The Aqualibrium Centre formed part of the Campbeltown Regeneration Project and was a flagship development for Argyll and Bute Council. The building provides a new community centre in the heart of the town and replaces the now-demolished swimming pool with a new 25 metre six lane pool. A range of other sports and leisure facilities including a state of the art gym, relaxation suite, crèche, library, conference facilities, restaurant, visitor gallery and display areas were also part of the development.

Aqualibrium makes extensive use of in-situ concrete, which in certain internal areas is left exposed. Due to the curved nature of the facade and internal areas, different standards and grades of concrete were used. The roof was constructed using steelwork beams supporting a heavily insulated glulam timber roof structure over the pool. With such a large roof span, the timber elements had to be specially designed to overcome the loading and wind uplift forces involved.

Tthis high profile project presented a number of constraints and challenges due to the location and nature of the site. Because of access issues, a concrete mixing plant was set up on site to provide the large quantity of cast in-situ concrete required during construction. To ensure stability under the large column loads, deep sub-soil engineering was required, with piles driven 18 metres below the surface.