Center Parcs Woburn Forest
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Center Parcs UK/Holder Mathias Architects Download Original
Hotel and leisure complex in Woburn Forest
The development consists of three complexes: the 16,000m2 Village Square, which includes the 5,200m2 Subtropical Swimming Paradise; the 24,500m2 Plaza structure; and the smaller Waterfront family retreat.
The Plaza contains a seventy five bedroom hotel as well as a food store, full and flexible conference facilities, two restaurants, a sports hall and sports bar, shops, a children's creche and a state of the art 7,700m2 spa with eight spa suites.
The Village Square building contains shops and restaurants overlooked by the leisure bowl with a bar on the first floor, as well as a 5,200m2 sub tropical swimming paradise featuring a wave pool, long lazy river, separate toddlers and children’s wet play areas.
Data
- Begun: Oct 2012
- Completed: May 2014
- Floor area: 40,500m2
- Sector: Hotel
- Total cost: £95M
- Procurement: Design and build, novated
- Address: Center Parcs Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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Professional Team
- Architect: Holder Mathias Architects
- Client: Center Parcs UK
- Structural engineer: Peter Brett Associates
- Quantity surveyor: Edmond Shipway
- Project manager: Edmond Shipway
- Planning consultant: NTR Planning
- Landscape architect: LDA Design
- Planting consultant: Larnaca
- Pool consultant: WTI
- Tropical planting: Jean Henkens
- Spa consultant: Schletterer
- Interior design: Maber, Spark Studios
- Main contractor: Bowmer & Kirkland
