Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
North Lanarkshire Council, in partnership with SportScotland, Ravenscraig Ltd and Motherwell College are proposing to build a £30m million regional sports facility at Ravenscraig.
The complex will feature:
· a football and sports hall (105m x 73m x 18m high at its centre) with 400 spectator seats
· an athletics hall featuring a track and field event training areas (26.5m x 135m and clear height of 7.4m and 9.7m)
· central changing rooms and entry area
· dance studios
· outdoor football and training pitches
· interaction zones
· a strength conditioning area
· a café
· a viewing gallery
· an activity area for children.
The proposed facility will host local, regional and national sports, as well as leisure and cultural events – it will be capable of accommodating up to 5,000 people attending concerts, exhibitions or sports events.
The building design incorporates a striking serrated roof which allows natural light to enter the facility all year round – unusual for buildings with such large enclosed areas. Dependence on artificial lighting will be minimised helping reduce annual energy costs and the facility’s carbon footprint. The structure’s green credentials also extend to using biomass fuel and harvesting rainwater.
Work is due to begin in early 2008.