City University London unveils major new sport and exercise complex
POSTED 24 Mar 2015 . BY Jak Phillips
The Sport England standard sports hall is able to stage county standard badminton, basketball, indoor football, hockey, volleyball and netball events
City University London has cut the ribbon on its CitySport leisure complex – one of the largest sports facilities to be developed in central London.
The new 3,289sq m (35,402sq ft) CitySport complex is 80 per cent larger than the Saddlers Sports Centre which previously occupied the site on Goswell Road.
Practice tp bennett were the architects and interior designers on CitySport, which features a Sport England standard sports hall – able to stage county standard badminton, basketball, indoor football, hockey, volleyball and netball events – with high performance flooring and seating for over 400 spectators. Also on site is a 120-station gym equipped by Matrix, five studios, plus a designated indoor cycling studio for both virtual and instructor led sessions, featuring the Myride system.
“CitySport has been designed to provide a local hub for sporting activities, with its large hall for team games, studios for wellbeing classes and a gym fitted with the latest fitness equipment,” said head of Sport and Leisure at City University Bill Thompson.
“These fantastic facilities maximise the available space by combining great design with leading edge technology, making it one of the best university sports centres in the country.”
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City University London unveils major new sport and exercise complex
POSTED 24 Mar 2015 . BY Jak Phillips
The Sport England standard sports hall is able to stage county standard badminton, basketball, indoor football, hockey, volleyball and netball events
City University London has cut the ribbon on its CitySport leisure complex – one of the largest sports facilities to be developed in central London.
The new 3,289sq m (35,402sq ft) CitySport complex is 80 per cent larger than the Saddlers Sports Centre which previously occupied the site on Goswell Road.
Practice tp bennett were the architects and interior designers on CitySport, which features a Sport England standard sports hall – able to stage county standard badminton, basketball, indoor football, hockey, volleyball and netball events – with high performance flooring and seating for over 400 spectators. Also on site is a 120-station gym equipped by Matrix, five studios, plus a designated indoor cycling studio for both virtual and instructor led sessions, featuring the Myride system.
“CitySport has been designed to provide a local hub for sporting activities, with its large hall for team games, studios for wellbeing classes and a gym fitted with the latest fitness equipment,” said head of Sport and Leisure at City University Bill Thompson.
“These fantastic facilities maximise the available space by combining great design with leading edge technology, making it one of the best university sports centres in the country.”
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