see all jobs
New sports facility for Glamorgan Uni
University of Glamorgan has opened the doors to its new £3.7m coaching and performance facility.
Designed by architects Holder Mathias, the dual-use centre includes a multi-purpose sports hall with six courts and an ancillary support block, a strength and conditioning lab for elite training, a lecture and meeting room, as well as a teaching facility with a notational analysis room.
Built by Midas Construction and located at Glamorgan Sport Park, the centre is the first of its type in Wales to be awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating for its sustainable design.
The centre will be used by students during the daytime and by professional sports clubs and teams in the evening, and has already been used by the Welsh netball and badminton teams, Cardiff City Youth Academy and the Welsh Rugby Union as part of their elite coach education programme.
Stephen Hill, director at Holder Mathias, said: "Our designs had to take into account the University's calls for a sustainable building that would also look modern and eye-catching.
A unique aspect of the new facility is its glass-backed badminton courts which create the sense of an open sports hall while, practically, enabling spectators and coaches to see activity going on at a ground level, rather than only from a gallery.
More News
- News by sector (all)
- All news
- Fitness
- Personal trainer
- Sport
- Spa
- Swimming
- Hospitality
- Entertainment & Gaming
- Commercial Leisure
- Property
- Architecture
- Design
- Tourism
- Travel
- Attractions
- Theme & Water Parks
- Arts & Culture
- Heritage & Museums
- Parks & Countryside
- Sales & Marketing
- Public Sector
- Training
- People
- Executive
- Apprenticeships
- Suppliers