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NEWS STADIUM
Kick-off for Nottingham Forest’s stadium expansion by Benoy
Planning has been granted for a new “stadium-wide regeneration” project at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground, with Benoy as lead architect. Outline consent has also been granted for a residential block adjacent, “which adds both to the viability and place-making of the scheme,” said the architects.
Included in the project will be the Peter
Taylor Stand, complete with “world-class” player facilities and a reportedly “new approach to guest hospitality” including multiple suites and dining venues, creating a “stunning centrepiece for the stadium.” Researching best-in-class stadium
design, Benoy’s design for the new stand creates 10,000 seats in three tiers under a dramatic cantilevered roof. The building accommodates ‘state-of-the-art’ player facilities and various size hospitality suites to appeal to different fan groups and non-match day audiences. In addition,
the scheme includes a riverside residential development providing views from the site towards Trent Bridge.
Commenting on the project, Mike
Wilson-MacCormack, director of Benoy’s Newark studio and lead architect, said: “We
are delighted to see this project secure the green light to go ahead. The riverside stadium is an iconic part of the fabric of Nottingham, and this scheme will help to secure its future as a world-class sporting venue.”
£24m Warwickshire activities hub receives go ahead SPORT & LEISURE
A Warwickshire facility which “challenges the traditional notion of a leisure centre,” has received planning permission, with a design by sport and leisure specialists, GT3 Architects. Located in Miners’ Welfare Park, the Bedworth Physical Activities Hub – delivered on behalf of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council – has been designed to be “welcoming for all user groups.” The hub replaces an existing centre, providing new facilities that “better meets the needs of the local community, utilising GT3’s ‘people fi rst’ approach.” The facility will include a 25 metre, eight lane pool, learner pool with a moveable fl oor, a 120 station fi tness suite, two studios, a spin studio and associated changing areas as well as a cafe and multi-purpose room. In addition, the surrounding park will undergo a major transformation with a focus on creating an “active landscape that wraps around the
new building.”
There is a strong focus on cycling throughout the scheme, with British Cycling recently funding a series of new mountain bike trails in the park and a Cycle Hub within the building that will offer bicycle hire services for users. There will also be a new “all-wheels” skatepark, learn-to-ride area and pump track provided as part of the approved proposal. The team’s project approach combines a unique blend of uses to create a leisure destination which will play a role in the
regeneration of Bedworth and act as a catalyst for future developments. Matt McCreith, project architect at
GT3, said: “The new hub is going to be a major asset for the borough and the landscape design for the park is truly transformational. We are approaching this project more like a community building as opposed to being a leisure centre that is only sports focused. It’s been designed to be accessible from the park as well as the main entrance, encouraging more people to use the building.”
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