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Arrival at Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre

The Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre is a low-set brown building (industrial, warehouse style) located next to a sporting field with a small car park adjoining the facility. The parking includes four accessible car parking spaces with a total of thirteen regular car spaces.

A ramped access allows for a step free entrance with four grey steps to enter into the venue through automatic glass sliding doors.

The view metres away from the front of Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. Michael Wenden ALC is a low-set brown and grey industrial, warehouse-style building. The accessible car parks available in front of the venue are marked by an accessible parking sign painted in white and blue. On the right side of the venue is a ramped access that allows for a step-free entrance with four grey steps to enter the venue through automatic glass sliding doors.
A closer look at one of the four accessible car parks close to the main entrance of Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre, marked by an accessible parking sign painted in white and blue. A number of cars are parked in the regular car spaces. Surrounding the brick wall on the left side is a garden filled with plants with long leaves. The name of the venue is on the right wall.
Concrete pathway leading to the four-step grey stairs with three metal handrails to the entrance of the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. Accessible car parking spaces can be found close to and directly opposite the entrance doors. These doors are lined with white edges. In this image, the plants with long leaves in the garden to the left covered the glass windows and had a long stem at the center leveling the topmost part of the wall.
On the blue handrail near the automatic glass sliding doors is the accessible parking sign in white and blue. Bushes cleanly trimmed filled the garden against the smooth brown wall on the right side of the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. Several marketing and informative posters in different sizes are placed on the walls of the entrance doors. There is also a no-smoking sign, and a CCTV camera in operation can be seen on the brick wall to the left of the entrance wall.
Hearing

Sounds

  1. Vehicles & traffic sounds
  2. Birds chirping
  3. Sporting announcements (occasional)
  4. Gravel sounds
Smell

Smells

  1. Fresh air
  2. Vehicle exhaust (occasional)
  3. External weather conditions
  4. Chlorine (faint)
Touch

Feel

  1. Gravel & concrete surfaces
  2. Anticipation
  3. External weather conditions
  4. Humidity (seasonal)
  5. Anxiety
Sight

Sight

  1. Trees surrounding venue
  2. Low set, brown building
  3. Vehicles passing by
  4. External weather conditions
  5. Parked vehicles

Entrance to Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre

Leading through automatic, glass doors into reception which has a grey, curved reception and a seating area to the right. Behind the reception area is a small Café space that sells drinks, coffee and a small range of snacks.

Located to the left of reception is the Stadium and Gymnasium areas. Located to the right of reception is controlled access to the external 50m pool and recreational areas.

The automatic glass sliding doors at Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre can be easily distinguished by their white painted edges and grey walls. White square LED light panels are placed on the ceiling. The name of the venue can be found on both upper sides of the entrance doors as well as small and large marketing posters scattered on the glass doors and on the smooth concrete grey wall.
The grey, curved reception desk and a seating area to the right at the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. Behind the reception area is a small Café space that sells drinks, coffee, and a small range of snacks. On the left side of the reception desk is the brand icon of Cérge with a QR code for customers with disabilities. A smaller version of it can also be found on the top of the reception desk. The brick wall inside is painted in white and the ceiling is made of rectangular shapes.
Opposite the curvy reception desk at the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre is a seating area that contains black sofa chairs with a brown table in the middle. A grey cabinet storing lots of trophies is covered with glass. Several tickers can also be seen on the white-painted brick wall. On the right is a white door for “before and after school care” while on the left is a black stanchion with black ropes leading to a glass sliding double door with blue painted edges.
Hallway leading to the Stadium and Gymnasium areas at the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. In front of the reception desk is the brand icon of Cérge with a QR code to help customers with disabilities. The space before the ceiling is occupied by the Australian, Torres Strait, and Indigenous Australian flags. The television mounted on the right wall is in a vertical manner. On the left of this hallway, you can find a fire extinguisher and a small white plant box.
Hearing

Sounds

  1. People talking
  2. Phones ringing
  3. Beeping & buzzing
  4. Bouncing balls
  5. Directional instructions
Smell

Smells

  1. Café aroma
  2. Carpet
  3. Controlled air environment
  4. Cleaning products
Touch

Feel

  1. Shared personal space
  2. Physical barrier
  3. Ground surface change
  4. Money/credit card handling
Sight

Sight

  1. Grey hatched carpet tiles
  2. Neutral colours
  3. Flags & signage
  4. Fluorescent lighting
  5. Reception counter

Stadium & Gymnasium at Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre

Down the corridor to the left from reception is the gym and the sporting stadium (two basketball courts in size). The gymnasium includes both cardio and weight training equipment and has rubber flooring.

The Stadium has an insulation lined roof with skylights and apricot coloured beams with a painted concrete floor. The six tiered stadium seating is made out of timber and is situated at one end of the stadium. Bathrooms are also in this area and include a shower and toilet with grab rails.

Front of the manually operated glass doors with blue painted edges of the Gymnasium at the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. Opening the door is by pulling it towards yourself. A warning sign on the orange poster on the left prohibits those under 16 years of age from entering this area. Rules and conditions before entering the gymnasium can be found on the right of the entrance door. Seen through the glass doors are cardio and weight training equipment.
Cardio and weight training equipment can be found inside the gymnasium. A number of electric treadmills are found in the left corner while dumbbells, weight training racks, weightlifting benches, and functional trainers are found in the right corner. The gym has grey rubber flooring, a large mirror, white-painted brick walls, glass windows, and blocks of rectangular shapes as the design of the ceiling.
Opposite view inside the gymnasium. This image shows a closer look of the weight training equipment available inside the Gymnasium at Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. There is a mirror behind the dumbbell rack and on the upper part is a black analog clock. In front of the wall with a black fan is a large blue plastic chair.
Open doors of the Stadium at the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. The Stadium has a manually operated, glass double door with blue painted edges. The right portion of the Stadium seen through the entry doors shows a sky-blue concrete floor with white & yellow lines. The lower section of the wall is made up of brown-painted bricks, while the upper section is painted sky blue. The Stadium has an insulation-lined roof with skylights and apricot-colored beams.
Hearing

Sounds

  1. Hum of pool filtration system
  2. Echoes
  3. Cheering, yelling (during game)
  4. Bouncing balls
  5. Banging & clanging of equipment
Smell

Smells

  1. Chemical smell (stadium- mild)
  2. Rubber smell (gymnasium floor- mild)
  3. Body odours (close proximity)
  4. Sporting ointments
Touch

Feel

  1. Close proximity to others
  2. Anxiety (when busy)
  3. Touching Equipment
  4. Elevated hear rate
  5. Elevated body temperature
Sight

Sight

  1. Bright lights & glare
  2. Neutral colours
  3. People exercising vigorously
  4. Gym equipment
  5. Seating

Pool, Café & Group Fitness at Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre

The expansive park-like outdoor area includes a outdoor 50m pool (closed during winter time) and also has a shallow area with a stepped entrance (no ramp entrance). The picnic and BBQ area has seating areas accessible via concrete pathways and also grassed distances.

A small group fitness room is available from the outdoor area for classes which includes a variety of equipment including free weights, barbells, pin loaded equipment and cardio machines. A flock of ducks may be seen living nearby.

Café inside the Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. Noticeable in the Café is the signboard which contains a neon blue, “GRAB A BITE TO EAT!”. The brick walls and floors are grey. On the left side is the entry point to the women’s change room and toilet beside a bulletin board. The seating area in the Café is composed of black metal frame chairs and wooden tables with grey support.
A concrete pathway within the grass area outside the main building of Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. This pathway leads to the external pool surrounded by large blue, green, and red tents. On the left are outdoor shelters with white roofing to protect guests from direct sunlight while enjoying the fantastic view of nature and the fresh air. Palm and other tree types can be seen around the park-like outdoor area.
A closer view of the 50 meters outdoor pool located in the park-like outdoor area at Michael Wendon Aquatic Leisure Centre. The lanes are separated by white, blue, and red floating ropes. Surrounding the pool is a brick pathway to move around the area. On the left is a pool ladder. At the top of the slightly elevated section of the pool starting point is a mini-house-looking shape with a no-diving sign and a number etched on the bottom that increments from right to left.
A closer look at the outdoor shelters near the 50 meters outdoor pool. It has a wooden table and seating, white roofing, and a green-painted metal frame. Behind the outdoor shelters is a hip-high glass fence with metal handrails enclosing a space that has yellow and green curvy tubes and bollards.
Hearing

Sounds

  1. Planes overhead (occasional)
  2. Cheering (nearby sports ground)
  3. Pool filtration system
  4. Vehicle sounds (distant)
  5. External weather conditions
Smell

Smells

  1. Fresh air
  2. Mild chlorine
  3. Bird/duck smells (occasional)
  4. Café aroma
Touch

Feel

  1. Splashing
  2. Wet
  3. External weather conditions
  4. Elevated heart rate
Sight

Sight

  1. Trees & shrubs
  2. External Weather conditions
  3. Contrasting colours
  4. Open space
  5. Ducks
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