The Glasgow Academy secures planning permission for sports and wellness facility
A vision for a modern sports, music and wellbeing centre
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This project strengthens The Academy's relationship with its community as well as its natural environment. The way the new building has been designed means we're creating a new welcoming entrance on Great Western Road to improve community access.
The Glasgow Academy – the oldest continuously independent school in the city – holds a proud sporting tradition, and this new facility aims to empower children to stay physically and mentally healthy through a wide range of activities and support mechanisms.
This new building will also offer local community groups free access on a regular basis, ensuring the local community enjoys long-term benefits as well as pupils.
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The development will provide 3,200m2 of space, including a swimming pool, a flexible indoor sports hall and outdoor multi-use games area. Creative and wellbeing-enhancing facilities will also be provided, such as music rehearsal rooms, flexible learning spaces, and a nurture garden.
Accessible and inclusive design has been considered throughout, ensuring that wheelchair users will be able to use all the sports facilities. This includes gender-neutral bathrooms and changing rooms. The project promotes active travel, with 150 cycle storage spaces installed to encourage cycling as a preferred transport method.
We have worked hard to create a vision for a modern sports, music and wellbeing centre which is accessible, inclusive and actively promotes health and wellbeing.