Leisure hub to provide a colourful backdrop to Eastwood Park
October 30 2024
East Renfrewshire Council is pressing ahead with scaled-back plans for a new Eastwood Leisure Centre and Theatre after agreeing to reduce the scope of the consented project.
Stallan-Brand has revisited its 2021 proposals to account for the reduced brief, pushing back the built footprint following a decision to refurbish the current council headquarters in the park. Set against an east-west landscaped route the smaller-scale solution will connect the HQ with the C-listed Eastwood House, which will engage directly with the new building via a southerly social space rather than a pool, games hall and theatre dock as before.
In a press statement, Stallan-Brand wrote: "A mineral composite cladding system to the south is proposed to complement the warmth and richness of Eastwood House’s stonework and relate well to the surrounding woodland setting. Two core panel sizes, with three different hues/tones and two different textures, have been selected to create a rich composition and hierarchical sub-order within a regular facade grid. The format, proportion and placement of windows, combined with the expressed entrance zone and central stair provide variation and richness to echo Eastwood House...
"This will all come alive in changing light conditions as softer or stronger shadows highlight the facade detail - parts of the south elevation will also act as a 'canvas' capturing the shadows of the canopies of the closest mature trees."
Secondary facades to the east, west and north will use profiled metal cladding, hitting the ground with a low brick base course. Landscape enhancements include new planting to soften the impact of the new additions.
A favoured southerly elevation will present a colourful canvas to the park
A more utilitarian approach is adopted for secondary elevations
The new leisure centre frames a processional route through the park
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