Spors Nis Sports Centre, Isle of Lewis

Client: Western Isles Council

Western Isles Council, Anderson Associates, Sidney Associates

Value: £3.5m

This community sports facility includes a large main hall, changing rooms, fitness suite, sauna, training areas, seminar rooms, childcare facilities and a large viewing area.  Rybka worked closely with all stakeholders throughout the design process to ensure that all needs were addressed.  The finished building is both easy to use and inexpensive to run, incorporating a mix of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency measures.  Renewable energy systems include solar thermal and solar photo voltaics, wind turbines and ground source heat pumps.