Brechin Community Campus
| Sector: | Community |
| Participant: | Angus Council |
| Location: | Brechin, Angus |
| Capital Value: | £25.5m |
| Carbon Footprint: | BREEAM good EPC Rating B |
| Local Employees: | 554 of 1165 employed on the project resided locally |
| Completion Date: | 18 January 2017 |
| Contract Dates: | Phase 1 - 19 February 2016 Phase 2 - 23 December 2016 |
| Total Users / Residents: | Service providers include: Angus Council Education Service: delivering the secondary school curriculum (for up to 800 pupils); Angus College: delivering vocational learning courses; Angus Council Community Learning & Development Service: delivering a range of young people/adult learning and support services; and Angus Council Neighbourhood Services: delivering a range of leisure related sports and recreation activities. |
| Replacement Details: | Replaced existing Brechin High |
Project Information
The Brechin Community Campus provides both education and community leisure services over some 11,200 m2 of building, supported within a modern teaching and leisure environment.
Community Involvement
The new development comprises a Community Campus, designed to provide modern, multi-functional and sustainable facilities, supporting a variety of service providers jointly utilising the facilities both during and out-with the school day.
Facilities Include
• 25m five-lane swimming pool
• Health suite with sauna and steam room
• Climbing wall
• Main sports hall
• Gymnasium
• 40 station fitness suite
• Two studios
• Crèche
• Grass athletics track
• Synthetic pitch
• Café and theatre
The building is to be in use 362 days of the year.
Key Appointments
| Architect: | JM Architects |
| Civil & Structural Engineer: | Fairhurst |
| Building Services: | Hulley & Kirkwood |
| Principle Designer: | Hardies |
| Contractor: | Robertson Capital Projects/hub East Central Scotland, Robertson Tayside |