaining commu- nities. Natural materials have been used throughout, such as timber and stone and recyclable materials, to allow them to be changed, or recycled, in the future. This project isn’t for my generation, it’s for the five- and six-year-olds out there


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Perform offers cutting edge technology combined with elite medical expertise


who will be able to make appointments, or be referred to our experts. It is the UK’s most advanced sports med-


icine centre, with cutting edge technology combined with elite medical expertise. We are aiming for accreditation as a


FIFA F-Marc Medical Centre of Excellence to become one of only 24 such centres in the world.


We are 50 years behind – we needed to define what was good practice and exceed that


playing football today. The building is a machine for the FA to fire up, to deliver fitness coaches, medics and administra- tors for future generations. Rarely as an architect do you get a na-


tional project, so it was like pulling on the number nine shirt for England. The message of this facility will be carried thoughout the world, so I’m immensely flattered to be chosen.


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