Hadron Consutling Ltd | Project Management Services UK 

Hackney Council were determined to provide high-quality leisure facilities for local people and are investing in a new centre that will provide better modern facilities for the Hackney residents for years to come.

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The award winning Britannia development is a complex masterplan development, including a new flagship leisure centre, school and 481 residential units.

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The delivery of the new residential accommodation has been developed to help cross fund the new school and leisure centre as well as extensive improvements to Shoreditch Park including a new public square.

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The existing Britannia Leisure Centre was becoming increasingly expensive to maintain, regularly needed patching up or sections temporarily closing, and had facilities which were outdated.

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The design development of the new leisure centre and masterplan was informed by extensive consultation with project stakeholders including Sport England, sports clubs and residents of Hackney.

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The new leisure centre includes a six-lane 25m main pool and training pool, both with moveable floors. Exciting with water features and flumes are provided for children and families. 

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Dry side facilities include six-court sports hall, crèche and soft play area, sauna and steam room, large fitness suite, spin studio and flexible studio spaces and four squash courts.  Uniquely there are two five-a-side pitches and two tennis/netball courts on the roof of the building.

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By stacking the leisure centre this freed up more of the site and maximised the cross-funding potential of adjacent residential development. 

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Challenging energy efficiency targets were set by the client.  This was achieved with innovative building systems and a central energy centre.

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Early engagement with the Planning Officers and Design Review Panel, as well as Highways, was essential to inform the design of the project. 

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Early contractor involvement was carefully managed to ensure quality was not compromised, whilst allowing engagement with utilities to progress network enhancements to meet the project programme.​

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“Hadron and the design team were specifically picked to ensure we delivered a world class leisure scheme as part of Britannia masterplan.  They have worked incredibly well as a team, taking significant site and project constraints in their stride.  I am very proud of what we are collectively achieving and would recommend this team to anyone embarking on a project of a similar nature.”

Hayley Miller, Project Director, Hackney Council