Goodwood Aerodrome Building, Sussex Leisure Facility Remodelling, UK Architecture Images
Goodwood Aerodrome Building in Chichester
Contemporary Leisure Complex Remodelling, South East England, UK – by Design Engine
22 Nov 2019
Goodwood Aerodrome Building
Architects: Design Engine
Location: Cuckfield, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England
Design Engine completes Goodwood Aerodrome Building

Design Engine has completed an extensive internal and external remodelling of the Goodwood Aerodrome Building after the practice was asked to carry out a technical and architectural assessment of the existing facility within the Goodwood Motor Circuit Estate.

The aerodrome site, formally known as RAF Westhampnett, played an active role in WWII and is synonymous with ace fighter pilot Douglas Bader. His statue sat adjacent to the original building and has been given a place of prominence in the new scheme.
The 950m2 building footprint lies within the heart of the Goodwood motor racing track, with commanding views across an open grassland runway. The building consequently sits within a large expanse of land on three sides, which regularly receives the full force of the weather.

The original building was designed as a low linear pavilion with a large cantilevering first floor element forming an extensive viewing terrace over the airfield. The goal was to reinstate sympathetically the basic form with a new brief, whilst also addressing some of the shortcomings that existed with...