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Jubilee Sports Centre |
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Situated on the prime central location of the University of Southampton's Highfield Campus, this landmark building accommodates indoor sporting activities to International standards including a six lane 25 metre swimming pool, an eight Court badminton hall and a 450m2 fitness centre to accommodate a wide range of cardio-vascular machines, weight stack equipment and free weights. The sports and swimming pool halls are designed with spectator seating to host national and international competitions. The new £7.5 million building also features a large reception area, a café and offices for staff. The elegantly curved building will be fully landscaped
to blend sympathetically with the surrounding campus architecture. Glass
frontage along the length of the pool provides views through the building,
bringing the surrounding streets to life. John Bulford the project manager said 'The University
is very excited with its new Sports Centre…the facilities are in
popular demand from student, staff and local residents alike. The closely
considered Rick Mather Architects design executed with an equally watchful
eye on the construction detail of this deceptively large building has
raised the profile of architecture in everyday conversation on campus.It
is clear that the efforts of Rick Mather Architects on this building have
been noticed and appreciated by the community as a whole.'
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