Client requirements

Wyedean School is a dual use facility. The school wanted to upgrade their gym for curriculum use and to revamp the students changing areas. The Council’s requirement was to improve community provision and generate revenue.

 

Design and planning

CREATEABILITY proposed a design to refurbish underused space for a gym, reception area and changing rooms dedicated to community use. A new studio was planned. This and the Sports Hall were to be available for public use in the evenings and weekends and for school use during the day. Students needed access to these areas without coming into contact with the public and vice versa. A corridor with doors at each end was created to enable this.

 

Construction phase

Jonathan Bowdler, Business Development Manager for Forest of Dean District Council, says: “CREATEABILITY maintained the works schedule so other suppliers could undertake their element of the work at the allocated time, which ensured on time delivery”.

 

Consortium approach

This project was undertaken by an experienced team with a proven track record of delivering all project requirements in a one-stop shop – reducing the risk of time and cost overrun. Alliance Leisure managed the project, CREATEABILITY undertook the building work and other specialist suppliers provided the fitness equipment etc. “Having the skills the individual consortium members brought in their own specific areas was valuable to us – we do not have this mix of resources in house”.

 

Results

“We are very pleased with the quality of the building work. The refurbished gym and new studio has raised levels of interest in PE and given the school’s curriculum a real boost. Community use is significantly higher than we anticipated. The inclusion of the studio and Sports Hall provides a comprehensive activity mix that attracts a wider range of people”.