New 25m indoor swimming pool for teaching and competition swimming for pupils
Bishopsgate School in Englefield Green is a thriving co-educational preparatory school for 330 children aged from 3 to 13. With the old outdoor pool having been out of use for some years, a new indoor year-round facility was needed to add to the children’s educational experience. A site was chosen alongside the existing gymnasium and Pinelog were approached to use their expertise to design a specific layout to fit the available area and to link the pool building to the main school.
- Greenbelt location with requiring special dispensation during planning process
- Constructed in timber glulam frame with glulam trusses and beams
- Vaulted style roof
- External brickwork and red Russell Grampian interlocking roof tile to match surrounding school buildings
- Insulated 25m x 8.5m indoor pool with variable depth from 1m to 2m
- Changing rooms, office and lobby
- Viewing area for competitions
- Low energy lighting
- Heat recovery
- Ultra-violet water treatment
