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Design Brief:

For this project I will be designing a community leisure complex for the local community of Romford. In my local area there are a few gyms, but none are specially focused for the community and are just basic copies of each other with ranging prices. However, they are all also close to fast-food restaurants, leading to unhealthy eating due to the easy access. Therefore, by including a healthy restaurant / café inside the gym it should promote healthy eating due to the availability and low prices.

I will be basing my design around the themes of contrast and flow. There will also be a key focus on recovery through the leisure …

I have provided my initial 3 potential sites for my community leisure complex; all of which are brownfield land and could be built upon. However, my chosen location is Queens Hospital Romford. Located on ROM VALLEY WAY, the site is connected to Queens hospital. However, over the road at Rom valley way retail park there is a pizza hut though this nothing like the concentration within Romford centre, with there being at least 15 different fast-food options around the shopping centre alone.

My design will bring families together and encourage parents to workout and make time thanks to easy access for healthy food within the café.

In urban planning, brownfield land is any previously developed land that is not currently in use. It may be potentially contaminated, but it is not requiredto refer for area as brownfield. The term is also usedto describe land previously used for industrial or commercial purposeswith known or suspectedpollution including soil contamination due to hazardous waste.

Specification:

• Gym - including free weights, machines and cardio equipment

• Studio, Exercise rooms, Posing room

• Recovery / massage rooms

• Pool and Sauna

• Community space – childcare and quiet working areas

• Healthy café

• On site Parking – existing car park (approximately 100 spaces)

• Bike facilities: Cycle terminal and bike storage areas

Possible site locations:

1. Queens hospital old ice rink site - ROM VALLEY WAY

2. 22 Angel way, Romford. (Large triangle site located 400m from Romford centre)

3. SALVAGE YARD MEADOW FARM / EASTERN AVE, ROMFORD - RM3 7YY

4. Heaton grange reservoir (since it turns out this site is a reservoir then it is not a suitable site to build on since it is council land.) - 63 Grange Road, ROMFORD. RM3 7EA