Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
NENAGH LEISURE CENTRE AND TOWN PARK
ABK Architects
ARCHITECTS
ABK Architects
LOCATION
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
CATEGORY
Renovation
AREA
1600.0 sqm
PHOTOGRAPHS
Paul Tierney, Robin Wallace
MANUFACTURERS
Bidcon Construction, GO Play, Ballymount
VALUE
€2.25 million
PROJECT YEAR
2015
CLIENT
Tipperary County Council
CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Punch Consulting Engineers
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
Homan O’Brien Associates
COST CONSULTANTS
AECOM Limerick
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Stephen Diamond Architects
MAIN CONTRACTOR
P.J. McLoughlin, Sons Ltd.
Text description provided by architect.
The existing building had been developed over the years since an external swimming ‘tank’ was enclosed with a simple portal frame building in the 1960s.
It is located on an ‘island’ site defined by the River Nenagh and an overflow channel adjacent to the Dublin railway line embankment on the outskirts of Nenagh.
The project involved the renewal and reorientation of the building to address the new park to the east and the creation of an entrance that reconciled the different functions of Swimming with Gymnasium and Aerobics.
The reception was located centrally with views through to the pool and access to wet changing and dry changing on either side.
The old changing rooms were remodelled into a modern changing village.
A new aerobics suite and the extended gym now look out over the parkland. A jacuzzi and sauna suite were introduced.
Internal finishes were upgraded and the pool tank was completely retiled.
