12 | Queenstown Sports Performance Hub REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT T T Aimee Wilson New facility aims to cultivate success Opening in mid-2025 in Remarkables Park, it will be the largest private performance and sports facility in New Zealand. Queenstown’s new health and performance facility is almost complete, integrating training, recovery and healthcare services under one roof, providing a space for human performance and healthcare that is world class. The concept of local physio Peter Forch, podiatrist Georgina Read and businessman Rod Drury, The Mill has been designed by architects Warren and Mahoney. Opening in mid-2025 in Remarkables Park, it will be the largest private performance and sports facility in New Zealand, offering services to the local community, along with targeting local, regional and international athletes. “Queenstown is already a popular base for international athletes across a range of disciplines, but access to a facility of this quality, and with this level of world-class professional care and equipment, will encourage them to stay longer and spend more, impacting significantly on our local economy,” Peter says. The facility includes a 1200sqm gym, a spin cycle studio, a group workout studio, indoor and outdoor training spaces, a 25-metre indoor turf track, a mezzanine meeting and event space, high-tech recovery room, hotcold, or contrast therapy zone, including saunas and plunge pools, sport science testing services and medical treatment rooms. Strong partnerships have been formed with chosen suppliers to fit out the facility, providing members with high-quality equipment and progressive technology. These partnerships will continue to provide top-class facilities to the members. Services at The Mill have been carefully selected to provide a world-class, integrated approach. Staff permanently onsite include physiotherapists, podiatrists, massage therapists, nutritionists, performance coaches, an imaging specialist and other medical specialties. The Mill is being constructed by locally based Cook Brothers Construction. Peter says they wanted the architecture to be a standout feature of the project, and the use of sustainable glulam timber from Austria has been a real talking point. Mass timber construction provides significant sustainability advantages, with the project forecast to have a reduced carbon footprint compared to a traditional steel and concrete build. Timber acts as a carbon sink, storing carbon dioxide over its lifetime and the off-site prefabrication of the structure allows for precise assembly with minimal waste. Blending seamlessly into the surrounding landscape, the facility serves as a model for sustainable and health-conscious architecture. “Choosing local businesses has created a community approach to this build, helping to keep the build on target and manage major milestones,” Peter says. Any challenges throughout the project have been overcome by a passionate team that holds the same BRICK LAYING SCHIST STONE BLOCK LAYING OAMARU STONE TILING Covering all of Central Otago and Southern Lakes Phone: (03) 441 8835 Web: www.flints.co.nz Address: 40 Glenda Drive, Frankton | PO Box 91169, Wakatipu 9349 Phone: (03) 442 9637 Web: www.rheltd.co.nz • Certifying Plumbers • Gas Fitters & Drain Layers • Central Heating specialists • Air conditioning & ventilation www.extremeroofing.co.nz www.extrememembrane.co.nz Proud to support Cook Brothers in shaping Queenstown Sport Performance Hub and our community’s future.
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