PROPERTY Shoreditch facelift moves forward Te new centre was constructed by Wilmott Dixon


Cotlandswick Leisure Centre open for business


The new £4.6m Cotlandswick Leisure Centre in London Colney, Hertfordshire has officially opened to the public, follow- ing a 10-month construction project. Councillor Gill Clark – the deputy


mayor of St Albans City and District – cut the ribbon on Cotlandswick Leisure Centre earlier this summer to kick off a community open day. Operated by 1Life on behalf of the


council, the new centre was constructed by Wilmott Dixon, working to designs from Pozzoni Architects. It features nine 3G football pitches, a 42-station gym with equipment from Life Fitness, TRX and foam rolling from Trigger Point. Tere is also a group exercise studio, a sports hall and a children’s soſt play area. “It was fantastic to see all the different


facilities that the centre offers being used by the local community,” said Cotlandswick general manager Martin Holland. Details: http://lei.sr?a=T5N6S_O


Manchester continues to modernise leisures centres


Hough End Leisure Centre in Manchester is now open, as Manchester City Council con- tinues to modernise its leisure provision. Hough End Leisure Centre is part of a


major programme of investment in leisure facilities being undertaken by Manchester City Council that, when complete, will have created three new leisure centres. Hough End is the second of these centres, join- ing the East Manchester Leisure Centre, which opened late last year and the new Arcadia Centre in Levenshulme – where work is well underway. Hough End replaces the old Withington and Chorlton facil- ities. The new GLL-operated centre is home to a 25m (82ſt) six-lane swimming pool and a separate learner pool, both of which saw FT Leisure serve as prin- cipal sub-contractor responsible for the water treatment and filtration systems. Details: http://lei.sr?a=K4C6y_O


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Proposals to regenerate waste- land in the heart of London’s Shoreditch area through a modern mixed-use scheme are being carried forward by developers Hammerson and Ballymore, aided by a phalanx of top designers. Te Bishopsgate Goodsyard


development would see the creation of a modern mixed- use complex comprising 1,356 new homes, offices, 200,000sq ſt (18,580sq m) of commercial space, a 2.4 acre public park, plus a number of other leisure and community spaces. Te developers have put together a stellar


Te plans aim to breathe new life into Bishopsgate Goodsyard


cast of designers to realise their ambitions. Farrells are masterplanning the project, while there are also contributions from PLP Architecture, FaulknerBrowns, Chris Dyson Architects, Buckley Gray Yeoman and land- scape architects Spacehub. Te designs seek to meld modern influences with the site’s his- torical aspects, such as the Braithwaite arches, to restore the wider area through additions such as London’s first fully elevated park. As is oſten the case with projects in areas of cultural


significance, the scheme has so far attracted a fair amount of opposition from groups such as campaign group ‘More Light, More Power,‘ the Spitalfields Society and the Victorian Society. One of the main criticisms is that the tow-


ering residential blocks will block light and appear out of step with surroundings, while there are also fears that big business could ‘smother’ the area’s independent character. A Goodsyard spokesperson said they have


engaged with 1,500 stakeholders to address these concerns through of consultations and revised plans. Details: http://lei.sr?a=u4z4j_O


Whitworth on Stirling Prize shortlist


MUMA’s “highly-original” extension and refurbish- ment of Manchester’s Whitworth art gallery has made the shortlist of six for this year’s Stirling Prize. It was described by organ-


isers the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as “a project for all seasons, where art, nature and archi- tecture combine” that “could be the eulogy for a building which is neither high-key nor overtly fashionable”. Te Whitworth reopened


Whitworth has already won the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize


on 14 February following London-based MUMA’s £15m renovation, which dou- bled the public space and extended the exhibition floor, while incorporating educational areas and a storage centre. Te gallery won this year’s £100,000 Art


Fund prize for Museum of the Year on 1 July. It joins a University of Greenwich build-


ing located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two housing projects, a school, and a cancer care centre on RIBA’s shortlist.


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The architects involved in these projects are Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Niall McLaughlin, Reiach and Hall, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Heneghan Peng. Recognising the UK’s best new building,


the Stirling Prize is now in its 20th year, with Haworth Tompkins’ Liverpool Everyman Teatre picking up the award in 2014. Te 2015 winner of the coveted award will


be announced in London on 15 October. Details: http://lei.sr?a=w2Q8f_O


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