The University of Portsmouth is pleased to announce that the indoor sports facility in Ravelin Park will be open for the arrival of students and existing members in September and, from Saturday 1 October, will welcome new members from the community to the new Ravelin Sports Centre.
The attractive design of the Sports Centre reflects its parkland setting and it includes a host of high quality facilities including an eight court sports hall, eight lane 25m swimming pool, 175 station fitness suite, multipurpose studios, squash courts, a climbing and bouldering wall rising from the basement through the building and a ski simulator.
In addition, the building will be one of the UK’s most sustainable sports centres. The design received a top rating of ‘Outstanding’ from BREEAM UK, the world’s leading sustainability assessment for buildings, and is set to achieve a BREEAM outstanding rating for its construction. The swimming pool will be naturally lit, with natural ventilation used where possible to minimise energy usage with water conservation measures in place such as the pool water being reused to flush the toilets. A wildflower amphitheatre events space will develop biodiversity in the surrounding areas.
