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PROJECT PROFILE
PROMOTION We take a look at recent projects by Dalesauna, Xn Leisure and Gladstone
The high specification spa features a hydrotherapy pool with massage jets and a large sauna with luxury benches T
he luxury thermal spa at the £14m Abbey Leisure Centre in east London is a new public sector spa created by sauna
and steamroom expert Dalesauna, as yet another local authority recognises the valuable contribution wellness facilities can make to people’s health – in addition to a facility’s bottom line. Designed by AFLS+P Architects
for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, the new leisure centre in Barking town centre replaces the existing Abbey Sports Centre. Known as The Abbey, the facility is
Barking & Dagenham’s first luxury spa. Available to those over the age of 16, it has been designed to promote wellbeing and to provide a welcome retreat from the pressures of everyday life. Dalesauna partnered again with
architects AFLS+P and contractors Willmott Dixon on the project following successful collaborations on the likes of the £1m Verulamium Spa, the first public spa offering from St Albans City and District Council. Dalesauna designed a range of heat experiences for the 100sq m thermal
A HEALTHY RETURN
Client: London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, UK Supplier: Dalesauna
spa area situated at The Abbey. These include a large sauna with luxury benches, LED lighting and two hidden heaters; an aromatherapy steamroom; crystal steamroom; and salt inhalation room. Other facilities on offer in the new spa include a tiled deck level hydrotherapy pool with massage jets, an ice feature, a tiled heated bench and two feature showers, which were also supplied by Dalesauna. The project is the latest in a string of
luxury spa facilities with sophisticated thermal offerings developed by Dalesauna for the public sector, which include Wimbledon Leisure Centre, Ramsgate Sports Centre and Poulton Leisure Centre in Poulton-le-Fylde.
88 Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital “We’re delighted to have worked
on this project with AFLS+P. Both companies are highly experienced in this sector and having such an enlightened client as Barking & Dagenham Council has allowed us to create a thermal suite which boasts the same quality of design, facilities and finishes that you would expect to find in five-star hotel or destination spa,” says Dean Edwards, sales manager at Dalesauna. “The council has been very innovative
in its choice of facilities, ensuring that the new spa will act as a great additional revenue stream and also attract people who may not have considered using a local authority centre previously. It’s a great facility for local residents.” The new £14m centre also includes
a 25m x 12.5m main swimming pool as well as a separate teaching pool, a 140-station gym, three large exercise studios, and a soft play facility designed by Turner Prize-nominated artist Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, which received a £100,000 investment from the Arts Council England. Details:
www.dalesauna.co.uk
June 2015 © Cybertrek 2015
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