Photos of the Aqualibrium

[Mary G]

These observations by Trapper are very well made indeed. I am looking forward to walking around the whole building, seeing it first hand, without its building site accoutrements, going inside, seeing how it works, and then making up my mind.

On scale, a pool is a big item - cannot do them small and bijou - at least if you want a decent sized thing to enjoy, and that can handle the numbers. So complaints on that count don't really hold water (…sorry!). Any pool was going to be big, relative to the rest of the town and its buildings. Unless you put a big shed out at Snipefield, and housed the pool there. And that would have raised a whole different - more justified - set of complaints, in my view.

[Surfbored]

Trapper, point taken.

However, outwardly it is still ugly.

2ndly, it can boast all the fancy hydraulics it likes, but it's still built on the site of the old pool (which was originally back in the day the 3rd choice location) and it's still reclaimed land.

Has anyone ever looked along Kinloch Road and marvelled at how level it is, or scoped some of the lovely cracks on the sides of the buildings.

It's still built next to a sewage pumping station (which may or may not have hastened the demise of the old pool), and given how great a system that is there's no saying there won't be major work there in the future.

Lastly, isn't Park Square getting flattened/redeveloped or sold on ebay or something. (and wasn't it actually an award winning piece of architecture back in it's day)

.....and outwardly, it is still ugly ...oops I already said that.

Campbeltown has really missed it's swimming pool, and I'm sure everyone will be delighted it's back.
However, we are still entitled to have a moan about architecture, location and proposed use.

It kind of leads onto a bigger rant about the character of towns, architecturally speaking, being demolished and replaced by identikit housing, garages, supermarkets ...etc

If we had McDonalds and KFC (they are always built beside each other), you might end up wondering where exactly you are !!!

[Reidiboy]

Jesus, some people are jist never happy!

[Jeanette]

These observations by Trapper are very well made indeed.

Mary

Unlike trapper I tried to put my point across without the need for sarcasm. In my humble opinion I honestly believe that the building does not belong in that location. We are not talking about the inside, I cannot comment on that because I have not seen it.

On scale, a pool is a big item - cannot do them small and bijou - at least if you want a decent sized thing to enjoy, and that can handle the numbers. So complaints on that count don't really hold water (…sorry!). Any pool was going to be big, relative to the rest of the town and its buildings. Unless you put a big shed out at Snipefield, and housed the pool there. And that would have raised a whole different - more justified - set of complaints, in my view.

We are all still drawing on our good old Grammar School education here in hicksville Mary and are not as stupid as your above post infers. At times it seems pointless to post a personal point of view because you will always get the few who cherry pick a comment from a posting and use it as criticism.

To tell the truth Mary, nobody really cares a damn what you or I think about anything but as a local I just wanted to post my opinion with my signature!

jeanette

[jdcarra]

Well folk's, just been reading all your postings, Marys, Jeanettes and everyone else, agree with some comments, disagree with others. The more I look at it (the building) yes, it may be or not a great white elephant or whatever on the landscape, but we all had the chance to put forward our comments, suggestions, ask questions at the public and community council meetings years back when the project first came to foot.

I think the problem here is that some members of the public not realising the shape, size, colour etc of the building, not seeing the plans before hand. I myself asked for a copy of the plans when in my capacity as chair of EKCC way back and if you are not plans orientated you may as well look at a blank piece of paper unless you have someone to explain to you.

Getting back to its position and mixing old with new, if you have visited Glasgow recently, did you not notice the vast changes within the city and down on the Clyde side of all the new buildings, flats, mini skyscrappers etc. poping up around the old bits of the city. Some of these did not look to suit the area, but they are up, maybe a sign of changes.

Just my comments and opinions, but hope as mentioned by one poster that no serious problems occur ( in the future) and give the people back the enjoyment they had when our old pool was there.

[Frosty]

I had my first viewing of the new building Friday 14th , and my impressions are mixed.
Thanks for you photos thep , The main photo of the large glass frontage is where my main question can be seen.
Whos idea was it to place three Air Conditioning ducts directly below the Glass feature ? Surely that attracts the eye rather than the expensive glass frontage?
It must have been apparent on the drawings , or are these going to be covered , but by what as that would detract ftrom the Glass?

fROSTY

[Jonathan]

I wish that was built when I was swimming there!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Getting back to its position and mixing old with new, if you have visited Glasgow recently, did you not notice the vast changes within the city and down on the Clyde side of all the new buildings, flats, mini skyscrappers etc. poping up around the old bits of the city. Some of these did not look to suit the area, but they are up, maybe a sign of changes.

The people in Glasgow probably have no real control over what is or isn't built there, whereas a town the size of campbeltown should be able to have far more control over the direction of the building there. The building is there and its not going to come down anytime soon (hopefully ). It really isn't so bad. Hopefully when all is said and done, trees planted, benches set, doors open, and welcome sign put out, it will become a source of pride for the town.

[jdcarra]

Getting back to its position and mixing old with new, if you have visited Glasgow recently, did you not notice the vast changes within the city and down on the Clyde side of all the new buildings, flats, mini skyscrappers etc. poping up around the old bits of the city. Some of these did not look to suit the area, but they are up, maybe a sign of changes.

The people in Glasgow probably have no real control over what is or isn't built there, whereas a town the size of campbeltown should be able to have far more control over the direction of the building there. The building is there and its not going to come down anytime soon (hopefully ). It really isn't so bad. Hopefully when all is said and done, trees planted, benches set, doors open, and welcome sign put out, it will become a source of pride for the town.

Same planning applies everywhere Bobby, only as you stated the size of Campbeltown, being small you know what and hear what is going on.

[Kinloch Road Resident]

I think it is coming together nicely though I am slightly concerned at it becoming a mecca for the youth of the town to hang around...

[Annie]

They don't really have much other stuff to do though!

[dgraves]

I think it is coming together nicely though I am slightly concerned at it becoming a mecca for the youth of the town to hang around...

Wouldn't that be a 'good' thing? I would be glad of a safe, interesting place for my kid to hang out.

[Ship called Dignity]

I think it is coming together nicely though I am slightly concerned at it becoming a mecca for the youth of the town to hang around...

Wouldn't that be a 'good' thing? I would be glad of a safe, interesting place for my kid to hang out.

Would agree Dorian - though god knows how they will keep all the excited little souls out of the building at first!

Passed it today and it is fair coming on - seems to be alot of money going in the landscaping. They are re-turfing the slope at the back - lets hope they do this to the rest.

[Bobbie En Tejas]

I think it is coming together nicely though I am slightly concerned at it becoming a mecca for the youth of the town to hang around...

Wouldn't that be a 'good' thing? I would be glad of a safe, interesting place for my kid to hang out.

My thought too, Dorian... better the library and the pool than the back of a bar. The thing is to put a tough foot down right from the start so they know what they aren't going to get away with, maybe anyone who causes trouble in the area won't be able to use the pool for a period of time.

[Machrihanish]

Just catching up on news etc, someone told me that the shape is supposed to resemble Davaar Island !! if that's the case it is built the wrong way round !
IMHO It does look out of character with the rest of the town but on the other hand it is great to see this type of facility in the town.
I'm sure that once the landscaping has finished it will look a whole lot better