At Wallace Whittle, our growing leisure portfolio demonstrates how thoughtful design can transform communities. From large-scale leisure centres to boutique wellness spaces, our projects combine high-quality architecture with sustainability, functionality, and inclusivity.
Working alongside a variety of clients and partners, we’re creating community-focused spaces that promote health, wellbeing, and connection, providing much-needed “third spaces” where people can gather, exercise, and engage.
Some of our recent and ongoing projects include:
Larkhall Leisure Centre
The new Larkhall Leisure Centre will deliver a modern and energy-efficient community facility, replacing the town’s existing leisure centre and offering a wide range of flexible spaces including a six-lane swimming pool, wellness suite, fitness studio, gym, and multi-purpose games hall.
The design also adopts a fabric-first approach, utilising Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) construction and high-performance building materials to minimise heat loss and enhance thermal efficiency.
Eastwood Leisure Centre
Wallace Whittle were appointed to deliver full MEP and Sustainability design services for this major £57 million leisure and community facility in East Renfrewshire just outside of Glasgow.
This development will feature a wide range of facilities, including a 25-metre main swimming pool, 17-metre training pool, four-court sports hall, fitness suites, studios, and a dedicated spin studio. In addition to its sports and leisure offering, the building will also incorporate a 364-seat auditorium, studio theatre, café, and social spaces, creating a vibrant, all encompassing community hub. Sustainability is central to the design approach, with the building adopting an all-electric strategy supported by heat pumps, photovoltaic panels and EV charging infrastructure.
Craiglockhart Spin Studio
Delivered in just six weeks, this project was completed while the leisure centre remained fully operational throughout the works, requiring careful coordination and minimal disruption to staff and visitors. The new studio provides a dedicated home for the centre’s popular indoor cycling programme and supports the reinstatement of its full group cycling timetable for the first time since reopening after COVID-19 lockdowns. The studio also incorporates advanced lighting and sound systems designed to enhance the user experience and support high-energy classes.
Leisure centres and community spaces play a vital role in everyday life. Often undervalued, these facilities foster a sense of community, belonging, and wellbeing, offering spaces where people can connect, stay active, and enjoy shared experiences.
Sustainability is a key consideration from the outset of all our leisure projects. Many are designed with a net-zero future in mind, minimising environmental impact while ensuring long-term performance and resilience for generations to come. By embedding sustainability and wellbeing into the design approach, we create high-performing, future-ready environments, often incorporating technologies such as air source heat pumps (ASHPs), PV panels, and enhanced building fabric to reduce overall environmental impact.
We spoke to Associate Director, Martin Lorimer, about our current and expanding leisure portfolio:
“We’re proud to support the delivery of modern, sustainable leisure facilities that make a lasting difference to the local communities they serve. Working closely with partners like Alliance Leisure and councils such as East Renfrewshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council allows us to deliver high-quality leisure facilities that are both technically robust and genuinely tailored to the needs of local communities. It’s always rewarding to see these projects come to life, knowing the impact they’ll have for the people using them every day, and for many years to follow.”
Our specialists can help you create community-focused spaces that promote health, wellbeing, and connection. Get it touch with our team at [email protected]
