Hillsborough Park Pavilion
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Overlooking the competition green
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Remodelling of a 1960s pavilion to provide a state of the art crown green bowling centre and other facilities for park visitors and the local community
Based in a transformed North Sheffield heritage park, Hillsborough Park Pavilion is a contemporary re-interpretation of a traditional English building type; the sports pavilion.
The pavilion provides a new icon for the rejuvenated park - which many people first catch sight of from the Supertram that passes the park’s western edge. From the tram seat the playful striped green cladding immediately appears like a blur of foliage. Viewed from the opposite side of the park the two key volumes of the building become apparent.
The pavilion is designed to capture views over the park and out to the hills beyond. It is open and contemporary with a series of French doors along the front facade, serious looking for national bowling tournaments but welcoming for other sports and leisure facilities. The interior is unusually light and both inside and outside it adds a colourful presence to the park.
Data
- Begun: Aug 2005
- Completed: Oct 2006
- Floor area: 470m2
- Sector: Sports and leisure
- Total cost: £890,166
- Funding: Sport England
- Tender date: May 2005
- Procurement: Standard Form of Building Contract Local Authorities With Quantities 1998 Edition
- CO2 Emissions: -kg/m2/year
- Address: Hillsborough Park, Middlewood Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 4HD, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Prue Chiles Architects
- Client: Sheffield City Council, Parks and Countryside
- Lighting consultant: David Village Lighting
- Planning supervisor: Jenkins Design Services
- Main contractor: Watfords Of Wombwell Ltd
- Structural engineer: Andrew Russell Associates
- M&E engineer: Sheffield Design and Project Management
- Project manager: Sheffield Design and Project Management
- Quantity surveyor: Simon Fenton Partnership
Suppliers
- Flooring: Nora Rubber Flooring
- Timber treatment: Sadolin
- Rooflight supplier: Glazing Vision
- Windows: Velfac
- Ironmongery: Lloyd Worrall