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Splashpoint Leisure Centre

Leisure centre in England

50°48′43″N 0°21′42″W / 50.8119°N 0.3617°W / 50.8119; -0.3617Current tenantsSouth Downs LeisureConstruction started2011Completed2013Opened20 June 2013Cost£17.9 million^[1]
adjusted for inflation: £21.8 million ^[2]ClientWorthing Borough CouncilOwnerWorthing Borough CouncilHeight15 metres (49 ft)^[3]Design and constructionArchitecture firmWilkinsonEyreStructural engineerAECOMQuantity surveyorDavis LangdonMain contractorMorgan SindallAwards and prizesWorld Architecture Festival 2013, Sport category^[4]

Splashpoint Leisure Centre is a leisure centre located in the centre of Worthing, West Sussex, England. It contains a 25-metre long pool and gymnasium. Designed by WilkinsonEyre it won an award at the World Architecture Festival in 2013.^[4] WilkinsonEyre won an architectural design competition held by the Royal Institute of British Architects, which attracted 109 expressions of interest.^[1]

It was opened by Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds on 20 June 2013.^[5]

Location

Splashpoint Leisure Centre lies between Brighton Road to the north and the town's beach and promenade to the south. To the west lies Beach House and its grounds, while to the east lies Bayside, a residential high-rise building.

Architecture

According to Chris Wilkinson, principal architect at WilkinsonEyre, the "building seeks to draw on forms already present in the town, taking on the undulating linearity of the ranks of surrounding terraced houses and the breakwater groynes on the beach."^[1]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Worthing Swimming Pool Design Competition". e-Architect. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "Topping Out Worthing's New 'Splashpoint' Pool". Swimming Pool News. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013". Arch Daily. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ "Paralympic star Ellie Simmonds makes a splash at Worthing pool". The Argus. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "Wilkinson Eyre Opens £17.9m Copper-Clad Pool in Worthing". Architects' Journal. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2020.