Moving water, moving forward. Integrating global expertise with local knowledge

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1 Moving water, moving forward Integrating global expertise with local knowledge

2 Cundall have expertise in designing specialised bespoke leisure projects. We utilise our experience and expertise in many of our engineering disciplines to meet the unique needs of moving water sport, in a sustainable and cost effective way. Moving Forward If you are planning a leisure facility which has unique requirements, Cundall want the challenge! We can bring our lessons learnt and our innovative ideas to whatever project you are planning. Tomás Neeson - Lifestyle sector leader T +44 (0) t.neeson@cundall.com Our services Every project is led by a Principal to provide the right experience and guidance throughout. Sustainability is integral to Cundall s design approach. We provide our clients with practical advice and solutions which reduce the environmental impact of developments and provide better spaces for building users and occupiers, as well as for the wider community. Core services Building services engineering Civil engineering Structural engineering Sustainability Specialist services Acoustic engineering Building Information Modelling (BIM) Building automation CDM Coordination Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Fire engineering Geotechnical engineering ICT and AV Lighting design Planning Survey solutions Transportation Vertical transportation

3 Lifestyle Lee Valley White Water Centre Broxbourne, UK Client Olympic Delivery Authority / Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Services Building services engineering, structural and civil engineering, geotechnical and sustainable design Architect FaulknerBrowns 2012 Awards RIBA Awards (East) - Spirit of Ingenuity Award The Lee Valley White Water Centre, located in Hertfordshire, will host the Canoe Slalom competition during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Opened in Spring 2011, the venue was the first venue to be completed and the only newly built London 2012 sports complex venue that the public have used ahead of the Games. It has been designed to become a centre of excellence for white water rafting, canoeing and kayaking for the local community and tourists after the Games. The Centre features an independent dual-channel facility, the first of its kind. This concept has a number of benefits, the first being legacy, the two courses increase flexibility and uses before and after the Olympic Games. The second main benefit of the independent dual-channel is a reduction in energy use, with the smaller Legacy Course using 80% less power than the Olympic Course, ensuring the Centre continues to operate commercially after the Games.

4 Lifestyle Graham Sports Centre and Robert Gillespie Boathouse Durham University, County Durham, UK Client Durham University Services Building services engineering, planning geotechnical, structural and civil engineering Architect _space This indoor powered rowing tank is ideal for refining elite athletes rowing technique and introducing rowing beginners to the sport. A top quality tank has been delivered for muscle specific conditioning, technique training and off season rowing. Moving large volumes of water at a high velocity (9800 l/s, 3.2 m/s), for the purpose of athlete training, in the conditioned space of an indoor pool required detailed CFD analysis of the flow conditions. Minimising the turbulence of the water flow and generation of standing waves was critical, so the experience for the athlete was as similar to being on the river as possible and to minimise pumping energy and maximise the water speed.

5 Lifestyle Heworth Leisure Centre, Indoor Surfing Facility Gateshead, UK Client Gateshead Council Services Building services engineering, structural and civil engineering, geotechnical Architect S&P Architects This new build leisure centre boasts a Flowrider, the North East of England s first indoor surfing facility and only the third currently in the UK. Cundall were responsible for the design of new facility including the installation of this specialist equipment. This included designing the building structure to accommodate the Flowrider, the pool water filtration system and pool hall ventilation to deal with the additional loads generated by the Flowrider.

6 Credits All images are copyright Cundall except those stated below: Lee Valley White Water Centre, Broxbourne, UK Faulkner Browns Architects / Philip Vile Graham Sports Centre and Boat House, Durham, UK Kristen McCluskie Heworth Leisure Centre, Indoor Surfing Facility, Gateshead, UK Gateshead Council Asia Australia Europe MENA UK Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP