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Coxlease School Sports Hall
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| Location: | Lyndhurst, Hampshire, UK |
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| Building Series: | Custom Design |
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| Building Size: | 65' wide x 111.5' long (21m x 34m) |
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| Application: | Gymnasium |
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The Need
Coxlease School Sports Hall is a residential special school for up to 55 boys ages 9 to 16 years and is located at Lyndhurst,
Hampshire within the New Forest National Park.
Early in 2004 a need to improve the onsite facilities for the boys was highlighted and various Sports Halls were
investigated including looking at the Summit™ Structures provision at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton
Football Clubs.
It was decided to invest in a Summit™ Structures Hall by the virtue of cost. This was not, however, going to be a simple
design and build therefore Coxlease brought in architects to modify the building to prevent damage from the boys at the
school.
The Solution
Coxlease is a highly specialised school, dealing with teenage
students with severe behavioural problems. There are several similar
establishments throughout the country. The building solution needed to
fit the requirements of the school, as well as the requirements of the
National Park Planning Department.
To meet these needs, Summit Structures designed a 21m wide x
34m long (65' x 111.5') custom profile building incorporating both
tensioned fabric membrane building components for the roof systems
and more traditional walls and cladding for the sides and ends. Naizil
PVC fabric was used to cover the roof. Sidewalls and gables were clad
in a combination of cedar boards and ETFE foil, stressed panels.
The Details
The project design included cedar cladding the outside to a height of
16.4' (5 metres) and raising the internal rebound boards to a height
of 9.8' (3 metres). In order to satisfy the stringent height restrictions
of the National Park Planning Department the Hall had to be lowered
9.8' (3 metres) into the ground and translucent panels introduced at
the eaves level. Summit began installation in June 2005 and
completed within the time frame and on budget.
Customer Feedback
"The Sports Hall was duly opened during 2006 and is a tremendous
asset for the school and the boys which will be enjoyed for years
to come."
- John Colclough, Bursar
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