SPORT & PLAY
Studying the changing room layouts “They were in a dire state, wooden Crown supplied and fitted some 480
and sending the club examples of but unfit for purpose and too small to key-operated golf bag and holdall
the lockers proposed for members store modern equipment. We sought lockers, hairdryer vanity units in male
to scrutinise, Crown worked closely a bespoke fitout, rather than just and female changing rooms, hanging
with lead consultant Frank Whittle joinery.” spaces, towel storage and drops and
Partnership (FWP) who created
innovative designs for the locker
“The club wanted a more
storage space beneath the wash
basins.
rooms, toilets and shower cubicles. contemporary feel but the facilities had to carry that air of prestige as Highly distinctive elements feature
Working alongside main contractor Fairhaven numbers plenty of older throughout. “Toilets and shower
Create Construction, FWP have members among its ranks – some cubicles include designer glazing,“
provided a comprehensive in-house in their 80s and 90s - as well as David explains. “There were no doors
design service spanning architecture, teenagers. It was a question of catering on the original showers – the new ones
interior design, quantity surveying for the more traditional end too.” are acid-etched, with frosting beneath
and structural, mechanical and
the club logo.
electrical engineering elements for the
multi-phase development.
“Project plans had been prepared
some years ago but then shelved until
Martin came in post three and a half
years ago,” says Daniel Thompson,
FWP partner. “He has driven the
project forward with the backing of
the board and gave us free rein on the
changing room designs,” he adds.
“To launch the project on the right
footing from a PR perspective, it was
paramount for the changing rooms
to look the part,” notes FWP interior
designer David Simmons.
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