Govanhill Pool, Calder Street Baths, Building Renewal Architect Proposals, NORD Project Info
Govanhill Pool Glasgow : Calder Street Baths
Glasgow Community Development: Refurbishment design by Hall Black and Douglas, Scotland
7 Jun 2016
Govanhill Baths Proposals
Renewal design: Architects Hall Black and Douglas, with Alistair Coey Conservation Architects
Architects have revealed the first images of the final £4.1m refurbishment plans for Govanhill Baths in Glasgow.
Govanhill Baths Renewal
After 15 years of campaigning, the Govanhill Baths Community Trust has secured enough funding to reopen the Baths as a working swimming and wellbeing centre.
Govanhill Baths closed in 2001 despite a local campaign to save it. It reopened in 2013 as a community hub, run by Govanhill Baths Community Trust.
Architects Hall Black and Douglas, who were appointed alongside Alistair Coey Conservation Architects, will ensure that the historic building envelope is sympathetically restored to be wind and water-tight, including necessary stonework repairs and improvements to the thermal performance of the building, where possible.
A new reception will be formed within the existing ground floor foyer space that will lead directly into a community cafe with access to the garden, facing onto Calder Street.
The learner and ladies pools will be restored and refurbished.
Changing facilities, including family and accessible cubicles, will be added as well as a new Turkish suite featuring both a sauna and steam-room.
The existing first floor slipper baths will be re-developed to create a community gym and activity space, with a number of historic cubicles retained and restored to accommodate private bathing and changing.
Main funding for the renovation is coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Big Lottery, Historic and Environment Scotland and Glasgow City Council.
8 Apr 2016
Govanhill Baths Building Restoration
Hall Black Douglas Architects along with engineer Arup has been appointed to the refurbishment project to transform the Edwardian Govanhill bathhouse in Glasgow into a ‘community wellbeing centre’.
This phase of the refurbishment will see the whole building repaired and the reinstatement of two of the three swimming pools, saunas and Turkish baths and fitness suite.
Funding has allowed the Govanhill Baths Community Trust (GBCT) to move ahead with its plans after a 15-year campaign against the council’s decision to close the building in 2001.
Arup will work with Hall Black Douglas and Govanhill Baths Community Trust, providing structural, mechanical, electrical, and public health engineering services.
Alastair Coey Architects will act as conservation specialists, drawing up a conservation management plan and coordinating specification of the restoration works.
24 Sep 2015
Heritage Lottery Fund News
Govanhill Baths in Glasgow are among six Scottish projects to be restored with £7m investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), reports Scottish Construction News. The Govanhill baths in Glasgow were closed in 2001 but reopened in 2012 as a community art venue, and will now be given £1.2m to speed up restoration of the ladies’ and learners’ pools and the Turkish suite.
The former Steamie will also be turned into a theatre venue and community events space. The baths were discussed this morning on Radio Scotland, looking at the history briefly then the potential community uses that could be rekindled and encompassed post-funding.
Other projects receiving funding include Kirkcudbright Art Gallery, The City Observatory on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Academy Street in Inverness, the Davidson Cottage Hospital, Girvan and the Fife Pilgrim Way.
updated 22 Sep 2015
Govanhill Baths
Govanhill Baths
Photos from Doors Open Day by Tom Manley:
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Govanhill Pool – News
Renewal design: NORD
Results from a survey by The Govanhill Baths Community Trust, a charity set up to restore the B-listed Edwardian building, into the impact of the pool’s closure in 2001 on local people from ethnic minority groups.
The £10,000 study found many, rather than travel to alternative venues, had ceased to take any form of exercise.
Plans by NORD for the centre include reopening all three swimming pools, building a gym, sauna suite, cricket nets and cafe. If funding can be raised, the trust plans to include a small cinema and theatre, community space and music rehearsal rooms with a planned opening date in 2011.
Govanhill Pool Building
Date of building: 1914/17
Location: Calder Street
Architect: A. B. McDonald
NORD : Glasgow Architects
Govanhill Baths
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Website : http://govanhillbaths.com
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73 Calder Street, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 7RR
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