Tooting & Mitcham FC London : Architecture Information

TOOTING & MITCHAM FOOTBALL CLUB STADIUM LONDON SW19 Translucent kalwall panels provide diffused lighting and high thermal performance to the daylit studios The project comprises a new football Stadium for 3000 spectators extendable to 6000. There are three pitches including an all-weather sports surface which can be used for hockey and five-a-side football. The masterplan for the project has minimal parking, with the incorporation of a sustainable travel plan encouraging local bus, tram, train and cycle use. The landscape design addresses the need for floodwater holding areas to meet Environment Agency standards. The building includes the design of lettable areas to enhance the commercial sustainability of the Club, which can use or rent out the ancillary spaces for various uses such as community, multipurpose halls, creche, sports, health club and social spaces. Construction of the main building is with a steel frame, with block and brick to ground floor areas and lightweight construction to the first floor. Ancillary buildings are loadbearing brick/ block construction. The project achieves a rare unity of architectural expression for a low budget community facility, using a simple palette of materials and colours. Main spectator stand Social Hub The lettable areas of the building are developed and fitted out for social and multipurpose community use. Special activities have been developed to attract a wide range of users from nursery age upwards, including the elderly; programmes to improve fitness and health in the community, and to take advantage of the dance, performance, fitness rooms, studios, multipurpose halls, children’s play areas, nursery, cafe and restaurant. The nature of the project has been developed with the local community in mind. The surrounding area is not affluent and lacks facilities. The football club accommodation has been extended to include extensive participation by the local community in sports, fitness and social facilities. ‘The project received major lottery funding for the final fit-out phase of its development as one of a dozen ‘best practice’ sports projects which have a high level of sustainability as a result of the integration of a significant social programme.’ Client Cranbourne/ TMUFC Project New Stadium and Health Club Location London SW19 Value confidential Status Completed 2002 Architect Clash Associates Structural Engineer Franks & Lewin Services Engineer Key Engineering Civil Engineers Halcrow Water Landscape Architect Bell Fischer Landscape Architects Pitch Consultant John Cadman Associates Quantity Surveyor J G Kelly Project Manager Lowry Commercial Surveyor William Martin & Partners Main Contractor Lowry Commercial Performance studio ‘wings’ extend either side of the main stand Tooting & Mitcham FC design by Clash Architects