Splashpoint Leisure Centre
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United Kingdom, Brighton Road, England, United Kingdom
| Splashpoint Leisure Centre | |
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 Interactive map of the Splashpoint Leisure Centre area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Leisure centre |
| Location | Worthing, BN11 United Kingdom, Brighton Road, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°48′43″N 0°21′42″W / 50.8119°N 0.3617°W |
| Current tenants | South Downs Leisure |
| Construction started | 2011 |
| Completed | 2013 |
| Opened | 20 June 2013 |
| Cost | £17.9 million[1] adjusted for inflation: £24 million [2] |
| Client | Worthing Borough Council |
| Owner | Worthing Borough Council |
| Height | |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft)[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | WilkinsonEyre |
| Structural engineer | AECOM |
| Quantity surveyor | Davis Langdon |
| Main contractor | Morgan Sindall |
| Awards and prizes | World 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]
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]