Commercial Leisure
SPACE&PLACE is the UK’s leading specialist in leisure centre and indoor waterpark design. Swimming pool design and development is at the core of what we do. Our experts have honed their skills over numerous aquatic developments, including International and Olympic legacy venues, through to small community and school estates. SPACE&PLACE are proud to support the development of Sport England’s guidance on swimming pools; as a contributing partner, we provide visionary design, best practice compliance and sustainable functionality.
In an ever changing world and with increasingly demanding consumers, we recognise the importance of designing commercial leisure facilities that meet a variety of needs. Balancing the health and wellbeing aspirations of communities, providing economical and social value to authorities, we place the people at the heart of our design, ensuring our projects provide value for years beyond their completion.
Designed for communities
We create leisure centres that strengthen local communities, and which inspire people of all backgrounds and abilities to live healthier, happier, more active lifestyles.
Optimised for health
Our team creates healthy leisure
environments by reducing indoor toxins and pollutants, in line with the recommendations of the Institute of Building Biology.
Social value pioneers
Our pioneering leisure centre designs
improve life experiences and nurture local economies for people and communities across the length and breadth of the UK.
Design thought leaders
Every member of our experienced,
multi-disciplinary leisure centre architecture and design team is a thought leader in their specialist field – from master planning to
interior design.
Sustainability built in
With a dedicated environmental team
including architects, services engineers
and an in-house Certified Passivhaus
Designer, we put sustainability at the
heart of leisure centre design.
Future ready venues
Our venues are not just fit for today; they are ready for tomorrow – designed to cope with the stresses of a changing climate and extreme weather.
Meet Tania Rocha,
our leisure centre design lead
Tania is the Insights Director and Lead Architect for some of our largest and most successful public sector community projects. She leads our Sport England’s Active Design team and provides thought leadership in accessibility and inclusivity.
Our pioneering leisure centre designs
Our leisure centre experience spans a wide range of pioneering projects from full scale leisure centre projects to wet leisure and water park facilities.
Explore our portfolio of leisure projects to see our visionary approach in action. Highlights include St Sidwell’s Point, UK’s first Passivhaus leisure centre, the low-carbon Cascade Leisure Centre and the restoration of the 1920s
Hackney Lido.