Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park

Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
© Paul Tierney

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.

Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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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.

Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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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.

Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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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.

Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
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Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
© Paul Tierney
Nenagh Leisure Centre And Town Park
© Paul Tierney


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