Swimming Pool Architecture

Hawkins\Brown completes an engineered timber pool pavilion at Freemen's School.

Image 12 of 16 from gallery of Freemen’s School Swimming Pool / Hawkins\Brown. Photograph by Hawkins\Brown

Image 24 of 34 from gallery of Balsaneo Aquatic Center / Mikou Studio. Photograph by Maxime Delvaux

Image 32 of 37 from gallery of Arava Aquatic Sports Center / Zait Lev Architects. Plan

Image 2 of 14 from gallery of Mashouf Wellness Center / WRNS Studio. Photograph by Jeremy Bittermann

Quiet but powerful design enhances the environmentally healthy ambitions of Canada’s first chemical-free public swimming pool.

Image 4 of 24 from gallery of Swimming Hall Finckensteinallee / Veauthier Meyer Architekten. Courtesy of Heradesign / OFischer communication

The Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool (NSP) is the first chemical–free public outdoor pool to be built in Canada. The NSP replaces an existing pool built in the 1950s with a seasonal pavilion and landscaped pool precinct for the activities of 400 swimmers. At the NSP, the challenge of water quality

Image 28 of 29 from gallery of Sports Center in Turo de la Peira / Anna Noguera + Javier Fernandez. Pool plans

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