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Natural Fit, Hove
This unique sports and fitness project is a wellness centre within the former St. Agnes Church in Newtown Road, Hove.
The contemporary conversion houses the centre’s bespoke gym, spa, fitness studios and health-inspired café facilities over three storeys. Central to the conversion is a two-storey steel frame structure with feature staircase.
Much of the original church exterior has been preserved, and the sympathetically designed internal conversion takes advantage of the church’s historic architecture.
Natural Fit Brighton and Hove is one of two new facilities housed within interesting historic buildings that Lee Ryall engineered for Kent Structures. The Natural Fit Tunbridge Wells facility is sited within a period bank building of architectural significance on Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells.
In 2022, this sympathetically designed conversion was a Commercial award winner at the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards.
Engineering Challenges
One of the key project challenges was installation of the two-storey steel frame within the confines of the building’s historical church structure. This was addressed as part of the design process.
Spider cranes were used as their compact size and heavy lifting power is ideal for construction tasks on constricted sites.
Image Credits: Kent Structures, Natural Fit
Project
Wellness Centre
Location
Hove, East Sussex
Client
Kent Structures
Architect
Abir Architects
Completion
2021
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