BSc Architectural Technology 2011

John Dudderidge Leisure centre is new self sustainable build designed to cater for the growing needs of the National Water Sports Centre. The new build has been specifically designed around a central core to allow natural light to enter the through 360 degrees.

The building is designed to take advantage of natural ventilation throughout in an attempt to minimise its carbon footprint. This has been achieved by the curved design of the building’s roof, encouraging wind to travel along the roof surface before being captured by the innovative sun/wind pipe’s where it is then sent directly into the building’s interior space.

The John Dudderidge Eco Centre is a highly innovative and unique leisure centre proposal with ‘sustainability’ at the heart of the design. The centre incorporates highly efficient technology and techniques to drive down the overall energy consumption within the centre; such as an automatic pool cover, AHU, thermal mass, biomass boiler and much more.

The building design and shape evolve from nature; on one hand the aesthetics are set to match the surrounding landscape and on the other hand the ‘sustainable’ aspect is inspired by the African termite mounds that are able to retain a constant temperature through the opening and closing of vents, something mimicked within the building.

The design and form of the building is a low shape shallow design, it reduces heat gain within the building and maximises heat loss, which works in favour of the purpose of the building. The shape and design of the building as well as having low heat gain, maximises day lighting into the building. It also encourages natural ventilation to be forced through the building and to allow excess heat being produced within the building to be carried out.

For these reasons the design of the Leisure Centre has lead to a single storey building as this would be the most effective way of creating a self sustained building, which works well with the natural environment achieving -2 carbon emissions. The internal layout of the building was to bring as much attention as possible to the key features within the leisure centre.

Winner, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Student Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Technology 2011

The approach taken to the exciting prospect of re-developing the National Water Sports Centre is rooted in the principles of minimal impact, self sufficiency, economic benefit and holistic biometrics. The brief posed both a challenge of location, access and a sensitive environment while also providing the huge potential of re-inventing a key sporting and community facility within the East Midlands.

Winner, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Student Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Technology 2011

The approach taken to the exciting prospect of re-developing the National Water Sports Centre is rooted in the principles of minimal impact, self sufficiency, economic benefit and holistic biometrics. The brief posed both a challenge of location, access and a sensitive environment while also providing the huge potential of re-inventing a key sporting and community facility within the East Midlands.

Winner, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Student Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Technology 2011

The approach taken to the exciting prospect of re-developing the National Water Sports Centre is rooted in the principles of minimal impact, self sufficiency, economic benefit and holistic biometrics. The brief posed both a challenge of location, access and a sensitive environment while also providing the huge potential of re-inventing a key sporting and community facility within the East Midlands.

Winner, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Student Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Technology 2011

The approach taken to the exciting prospect of re-developing the National Water Sports Centre is rooted in the principles of minimal impact, self sufficiency, economic benefit and holistic biometrics. The brief posed both a challenge of location, access and a sensitive environment while also providing the huge potential of re-inventing a key sporting and community facility within the East Midlands.

Winner, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Student Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Technology 2011

The approach taken to the exciting prospect of re-developing the National Water Sports Centre is rooted in the principles of minimal impact, self sufficiency, economic benefit and holistic biometrics. The brief posed both a challenge of location, access and a sensitive environment while also providing the huge potential of re-inventing a key sporting and community facility within the East Midlands.

Winner, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Student Award for Architectural Excellence in Architectural Technology 2011

The approach taken to the exciting prospect of re-developing the National Water Sports Centre is rooted in the principles of minimal impact, self sufficiency, economic benefit and holistic biometrics. The brief posed both a challenge of location, access and a sensitive environment while also providing the huge potential of re-inventing a key sporting and community facility within the East Midlands.