Regeneration of WSM RFC providing a new medical centre, new club facilities and residential development to Weston-super-Mare.

Project

Weston-super-Mare RFC

Location

Weston-super-Mare

Sector

Commercial

Residential

About the project

Studio HIVE together with their equity partners Atlas Land have entered a collaboration and partnering development agreement with Weston-super-Mare Rugby Club and North Somerset Council to develop the club’s vision and create a new neighbourhood including Weston’s new Health Centre, new homes and a new club house and enhanced rugby facilities.

Services

Mixed-use development

Deliverables

New NHS surgery
New flats
New club WSM RFC Clubhouse

Design Team

Architects: StudioHIVE Architects
Development Managers: StudioHIVE
Project managers: Studio Hive
Civil, Structural: Jubb
Mechanical Engineers: Method
Landscape Architects: Urbanists
BREEAM Assessors: Method
QS: RLB

The aim is to create and fulfil a ‘vision’ of what the WSM RFC and its facilities could become over the next 5 years.

Studio HIVE together with the club will seek to provide an enhanced player and spectator experience. The club has a long history and plays a vital community role promoting rugby in Weston-super-Mare. The Club intends to stay at The Rec and the investment in the facilities will enable the club to provide a platform for a long-term sustainable plan to enable them to fulfil future commitments and realise their full potential.

Weston-super-Mare Rugby Club has been at the heart of the community for over 140 years and at its current location for over 80 years.

The key objectives to achieve the vision are as follows:

  • Develop the underutilised land with housing led development.
  • Build a new NHS facility incorporating a new GP surgery and Sirona offices
  • Improve club facilities – creation of new club house and new facilities.