This will entail provision of a four court hall which can be configured for the play of volleyball, basketball, netball and five-a-side football by combining pitches within a rectangular build of bronze aluminium, brickwork and glass. | Send to friend
November 12 2014
St Aloysius’ College has submitted plans for a Burnet Bell designed sports complex at Dalhousie Street, Glasgow, containing internal sports courts, first floor cafe and an external games area. Conceived in order to limit travel time for pupils transiting to various existing facilities around the city the new complex will be built on an existing playground and backcourt area opposite the main college building, retaining a single storey classroom annexe which will be linked to the development. The ‘active frontage’ treatment permits the solid sports hall volume to be lifted over a largely glazed ground floor. “The new complex has been designed to extend the Renfrew Street built form and although clearly a different building type, to respect its neighbour and continue expression of its stepped horizontal emphasis.
