our Projects
Sandwell Aquatics Centre- worked in conjunction with DCMS & Sport England to deliver the Commonwealth Games and subsequently the legacy of Sandwell’s Aquatic Centre community leisure facility. We worked in close consultation with the funders during the base build, the OC to provide the Games Overlay. This facility features a 50m competition pool with movable booms and a dedicated diving complex,
Chilterns Lifestyle Centre- Design Active Ltd supported Sport England with technical design advice through the Strategic Funding Round, enabling capital contribution towards the Leisure Centre build. The facility meets Sport England’s vision for modern public leisure, including library, spa and child services.
Woolwich Leisure Centre -
Design Active Ltd supported Sport England with technical design advice through the Strategic Funding Round, enabling capital contribution to the Leisure Centre. Woolwich Waves is a key civic building, offering health consultation, leisure facilities, soft play, indoor pitches and spa services for the community.
Erdington Leisure Centre - One of four delivered under a Design Build Operate and Manage agreement between Serco and Birmingham City Council. Design Active Ltd supported stakeholders in developing a modular design approach replicated across all sites, with Sport England contributing capital investment.
Bedworth Physical Activity Hub - Based upon Affordable Sports Centres Option D, Design Active Limited supported Sport England as their design technical adviser, as Sport England made a capital grant towards the construction of the new leisure facility via the Strategic Facilities Funding Round, which supported the LUF contribution from Central Government. Design Active Limited worked with the des
Warsop Health Hub- Based upon the Leisure Local Concept, Mansfield District Council worked with the local community, stakeholders and voluntary groups to develop a unique brief to meet the needs of Warsop and its community. Sport England supported the project through the Strategic Facilities Fund and capital from the Towns Fund. The project has created much interest in the public leisure sector a
Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium- Reading District Council adopted a DBOM model with GLL to deliver two new leisure facilities. Sport England supported the strategy with a capital grant, with Design Active providing design and technical advice. The project includes a 25m community pool and fitness facility based upon the extension to the existing stadium for athletics and cycling.
Alexander Stadium - Venue for the 2025 Commonwealth Games, Design Active supported Sport England and Department of Culture, Media and Sport as major investors, providing professional oversight of design and construction through to handover and post-Games legacy for the Perry Barr community and wider Birmingham. In addition to delivered new park facilities, playground, health & fitness gym and Un
The Wave, Coventry - The Wave Leisure pools formed part of Coventry City Councils strategic renewal of their leisure facilities. This strategy was supported by Sport England via a capital grant from the Strategic Facilities Fund and Design Active Ltd provided design and technical advice to Sport England during the delivery of the Funding.
Shrewsbury Sports Village- Design Active Limited has supported Shropshire Council as their design and technical adviser throughout the development of the design proposals by the project architects for the new swimming facilities that will support the existing dry side indoor and outdoor sports village should the Council decide to invest in this state of the art short course competition swimming v
The Reef Leisure Centre -
North Norfolk Council delivered a new lesiure facility to replace their aging centre in Sheringham. Design Active supported Sport England via their design and technical consultancy framework as the project benefitted from a capital grant contribution from Sport England’s Strategic Facilities Funding Round.
Whitchurch Swimming and Fitness Centre-
Based upon the leisure local concept, Shropshire Council took the decision to replace the closed Whitchurch Swimming Pool with a new state of the art facility. Design Active Limited supported Shropshire Council throughout the design and construction process, with design and technical advice. The facility was award winning at the 2025 UK Pool & Spa Awards –