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Air and lighting requirements
 Air temperature (°C)Air changes per hourLighting levels lux (dependent on levelof play)
Administration areas/foyers16-2003-Apr200-300
Ancillary offices16-2001-Feb150-200
Changing rooms, toilet, first-aid areas20-2510150-300
Fitness/dance studiosDec-1810-12/3-6300
Ice rinksDec-176300/500/750
Multipurpose sports hallsDec-181.5-3300/500/750/1000
Squash courts16-184380/500-600
Tennis courts80.5 in winter to 2 in summer600/750/1000
Fitness rooms  10-Dec300 minimum
Typical floor-to-ceiling or floor-to-internal under-beam eaves heights
Badminton, basketball and so on 
-international9.1m
-county8.4m
club/recreational7.6/6.7-7.6m
Changing rooms, toilets2.75
Fitness rooms3.5-4m
Cricket6.1-7.6m
Gymnastic areas7.6m
Exercise/dance studios4-6m
Tennis9m at net position, 5.75m at baseline
Many private sector developers now expect health centre and indoor tennis/sport and leisure clubs to be built 10m to ridge
External playing facility sizes
Athletics (400m eight-lane) track6m around = 2.5 ha
Baseball70 x 60m
Footballnbsp;
-senior96-100 x 60-64m
-international100-110 x 64-75m
Hockey91.5 x 54.9m
Rugby 
-league111-122 x 68m
-union144 x 69m
Tennis - overall court minimum36.27 x 18.29m
Typical internal court sizes
Archery18, 25 or 30m
Ice hockey56-61 x 26-30m
Badminton13.4 x 6.1m
Indoor hockey36-44 x 18-22m
Basketball24-28 x 13-15m
Judo16 x 16m overall for 9-10 x 9-10m mat
Bowling34.75-36.58 x 4.57-5.18m per rink
Netball30.5 x 15.25
Crcket nets3.05 x 33.5m minimum per net
Racquets18.3 x 9.1m
Cycle speedway35 x 25m minimum
Squash9.75 x 6.4 x 5.4m
Dance studio3.5m2 per person x a factor of two or three for dynamic movement
Tennis23.77 x 8.23m for a singles court
 23.77 x 10.97 for a doubles court
Fitness room5m2 per person/machine (25m2 minimum)
Tenpin bowling (eight-lane)31.15 x 13.62m
Gymnastic areas32.50 x 23-26m
Handball34.5-40 x 18-20m
Volleyball18 x 9m
Tug of war35 x 5m (minimum)
Provision should be made for surrounds, which vary from 2.2m (for badminton) to 6.4m (for tennis %22ends%22). Courts are generally separated by 2m divisions. Provision should also be made for storage, which can add 15-20% to playing areas.
Typical sports hall sizes and the facilities they can accommodate
SizeWhat can be accommodated
Large 
54 x 33m12 badminton courts
 or indoor hockey and 675 seats
51 x 27mnine badminton courts
 or indoor hockey or handball
37 x 33mtwo lines of four badminton courts
 or four courts plus 800 spectators
 or volleyball/basketball plus five badminton courts
 or three badminton courts and judo or cricket nets
Medium 
33 x 27mtwo lines of three badminton courts
 or four courts plus 150-300 spectators
 or four courts plus cricket nets and archery
Small 
33 x 18mfour badminton courts
27 x 18mthree badminton courts
Average cost for sports halls at July 1998 prices adjusted for the South-east
Internal %22dry%22 facilitiesConstruction outside shell only £/m2 excluding external worksInternal walls, finishes and services £/m2 excluding external worksTotal £/m2 Indicative fit-out costs £/m2
Administration areas150-350350-600500-900100-200
Aerobic/dance studios150-350250-350400-70050-70
Badminton courts150-250250-350420-62020-30
Bowls halls125-250175-350300-600Oct-20
Café/restaurant areas150-400500-700650-11001200/seat
Changing rooms/WCs150-350500-900650-125050-100
Circulation areas150-300150-500150-80005-Oct
Crèche areas150-350250-700400-105040-60
Fitness areas150-350250-1200400-1550400-500
Indoor athletics150-300200-250350-550*
Indoor cricket150-250300-450450-700Oct-20
Plant areas125-20075-100200-300*
Rifle ranges150-250300-500450-750Oct-20
Reception areas150-400550-800700-1200100-200
Saunas, steam rooms and so on 150-3501200-2150400-1550*
School gymnasium (no changing)150-250250-400350-65040-50
Sports halls (with changing)200-550250-400450-95020-40
Squash courts150-300350-500500-80005-Oct
Table tennis150-250300-400450-65005-Oct
Tennis courts125-200150-200275-40005-Oct
Viewing areas200-400350-450550-85010-100
*no current information available
Breakdown of areas
Facilityarea (m2)Extra % on previous% of total area
Badminton courts, 4 x 82m2328-27.33
Allowance for surrounds26681.122.17
Fitness training, 20 x 5m2100-8.33
Hall and fitness storage9613.88
Changing, 4 x 4 x 2 (overlap) + 20 = 52 x 1.4m2729.16
Toilets, 6 WCs + 2 urinals = 8 x 5m2. Plus other WCS, disabled and so on424.93.5
Staff areas, first aid444.93.67
REception area/café/bar/lounge16016.913.33
Corridors438.37.67
Plant13  
Internal division walls36  
Total internal floor area1200 100
Cost breakdown for four-court sports hall
 Element Csot (£)Cost /m2 gfa (£)% of total cost
 Substructure60 80050.678.1
Foundations: isolated pad mass concrete foundations 20 nr @£400
Ground slab: 150 mm thick reinforced insitu concrete bed, hardcore; damp-proof membrane; power-floated finish 1200 m2 @£44
 Frame50 60042.176.7
Grade 43A steel portal frame to roof to 18 x 8.25 m grid, based on 30 kg/m2 excluding sheeting rails and purlins 36 tonnes @£950
Cold-rolled galvanaised steel roof pulins; 1.6m centres; 4.5 kg/m2 excluding average weight  4.2 tonnes @£1,300
Cold-rolled galvanised steel sheeting rails; 1.6m centres; 5 kg/m average weight 4.6 tonnes @£1,300
Decoration to steelwork 800 m2 @£5
One-hour-rated intumescent paint to steelwork 32 m2 @£30
 Roof69 80058.179.3
Colour-coated galvanised-steel profiled roof cladding; pre-formed insulation; self-finished liner sheet; accessories 1440 m2 @£45
Galvanised steel gutter; accessories  66 m @£75
External walls59 00049.177.9
Wall cladding; colour-coated galvanised steel and insulation 984 m2 @£35
140 mm blockwork backing wall, fair face including casing to steelwork 984 m2 @£25
 Essential external doors19 50016.252.6
Aluminium double-glazed external entrance screen 3 x 2.75m on face including projecting canopy, internal lobby and two pairs of automatically opening doors; all ironmongery (8.25m2 overall) item @£15 000
Allowance for emergency double-exit doors 5 nr @£900
 DIVISIONS/FINISHES/SERVICES   
 Extra over shell for additional windows and rooflights 11 7009.751.6
Aluminium-framed thermally broken external windows; sealed double-glazed units with body tinted outer pane; 30% opening lights 30 m2 @£250
Aluminium double-glazed rooflights and trimming to openings over changing areas 12 m2 @£350
 Internal walls and partitions40 60033.835.40%
190 mm block division wall including ties at top and fire-stopping 250 m2 @£30
140 mm block partition 800 m2 @£22
100 mm block partition 400 m2 @£18
WC cubicles  6 nr @£375
Internal glazed screen between sports hall and reception 15 m2 @£400
Internal doors26 20021.833.5
Flush doors: fire-rated, single-leaf 1 m clear width, solid-core, ply-faced; vertical vision panels, hardwood frames; decorations; ironmongery; complete  20 nr @£700
Flush doors; fire-rated, double-leaf, 1.6 m clear width, solid-core, ply-face; vertical vision panels, hardwood frames; decorations; ironmongery, complete 6 nr @£1,200
Extra over glazed screen for double door 1 nr @£1,400
Timber sliding folding doors to hall stores 12 m2 @£250
Internal viewing; access window to office 2 m2 @£300
Wall finishes 39 70033.085.3
Three coats emulsion paint to fair-faced block walls, including sealer  2200 m2 @£2.50
13 mm two-coat lightweight plaster; two coats emulsion paint to blockwork 650 m2 @£6.50
Ceramic tiles; cement sand render backing to blockwork 750 m2 @£40
 Floor finishes63 90053.258.50%
22 mm Sylvasport premium semi-sprung beech strip flooring to sports hall 600 m2 @£60
Line marking to beech flooring 600 m2 @£5
8 mm Mondoramflex flooring to fitness and training room 100 m2 @£67.50
Anti-slip ceramic floor tiles to toilets, changing and showers 114 m2 @£60
Floor gullies including channels 10 m @£120
Floor paint to plant rooms 110 m2 @£4
Non-slip vinyl sheeting to office areas 44 m2 @£28
Carpeting to reception areas, corridors and so on 200 m2 @£30
Hardwood skirtings to reception, corridors and so on 150 m @£10
Coir matting and matwell to main entrance 8 m2 @£120
 Ceiling finishes6 100 5.080.8
Suspended ceiling to reception and administration areas only; plasterboard decorated in concealed grid 204 m2 @£30
Furniture and fittings37 00030.834.9
Sports hall equipment for a four-court hall - *not included in the construction costs of this model item @£25 000*
Other movable items of fitness and training equipment, vending machines, filtered water drinkers, and furniture and fittings to reception/cafe areas have been excluded from the model 630 m @£45
Benching including hanging rails 24 m @£90
Lockers 50 nr @£150
Vanity units  5 m @£400
Duct panelling to rear of WCs 13 m2 @£120
Office worktop and two shelves 5 m @£100
Mirrors to changing rooms 30 m2 @£100
Composite safety mirror to fitness traning-room wall 25 m2 @£130
Reception area desk, bar, hatch and so on item @£12 000
Signage item @£1,400
Notice boards, shelving, medical room fittings, sundry fittings and so on  item @£3,600
Sanitary fittings9 0007.51.2
WCs, urinals, washhand basins; showers and so on 30 nr @£300
Services equipment5 0004.170.7
Kitchen/cafeteria/bar equipment  item @£5 000
Disposal installation8 300 6.921.1
Rainwater disposal; cast iron downpipes and fittings 1200 m2 @£2.50
Waste, soil and vent installation; PVCu pipework and fittings 30 nr @£175
Water installations13 800 11.51.8
Hot and col water service; distribution to WCs, changing areas, vending machines and so on 50 nr @£250
Space heating and air treatment52 90044.087.1
Boilers, pumps, gas supply and so on item @£10 000
Warm air heating to sports hall areas 600 m2 @£20
Radiator heating to ancillary areas 540 m2 @£35
Local ventilation to changing/fitness areas 1200 m2 @£10
Electrical installations51 80043.176.9
Main switchgear and sub-mains item @£10 000
Small power distribution 1200 m2 @£7.50
Lighting and luminaires to sports hall areas 600 m2 @£25
Lighting and luminarires to ancillary areas 540 m2 @£33
Protective installations24 60020.53.3
Fire, smoke-detection, alarm and intruder alarm 1200 m2 @£8
CCTV installation  1200 m2 @£10
Lightning protection  item @£3,000
Communications installations8 40071.1
Public address and music systems 1200 m2 @£5
Wireways for telephones and data 1200 m2 @£2
Builder's work in connection5 0004.170.7
Forming holes, chases and so on, allow 3% item @£5 000
Preliminaries and contingencies86 30071.9211.5
Contractor's overheads, site establishment and site supervision, exlcuding design fees, allow 8% item @£53 100
Design risk and contingency sum, allow 5% item @£33 200
Total construction cost for basic model750 000 625100
    
Alternative element specifications   
 Net extra cost/saving £/m2 gfa  
Shell/envelope   
Foundations: isolated-pad reinforced concrete foundations - 20 nr @ £100010  
Ground slab: 250 mm thick reinforced insitu concrete bed, hardcore; damp-proof membrane; power-floated finish - 1200 m2 @ £5511  
Ground slab: 250 mm thick reinforced insitu concrete bed, underslab piling only; hardcore; damp-proof membrane; power-floated finish - 1200 m2 @ £8541  
Column foundations and ground slab: 250 mm thick reinforced insitu concrete bed, fully piled columns; hardcore; damp-proof membrane; power-floated finish - 1200 m2 @ £14089.3  
Grade 43A steel columns and curved cellular roof beams to sports hall roof only, based on 35 kg/m2 excluding purlin and side sheeting rails - 21 tonne @ £11005  
Grade 43A steel columns and latticed beams to sports hall roof only, based on 85 kg/m2 excluding side sheeting rails - 51 tonne @ £120034.5  
0.9 mm pvf2 colour-coated aluminium double-skin stucco embossed standing-seam roofing curved to 50 m radius with white painted steel inner liner - 720 m2 @ £7015  
Single-skin membrane on flat insulated metal roof decking - 650 m2 @ £7516.3  
Clay pantiles on and including timber structure as sloping roof to perimeter ancillary areas (on plan) - 650 m2 @ £72-4.5  
Spanish slates on and including timber structure as sloping roof to perimeter ancillary areas (on plan) - 650 m2 @ £14535  
Precast concrete upper floors to ancillary areas including supporting frame- 260 m2 @ £8017.3  
Precast concrete main staircase including finishes and balustrades - 1 nr @ £10 000 8.3  
Precast concrete secodary staircase including finishes and balustrades - 1 nr @ £50004.2  
1500 mm wide mid-height viewing gallery deck including structure, stores below, finishes and fron baustrade, and end staircase - 60 m2 @ £32516.3  
Wall cladding: colour-coated aluminium, insulatin and inner liner tray - 984 m2 @ £654.1  
Facing brick/block external cavity wall; insulated - 984 m2 @ £7512.3  
Wall cladding flat panel system: colour coated aluminium and insulation - 984 m2 @ £10032.8  
Terracotta-faced cladding system on 140 mm block insulated inner skin - 984 m2 @ £300196.8  
Double-glazed structural full-height glazing system - 984 m2 @ £400278.8  
    
Divisions/services/finishes   
Double-glazed softwood clerestory windows (not generally recommended) - 100 m2 @ £30020  
Softwood painted dado rails to plastered circulation areas (add £2.50/m for mastic pointing to fair-faced walls) - 150 m @ £111.4  
Spray paint on render - £15/m2-  
Hard wall plaster to squash courts - £36/m2-  
25 mm laminated wall panelling - £42/m2-  
Western Red Cedar wall panelling - £60/m2-  
Epoxy resin flooring to plant and stores areas - 110 m2 @ £60.2  
Surfacing for internal tennis courts - £17.50/m2-  
6 mm vinyl sheet sports surface - 600 m2 @ £37.50-11.3  
Embossed spike-resistant vinyl sheet flooring for indoor cricket area - £48/m2-  
Granwood flooring on and including floor screed - 600 m2 @ £47.50-6.3  
22 mm beech strip flooring on 10 mm Pro-foam for dance areas, aerobics and so on - 600 m2 @ £55 -2.5  
Granwood Gransprung elastic flooring - 600 m2 @ £57.50-1.3  
Gramline inlaid line markings for alls ports in hall - 600 m2 @ £17.256.1  
Electronically operated internal window blinds - £170/m2-  
Bleacher, retractable seating, manual operation -  
- benches, no backs - £80/seat-  
- plastic seats with backs - £160/seat-  
Electric underfloor heating - 1200 m2 @ £359.3  
Ducted warm-air heating - 1200 m2 @ £8054.3  
Full centrally ducted ventilation system - 1200 m2 @ £8070  
Disabled persons' lifts for access to first floor, including lift pit, motor room and walls, item @ £32 500   
Regional Variations
All costs in this model are based on schemes in the South-east and should be adjusted by the following location factors for schemes in other areas.
Inner London 1.08
Outer London1.03
South-west0.95
East Midlands0.93
West Midlands0.94
East Anglia0.95
Yorkshire and Humberside0.93
North-west0.97
Northern0.93
Scotland0.95
Wales0.92
Northern Ireland 0.83