Case Study – St Sidwells Point

St Sidwells Point Leisure Centre

Gale & Snowden Architects

Name: St Sidwells Point Leisure Centre
Location: Exeter
Building Type: Commercial, Leisure Centre
Opening in: April 2022

The brief for this facility includes:

• Main and learner pools with moveable floors and changing village
• Confidence water pool
• 100-spectator seating area
• Café and soft play area
• Health suite and health spa
• 150 station fitness gym and changing rooms

Sustainability Outcomes:

• The world’s first Passivhaus-certified multi-zoned leisure centre
• Building Biology IBN best practice in healthy building design
• Best practice guidance developed under the TSB’s Design for Future Climate programme

Key Benefits of Achieving Sustainability Outcomes:

• 70% saving on energy costs compared to current good practice
• 50% reduction in water use
• Outstanding internal water quality and air quality
• Excellent daylighting levels
• Healthy, uplifting and comfortable indoor environment
• Low maintenance costs from high quality building fabric & mechanical systems
• Resilience against predicted future climate change

St Sidwells Team

Client: Exeter City Council
Lead Architect: Space and Place Architects
Building Envelope Architect & Passivhaus Designer: Gale & Snowden
Project manager: Randall Simmonds
Main Contractor: Kier
Engineer: Arup
Landscape Design: LDA Design
Airtightness Consultant: Aldas Ltd
Leisure Consultant:  Continuum
Certifier: Passivhaus Institute (PHI)