New £29m sports facility at former Ravenscraig steelworks by HOK Sport received £7m funding from sportscotland Autumn 2007:
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Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
HOK Sport yesterday received a boost from Stewart Maxwell, The Minister for Communities and Sport when he announced that the green light had been given for construction of a £29 million sports facility at the former Ravenscraig steelworks in North Lanarkshire. HOK Sport have designed the new Regional Sports Facility which will host local, regional and national sports and leisure events as well as cultural events.
Ravenscraig Sports Facility will be part of a larger masterplan for the regeneration of this area of Scotland. It will set the highest standard in urban design and architecture, ensuring an integrated, consistent approach to developing the environment.
"This announcement is great news and the investment will help to create a strong sense of place and distinct identity for Ravenscraig. We are delighted to have been appointed as Architect." said HOK Sport Senior Principal John Barrow. "HOK Sport have designed an iconic cost efficient building for Ravenscraig and this building will lend itself well to creating a high quality recreational facility for both local residents and people outside the area."
The history of the site and its link to the steel industry has been incorporated into the architectural language of the building and has ultimately influenced the choice of materials. Its metal bands that rise from out of the ground to wrap the structure are a visual reminder reminiscent of rolled metal sheets.
It is the latest of ten projects to receive stage two approval under the Government’s £50 million National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy (NRSFS), which includes £21.2 million of sportscotland Lottery funding.
The Ravenscraig project will feature a full-size indoor synthetic football pitch, a 135metre by six-lane athletics track with associated field event training areas, a regional nine-court indoor sports hall, a full-size floodlit outdoor synthetic grass pitch and six floodlit synthetic five-a-side outdoor pitches. A state-of-the-art gym and two dance studios will also feature in the completed facility.
“Our aim was to create an expressive building giving a focus and identity to the new Ravenscraig Development”, said HOK Sport project architect Alex Hoppe. “The facility will be a focal point of public life for the whole community, especially the young people of Motherwell”.
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Ravenscraig: Regional Sports Centre
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The project by North Lanarkshire Council and Ravenscraig Ltd's features a full-size indoor synthetic football pitch, six-lane athletics track, nine-court indoor sports hall, full-size floodlit outdoor synthetic grass pitch, six floodlit synthetic five-a-side outdoor pitches, gym, two dance studios & indoor soft play area.
Area: approx. 1100 acres
Houses proposed: approx. 3500
Start on site: due early 2006
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