sb 3 2017 (english) by IAKS

51st year ISSN (Print): 0036-102X ISSN (Internet): ISSN 2198-4271

International magazine for sports, leisure and recreational facilities

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POOLS AND WELLNESS FACILITIES

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Editorial

DEAR IAKS MEMBERS, DEAR FRIENDS OF “SB” This issue of “sb” is again devoted to pools as its main theme. Owing to the severe modernisation backlog, the squeeze on public finances and changing user expectations, public swimming pools are facing major challenges. This difficult situation has even initiated a debate on the raison d’être of public pools. However, swimming pools play an important role in furthering children’s swimming abilities and meeting the population’s growing demand for individual sports. This is why pools should increasingly communicate their public value to policymakers and the general public. To this end, a “pools alliance” of associations in Germany has been formed to raise the level of public awareness of swimming pools. This is also perhaps a course of action that could be adopted in other countries to improve communication with policymakers. One possible way of shouldering the high (modernisation) investment in public pools is for local districts and regions to cooperate in developing pool strategies – this subject is dealt with in an article in this issue. In fact, it would seem obvious that communities should cooperate in the field of swimming pools, although this is undermined all too often by political posturing and parochialism. The projects presented in this issue cover a global spectrum of public pools. These extend from the new Sourcéane leisure and wellness pool in Douai in northern France, which is situated in a park, via the urban Kennedy Town Swimming Pool in Hong Kong between a road and a tramline and the Røykenbadet in Norway to the two competition and leisure pools in Surrey and Calgary, Canada.

Preparations for global flagship fair FSB and the IAKS Congress, now being staged for the 25th time in Cologne from 7 to 10 November 2017, are now well underway. The 7th International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum taking place in connection with FSB and aquanale will devote itself among other things to the challenges in the pool sector outlined above. The international press conference for FSB and aquanale took place in Cologne at the end of May. It revealed an abundance of new developments and the huge interest in the event taking place from 7 to 10 November 2017. The already high level of bookings suggests that the large number of 912 exhibitors in 2015 will be surpassed this year. Growth in visitors from the 25,000 last time around to 30,000 this time is also expected. Don’t miss out on this globally unparalleled industry event and be sure to make a note of the dates in your calendar! Until then, I wish you a sporting summer and look forward to meeting you at the combined trade fairs FSB and aquanale and at the IAKS Congress in Cologne. Best regards Dr Stefan Kannewischer IAKS President

Attractive outdoor and harbour pools have been built in Waldkirch in Germany and on the Danish island of Bornholm, respectively. This “sb” is also presenting the Aqua Sports & Spa fitness club in Tokyo.

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POOLS AND WELLNESS FACILITIES NEWS

PROJECTS

Aquanale and FSB 2017 press conference........................... 4 25th International IAKS Congress.. .......................................... 6 IAKS Nordic founded...................................................................... 7 International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum. . ..... 8 20th IAKS Ice Maker Training. . .................................................. 10 New IAKS members....................................................................... 12 Coventry Water Park..................................................................... 16

Røykenbadet swimming pool and fitness centre......... 18 NCC Building, NUNO Arkitektur, Rambøll engineers

Aqua Sports & Spa health club................................................ 24 COE Architecture International

’s Bad outdoor pool.. ...................................................................... 28 Kauffmann Theilig & Partner

Remington YMCA pool and wellness facility..................... 32 GEC Architecture

“Sourcéane” leisure and wellness pool.............................. 36 Auer Weber Assoziierte

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Guildford Aquatic Centre Ema Peter

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PROJECTS

PROFESSIONALS & PROFILES

Guildford Aquatic Centre........................................................... 40

Temporary ice stadium. . ............................................................... 50 Facelift in Turnhout. . ...................................................................... 50

Bing Thom Architects

Harbour bath Hasle Havnebad................................................ 44 White arkitekter

Kennedy Town Swimming Pool.............................................. 46 Farrells

Inter-municipal pool projects................................................... 48 Dr Christian Kuhn, DSBG

Fun for all the family at Ketteler Hof.. .................................. 51 variety of 3D printing applications....................................... 51 Playparc at a new site................................................................... 52 Best lighting conditions.. ............................................................. 52 Sport on a different level.. .......................................................... 53 25 years of ZELLER bĂ¤derbau GmbH..................................... 53 Company index following services.. ...................................... 54 Company index from A to Z. . ..................................................... 56 Imprint.................................................................................................. 64

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AQUANALE AND FSB ON REGISTRATION LEVEL AND THEMED HALLS CONCEPT PRESS CONFERENCE ON MAY 31 IN COLOGNE, GERMANY Chief Operating Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH Katharina C. Hamma informed the trade press on May 31 in Cologne, Germany in the course of the aquanale and FSB trade press conference. Hamma said: “Aquanale and FSB turn the fair grounds in Cologne into the most important location for the public and private swimming pool sector and the themes amenity area planning and design, the architecture of sports and pool facilities, playgrounds, sports equipment, exercise areas and recreational facilities. Aquanale is the central and international trade fair and business platform for all themes and products revolving around swimming pools, saunas, natural pools, spas and wellness facilities. FSB is the international platform for amenity areas, games, sports, pools and the recreational industry. The world-famous IAKS Congress as well as further congresses and specialised events on the themes “Urban design/amenity areas/planning” underline the high level of FSB as the leading international trade fair.” A good five months before the trade fair begins, the team’s preparations are in full swing. The current registration level of the exhibitors is excellent. Over 90 percent of the exhibition area of both trade fairs is already reserved. Koelnmesse GmbH are expecting to be able to top the very good result of 912 exhibitors in 2015. With regards to the respective event that means: around 300 exhibitors from 25 countries for aquanale and for FSB a participation of almost 650 companies from 45 countries are expected. Around half of these exhibitors come from Europe and overseas. An increase in the number of visitors is expected too, because together aquanale and FSB not only offer 4

a unique market overview, but also an initial insight into the themes of the urban future. Koelnmesse’s target in terms of the number of visitors is around 28,000 national and international guests. The hall structure of aquanale and FSB is once again oriented on the successful “themed halls concept”. This concept ensures that synergies are exploited even better and that additional business networks can be established at both national and international level. By merging the swimming pool facility sections of aqua nale and FSB, one of the world’s biggest marketplaces in the industry has been created, which is continuously conceptually refined and expanded. Halls 6 and 7 are dedicated to private and public swimming pool facilities as well as sauna, spa and wellness areas and these are clearly divided up into six themed worlds. The advantages are obvious: The national and international trade visitors from the areas public swimming pools, leisure parks, thermal baths, specialised swimming pool companies, hotels, sanitary, heating and air-conditioning companies, architects’ and planning offices as well as from the sauna, spa and fitness sections gain a comprehensive overview of the entire spectrum of products. aquanale is once again being staged in Hall 6. The attractiveness of the event for the international swimming pool and wellness industry is underscored by the confirmed registrations from all the prestigious companies from Germany and abroad. The association partner of aquanale, the bsw (Federal Association for sb 3/2017

Bert Granderath (bsw), Dieter C. Rangol (bsw), Katharina C. Hamma (Koelnmesse), Dr Stefan Kannewischer (IAKS), Klaus Meinel (IAKS) (from left to right)

Swimming Pools and Wellness), will, as in previous years, provide a networking platform for the industry sectors. Directly adjacent in Hall 7, the public swimming pool construction segment of FSB will be presenting trends and innovations for the operators of public swimming pools of all types. In cooperation with the EWA (European Waterpark Association), an exciting special event entitled “Materiality – Immateriality” will be staged, which will present operators with exciting and innovative materials in swimming pool construction. The amenity areas/playground equipment section will once again be located in Hall 7. Here the tried-and-tested partners are the BSFH (Federal Association of Playground Equipment and Leisure Facilities Manufacturers) for the playground equipment segment, as well as STADT undRAUM magazine for the amenity areas segment. In the sports facilities sector, organisations that FSB can once again count among its partners are the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the BSI (German sports equipment industry association) with its sports and gymnastics equipment quality assurance association, as well as the European Synthetic Turf Organisation (ESTO), the World Basketball Association, FIBA as well as FIFA. The trade fair’s supporting programme of events this year is again tremendously varied, with numerous live events in the halls, as well as additional, specialist trade sb 3/2017

events. At aquanale, the International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum forms the link between the private and public swimming pools section and looks at the questions and topics under discussion in both. This year, the focus will be on the topics of apprenticeship and in-service training, employee qualification, standardisation and health & safety, as well as operator models and architecture, design and materiality. The subject matter and contents of the forum, which will be of equal relevance to all of the target groups, will be managed by the German Association for Swimming Pools and Wellness (bsw) and the IAKS. The IAKS as conceptual sponsor of FSB will stage the 25th IAKS Congress in co-location with FSB this year. The IAKS Congress will focus on the difficult task of positioning municipalities as healthy living environments in the future. This is a task involving a complex range of ideas, and new approaches to the financing, implementation and sustainable operation of sports and leisure facilities are essential in order to meet this challenge. In addition to the manifold campaigns that FSB is organising jointly with different organisations, in particular the offer of the DOSB and the NRW state sports asso ciation on the focal theme “Sports, municipalities and sustainability”, the Sportland NRW with their event “Exercise-promoting infrastructure”, the IAKS Germany “Sustainability and Innovations” and “Safety at Major Sporting Events” are to be mentioned. www.fsb-cologne.com 5

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INSPIRATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENCOURAGES EXERCISE 25TH INTERNATIONAL IAKS CONGRESS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MODERÂNIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES: 7-10 NOVEMBER 2017 IN COLOGNE, GERMANY In 2017, the IAKS Congress is focusing on the difficulties municipal governments in particular face in their efforts to sustain a healthy environment. New approaches to funding, project delivery and sustainable operations are critical for addressing this challenging shift. Participation by experts in planning, design, construction and operaÂ tion will help foster an international exchange on new ideas and strategies, and facilitate a meaningful and insightful transfer of knowledge. The trade world excitedly awaits the presentation of the architecture awards of the IOC, IPC and IAKS on 7 November 2017. Complex challenges for builders, planners and operators People are moving to the cities in ever greater numbers, needing housing but also sports and leisure facilities. At the same time, the social fabric is changing as communities become increasingly international due to immigration and labour migration.

More multifunctional sports facilities with better access for people with a disability are needed. More and more people are remaining active longer and are looking to specific types of facilities and concepts that support their specific interests and abilities. At the same time, adolescents and young adults want to try out new kinds of sports and leisure trends. Technology is having a significant impact on how we communicate, participate, motivate and ultimately appreciate the constantly changing world around us.Individuals, community groups and sports organisations want more input into visioning and planning new facilities and a more collaborative process. Given the steadily growing number of users and concepts, however, the industry is faced with the major challenge of having to find alternative ways to deliver projects and improve operational efficiency while

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less and less public funding is available for individual projects. With a general increase in safety requirements pertaining to public spaces, including sports stadiums and event arenas, significant investment is expected in admission checks and video surveillance of all spectator areas in the years ahead. Many public buildings will have to be renovated and modernised if national and local climate protection goals are to be met. At the same time, stricter limits are expected on many chemical products, such as plastics, to protect public health and natural resources like soil and water. The current debate on the use of recycled granules as infill material in synthetic turf is just one example of this. Eventually, supporting documentation at every stage of the process will become a standard requirement when recycling construction materials. Highlights of the congress and workshops on four days The IAKS Congress taking place concurrently with FSB presents possible approaches to the varied challenges and provides a communication platform for activists in professional circles. They will discuss such topics as innovative solutions for tackling projects, benefits of hosting largescale sports events, trends in operation and innovations in natural, hybrid and artificial turf. Attention will be directed to public sports and leisure facilities for encouraging sport and exercise as well as to school playgrounds, sports halls and indoor leisure centres.Panel discussions, lectures and workshops of the 25th IAKS Congress illustrate the trends in architecture and management that will have to be considered now and in the future. IOC President congratulates the IAKS on its silver jubilee For what is now the 25th time, the IAKS Congress will be the international meeting place for everything to do with sports facilities, swimming pools, amenity areas and urban design. IOC President Dr. Thomas Bach conveys his congratulations: “This landmark 25th Congress gives me the opportunity to congratulate the IAKS on its tireless efforts in setting new standards in top-class, functional and sustainable sport facilities all over the world for more than half a century. Your work is fundamental in creating the fields of play where the sporting dreams of so many people become reality.” www.iaks.org

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IAKS NORDIC FOUNDED MAY 16 2017 IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Following the invitation by LOA Fonden which is IAKS member for many years, twelve IAKS members from Denmark, Norway and Sweden met on May 16 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting’s goal was to establish a new IAKS section for members in the Nordic countries. Since 2016 the number of IAKS members in the Nordic countries has increased significantly and is currently at 16 members. Similar to other countries in Europe, sports and leisure infrastructure over there is past its prime. Modernization is a lively discussed topic as well as the attractiveness of the facilities and if they are still tailored to suit the market needs. The purpose of the IAKS Nordic is to share knowledge of architecture, public planning, operating issues and the use of products in facilities - not only among the Nordic countries but also on an international level. IAKS Secretary General Klaus Meinel was impressed by the high involvement by the attendees. After having adopted the association’s rules - which was founded according to the Danish law – the Executive Board was elected. Its members are: President: Lars Hjorth Bærentzen, The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities, Denmark Vice President: Bjørn Aas, SIAT, The Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim, Norway Treasurer: Holger Kortbek, Danske Sportsfaciliteter / The Danish Sports Facilities Business and Industry Organisation, Denmark Ordinary members: Daniel Glimvert, The Swedish Sports Confederation Robert Petrén, AIX Architects, Sweden Dr. Nils-Olof Zethrin, The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Sweden Flemming Overgaard, Keingart Architects, Denmark Andreas Puskas, 3P arkitektur, Sweden (substitute member) 7

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7TH INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND WELLNESS FORUM COLOGNE, 7TH TO 10TH NOVEMBER 2017, AQUANALE/FSB For the seventh time aquanale and FSB are presenting trends and themes from the swimming pool, sports and wellness sector in their congress programme. For the first time under a new name: the Cologne Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum has become the INTERNATIONAL Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum. All the lectures are available in German and English by means of simultaneous translation and the focus of the content is of a global character, without dispensing with topics of national interest. So European standards, cross-border design trends and best practice are on the agenda. Topics include successful renovation and architectural concepts as well as issues of the profitability of public swimming pools and hotel pools. Private swimming pools also have their place at the forum, in particular with the EN 16582 and EN 16713 rules. In addition, the tourism sector is addressed with lectures on “Wellness as a growth accelerator” for tourist destinations. For swimming pool attendants there is a new block that highlights the new remuneration regulations and opportunities for qualifying and subjects that go beyond the target group such as the strengthening of communication skills offer all groups of visitors suggestions for their day-to-day work. Organisers of the International Swimming Pool and Wellness Forum are the IAKS and the bsw (Federal Swimming Pool and 8

Wellness Association in Germany); supported by the BDS (Federal Association of German Swimming Pool Attendants) and the IAB (International Academy for Pool, Sports and Leisure Constructions in Germany). The format of the „Public Swimming Pool Construction Forum“ is expanded and internationalised. It is precisely tailored and edited to meet the needs and demands of public swimming pool operators, architects and decision makers in municipal authorities. One session focuses on the economic questions for managing public pools. Experts from the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland promise to present interesting conceptions and ideas. Another session deals with thermal pools, often the driving force of tourism in economically underdeveloped regions. The IAB Meeting is dedicated to the renovation of swimming pools and presents best practices and state of the art technologies. Finally, innovative and exemplary pool projects from the international IOC IPC IAKS architecture prizes will be shown. Attendance is free; there is no need to register. A valid entrance ticket to the aquanale/FSB is obligatory.

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AMENITY AREAS. SPORTS. POOL FACILITIES.

COLOGNE, 07-10.11.2017 INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR AMENITY AREAS, SPORTS AND POOL FACILITIES

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RECORD ATTENDANCE WITH 200 PARTICIPANTS 20TH IAKS ICE MAKER TRAINING, 25 TO 27 APRIL 2017 IN REGENSBURG, GERMANY The 20th IAKS Ice Maker Training seminar in Regensburg from 25 to 27 April 2017 celebrated its highest-ever attendance. Over 200 plant managers, ice makers and company representatives met in ideal conference conditions in the business section of Regensburg’s CONTINENTAL ARENA to find out about current issues, trends and good practices at artificial ice rinks. This level of participation set a new IAKS record in the almost 50-year history of this series of events. This year, those attending came from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden. The event was accompanied by a trade exhibition given by 18 companies that presented on site the latest trends in the industry. In his opening talk, Manfred Koller, Managing Director of Stadtwerke Regensburg public utility company, expressed his delight at the impressive turnout and provided fascinating insight into the CONTINENTAL ARENA, which opened in 2015. Following this, Uwe Deyle of Planungsbüro Deyle GmbH looked ahead to the new German standard DIN 18036. Pius Frey, Chairman of the Arena Committee of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) and owner of Frey & Partner GmbH, took a closer look at ice preparation and maintenance. In the late afternoon, Martin Lindner of Passau’s ice rink reported on the scope for modernisation and energy savings by using LED lighting in ice rinks. The day’s accompanying programme started with a guided tour of the historic Old Town of Regensburg. The somewhat inclement weather had no ill-effect on the participants’ good spirits, with the tour ending at the “Brauhaus zum Schloss” tavern, the location of the evening gathering. Wednesday opened with the talk by Peter Schäftlein, Kreutzträger Kältetechnik, on the working, operation and optimisation of NH3 refrigeration plant at the ice rink. Rico Brusch of Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Hall in Erfurt presented an overview of the ice maker’s place of work and equipment. After the coffee break, the focus shifted 10

to safety at ice rinks. Simon Chalupar, Dallmeier, lectured on the scope of modern video surveillance and Guido Reusch, Gesellschaft für Kältetechnik-Klimatechnik, on hazard assessments. Plant manager Peter Lautenschlager presented his “Donau- Arena” in Regensburg, a multifunctional hall concentrating on ice sports events, which was extended in 2015 to include further functional rooms. Eagerly awaited were the findings of the bfu study on the subject of “Impact-reducing boards in ice hockey” presented by Hansjürg Thüler of the Advisory Centre for Accident Prevention (bfu) in Switzerland. As the head of sports accident prevention at bfu, he was able to provide initial information on the tests performed and on the findings obtained. Dieter Matz, Association of German Ice Makers (VDEM), reported on the further training for Examined Technicians for Ice Sports Facilities, given jointly by the Chamber of Trades in Cologne together with VDEM and IAKS. What is now the 5th such training started in Cologne on 8 May 2017. After this, the participants were divided into five workshops: ice disco (chaired by Klaus Meinel), ice hockey (Jürgen Schmitz), ice preparation/maintenance (Dieter Matz), building services (Matthias Just) and refrigeration plant (Uwe Deyle). A highlight of the ice maker training was undoubtedly the discussion with a panel of experts on “the responsibility of ice makers in the running of artificial ice rinks”. Under the chairmanship of IAKS Secretary General Klaus Meinel, insight into the everyday duties of ice makers was given by Kathrin Graml-Hauser, lawyer of Graml & Kollegen, Peter Lautenschlager, plant manager of the Donau-Arena, and Christoph Stade, ice maker of Frankfurt ice sports hall. An important discussion point was compliance with and the enforcement of the house rules of ice rinks. After the panel discussion, there was an opportunity to visit the home venue of SSV Jahn Regensburg. As so often during sb 3/2017

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Starting Blocks - FINA Approved SuperBlock 800 On Thursday, the seminar switched to the Donau-Arena. The morning kicked off with the General Meeting of the Association of Ice Makers (VDEM). To the delight of seminar participants, all of the rest of the morning took place on their favourite surface, i.e. ice. Under the chairmanship of Dieter Matz and with the active assistance of engo, Icebear electric and Züko, six ice maintenance machines were put through their paces. In the second part of the practical part, the newly created “markings in the ice” competition was held. The task was to apply coloured markings to the ice surface as fast and neat as possible. The winning teams were:

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1st: Andreas Schlatter (Frankfurt/Main) and Franz Gibis (Waldkraiburg) in 7:26 min 2nd: Bernd Pezold (Bad Tölz) and Martin Lindner (Passau) in 7:53 min 3rd: Martin Jaenke (Regensburg) and Thomas Rupprecht (Regensburg) in 9:10 min 4th: Alexander Deibert (Braunlage) and Sven Haarkötter (Freising) in 10:02 min IAKS Secretary General Klaus Meinel, Dieter Knöpfle of Züko and Markus Profanter of engo handed over certificates, vouchers and models of ice preparation machines to the winners. Another premiere at the IAKS Ice Maker Training seminar was the IceByke-race staged by Ice-World Ice-Business. The winners were: Raphael Fink (Eisarena Ritten), Johannes Diekhans (IAKS) und Jens Löker (Eisporthalle Dorsten). Many conference participants finally took the opportunity to tour the Donau-Arena. Klaus Meinel then expressed his special thanks to host Peter Lautenschlager and his team for their outstanding preparation and exceptional hospitality; and to Dieter Matz for his organisation and hosting of the event on the ice. sb 3/2017

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AQUARENA GMBH JETTINGEN (GERMANY)

MORTON EXTRUSIONSTECHNIK GMBH ABTSTEINACH (GERMANY)

AQUARENA has been setting standards in the design and construction of slide systems, children’s adventure worlds and multifunctional aquatic landscapes all over Europe since 1981. From the initial idea and planning, manufacture and assembly through to completion and acceptance by TÜV (technical inspection association), everything is from a single source. AQUARENA is distinguished in particular by its comprehensive services, reliability and deadline compliance, wealth of experience and many innovations and visions. Huge importance is attached to safety and quality, with the level of safety conforming to standard EN 1069 and all relevant regulations. Each unit is inspected by TÜV and supplied in impeccable condition to the customer. www.aquarena.com

Morton Extrusionstechnik GmbH is a world market leader in high-performance monofilaments for artificial turf systems. The company in Hesse achieves annual sales of roughly EUR 55 million with output of approximately 20,000 tonnes. It employs 210 workers, 15 of them in research and development.

ERJA METSÄRANTA, TAMPERE (FINLAND)

MARTIN SHEPPARD, SOUTH MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)

Erja Metsäranta works for the Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland (LSSAVI) as Senior Officer for Construction Affairs. She is responsible for research and development projects, specialising in the technical areas of the construction of sport venues and recreational areas. In addition she checks the technical building plans for sports venue construction for government grants. The reports or guidelines of research and development projects are published on the ministry‘s website (Ministry of Education) or on the website of the Building Information Foundation RTS sr.

Martin Sheppard is Managing Director at Smart Connection Consultancy, offering an innovative approach that delivers outcomes that make a difference to local communities’ participation in recreation and sport.

Under a joint venture, Morton Extrusionstechnik GmbH has been cooperating with FieldTurf, the Artificial Turf division of Tarkett Sports, since 2010.

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The consultancy specialises in the planning, development, management and procurement of sports surfaces at both a community and stadia level. Best practice and use of technology are seen as complementing natural grass and encouraging more people to be active, play and achieve success in sport. Recent publications to share knowledge with the industry include: “The Smart Guide to Synthetic Sports Field Infill” and “The Smart Guide to Maintaining Synthetic Sports Turf”. sb 3/2017

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MUNICIPALITY OF BAD NAUHEIM BAD NAUHEIM (GERMANY) With its population of roughly 31,000, Bad Nauheim, the most important health resort in the rural district of Wetterau, combines high quality of life with a pronounced feel-good factor. Surrounded by countryside with high recreational value and pervaded by a network of parks and gardens, the health resort is distinguished today by its special closeness to nature. As a modern service and commercial location, Bad Nauheim has at its disposal important present-day institutions in the fields of education, culture, sport and above all medicine.

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ALEXANDER LEERS, HAMBURG (GERMANY) In the last few years and particularly in the sports sector, artificial turf has developed into a genuine alternative to natural turf. However, artificial turf is more than “just” football, and anyone interested in artificial turf for lawns in home and public spaces as well as fall-protection surfaces for play areas will find what they are looking for at Alexander Leers. Municipalities are now increasingly considering using artificial turf on their traffic islands and roundabouts, landscape architects are including artificial turf on the strips of greenery of parking areas, and even private individuals have discovered the advantages of artificial turf in their gardens at home. Leers has successfully developed a programme of artificial turf systems and accessories that goes beyond sports applications. sb 3/2017

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PT. DATRA INTERNUSA, JAKARTA (INDONESIA)

VILLAGE, MILAN (ITALY)

Pt. Datra Internusa is an Indonesian-based constructor of stadium and entertainment halls. Backed by a full production and research facility in Jakarta since 2008, Datra is manufacturer and installer of waterproof and instant concrete products.

Village specialises in event accommodation management and works to transform any event accommodation into a comfortable environment that will facilitate the living-together of a multicultural community participating in an international event. “Make everywhere home” is its mission. The company works closely with its clients in planning, designing and creating buildings and facilities to host athletes, volunteers and visitors and enhance their sporting and living experience in the country in question. The Village’s services include construction planning, implementation processes, and consultancy for architects, suppliers, manufacturers and venues – from the bid process to the final facility management during the event.

In whole or in part, Datra has been involved in numerous construction and renovation projects including government-owned landmarks such as the National Stadium and the National Monument.

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MUNICIPALITY OF LUZERN, LUZERN (SWITZERLAND)

WHITEWATER PARKS INTERNATIONAL, SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)

“Culture and Sport” is the Municipality of Luzern’s competence centre for the promotion of and support for its varied activities in culture and sport. Its core tasks include the coordination of the various uses of facilities as well as internal consultations and supervision during the construction of sports facilities. The purpose of the competence centre is to provide the population of Luzern’s municipality with attractive sports facilities. In this connection, the competence centre is interested in current trends and developments in the field of sports facility construction.

Whitewater Parks International (WPI) is a global leader in whitewater paddlesports event and recreation venue planning, design, and management consulting. With completed and active projects in seven countries on five continents, WPI combines both innovation and experience. From Olympic Games to commercial rafting to youth adventure challenge to swiftwater rescue training, these unique, purpose-built venues support a wide range of user interests, professional pursuits, and community needs. A feasibility and development process overview publication entitled “Designing for Sustainability” is available through the company website.

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50M DIAMETER DRUM COVENTRY WATER PARK IN COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM Facilities at the Coventry Water Park will include a 25m swimming pool, a wave pool, six flume rides, a lazy river, toddlers’ splash area, a gym, climbing wall, squash courts and spa. The innovative GBP 37 million water park and leisure centre designed by FaulknerBrowns will replace Coventry Sports and Leisure Centre, which has been deemed no longer fit for purpose and costs the council GBP 2,000 a day to run. Following a public consultation, the council said it was simply not financially viable. Officers said a 50m pool would not encourage enough visitors and families to the city and would cost an extra GBP 5.5 million over the 45 year period of financial modelling.

The circular glass drum is brought down to the ground floor entrance level by three floors of dynamic activity. The main pools and ride hall are stacked three stories above the wet changing, 25m pool and spa with access provided by a spiral ramp up through the building.

The water park will sit at the interface of the city’s historic quarter and ongoing regeneration projects which aim to improve city centre links to the railway station.

The leisure water elements have been designed to offer an adrenaline packed experience with a dwell time of around 2.5 hours. This is in contrast to similar facilities that look to provide a day experience. The facility will be a regional destination, but also ensuring a greater number of the city’s residents will be able to benefit from the investment.

“The new facility will offer significant regeneration benefits in terms of access, footfall and synergies with the mixed-use economy of Coventry city centre.” says Michael Hall, partner of FaulknerBrowns Architects. To be economical, the design stacks the accommodation vertically instead of sprawling horizontally encasing the leisure experience inside a 50m diameter drum, wrapped in the upper portions by a dynamic metal clad skin. The main feature pools sit approximately 11m above street plaza level and are complemented by a glass opening in the cladding which offers views over the city. 16

Following planning approval, work to build the new facility is expected to get underway in 2017, with a planned opening date of July 2019. www.faulknerbrowns.co.uk This article is appearing in partnership with Stable Publishing Limited, editor of the specialist magazines „ldb magazine“ and „paf magazine“. www.leisuredab.co.uk sb 3/2017

12th & 13th October 2017 Heythrop Park Resort, Crowne Plaza, Oxfordshire, England

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meet. connect. do business If you’re involved in delivering physical activity facilities then join us as a complimentary project delegate at this year’s paf forum. Find out about the latest best practice through our CPD-certified seminar programme, meet with fellow professionals, and connect with the most innovative suppliers in the sector. It’s a great use of your time; and as a complimentary delegate your place includes, executive accommodation, all meals and refreshments. To find out more contact Sue Ramcharan on +44 20 8288 1080 or email sue@stable-events.co.uk

Do you supply the physical activity sector? Join us as a supplier delegate and meet and network with those actively working on some of the most exciting and innovative facilities across sport, play and leisure. Build meaningful relationships at this informal, professional forum specifically developed to help in the design and delivery of facilities that inspire and engage. To find out more contact Julian Walter on +44 20 8288 1080 or email julian@stable-events.co.uk

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Location Bråset, Røyken municipality, Norway Client/operator Røyken municipality - Røyken Eiendom AS Contractor and design management NCC Building AS Ostensjoveien 27 NO-0661 Oslo www.ncc.no Architect, multi-disciplinary engineering, design NUNO Arkitektur AS www.nunoarkitektur.no Rambøll AS www.ramboll.no Stainless steel swimming pool hsb austria gmbh office@hsb.eu www.hsb.eu Author Ellen Stupar Krogsgård Photos Runa Aadalen, Imago Design, Norway Ellen Stupar Krogsgård, NCC Building AS Official opening January 2017 Construction costs NOK 232 mio (EUR 24.3 mio)

LIGHT AND MOTION RØYKENBADET SWIMMING POOL AND FITNESS CENTRE IN RØYKEN, NORWAY Norway is currently experiencing a construction and design boom. Cities and municipalities are requesting funds to replace their 60- to 70-year-old facilities. Røyken municipality, NCC Building AS, NUNO Arkitektur AS and Rambøll AS engineers developed this project which is being funded by the Røyken and Hurum municipalities in a cooperation on a 95/5 basis. Røykenbadet has the appearance as a concentrated and uniform facility comprising swimming facilities, a fitness centre and a health centre. Røykenbadet lies in Røyken municipality, a short hour drive west of Oslo. The municipality’s goal was to create a public swimming pool and health centre that would inspire activity. Røykenbadet exploits the nature of the location by placing all the technical features and pools on the terrain and offering a building that, through its clear, unique form, expression and material use, adapts to and stands confidently in the landscape. Additionally, the facility provides clear functions with distinctive features

and quality while facilitating orientation, read ability and 100% universal design availability for all users. Upon arrival, the guests are acclimatised by passing two artistic lighting arrangements before entering the building. The activity area encourages users to stay, act and play. Images of water in different forms fill the space. The general lighting is supported by a light installation using gobo projection. The lighting creates sb 3/2017

patterns on the ground that simulate water in different states: drizzling water drops, rubbing ice flakes, silting streams, boiling water and water with ripples. Pool arrangement The swimming pool is located on one level without a gap between the forefront and the swimming pool. The buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest height is above the plunge/diving pool; it is lower in the 25m-pool area, and the lowest and most intimate area is in the therapy pool and sauna area. The pools are open to the surroundings on the ground floor, partly sb 3/2017

to bring the outdoors inside, and partly for better exposure of the activities, so that the building can inspire activity. The parts of the facility that are dedicated to health services are located next to the main pool. The swimming pool and the fitness centre have common changing rooms and share the spacious lobby. This allows flexible use of the area and interaction between different areas. Intuitive floor plan The building is organised in a way that most features are visible from the foyer offering visual contact between the 19

different activities. The intention is to make the sporting activities visible to increase the desire to try the different activities and show what kind of life exists in the building. The concentration of the water surfaces provides good user qualities with close proximity, good lighting and visual contact. All are essential for the experience in a bathing facility. On the other hand, the design allows clear zone sharing and shielding of different user groups. The building is universally designed. Organised with a simple, intuitive floor plan the design minimises accidents and reduces effort. Along with the intuitive design comes clear information and guidance so that any guest can easily orientate himself. The wall surfaces have acoustic wall absorbers in a darker tone and the ceiling is made of solid pine wood elements 20

for acoustic, functional and aesthetic reasons. This meets the building’s requirements to provide a „warm“ and comfortable room experience. All public toilets have tiled floors and walls to achieve contrasts with the doors and porcelain equipment. The façade design of the main building is based on openness with consistent high glass panels that provide good exposure. The glass façades are made of a lacquered aluminium system. The dense façade of the swimming pool has airborne cladding in natural stone 30-mm-Røyken-granite and processed from local quarries. Light dynamics The dynamics of the outdoor light installations are essential, as water is characterised by its constant sb 3/2017

motion and dynamics. The luminaire used has a number of dynamic effects like zoom, change of focal point, and colour change. In addition to the gobo pattern, the space is also gently bathed in blue-green light. On the way to the swimming pool, a light installation with submerged light-emitting solar rays in the foyer creates a sense of being underwater for the user. Dynamic programmed lighting supports this association. The installation itself is made of Plexiglas tubes in several green and blue colours. At the top of each tube a programmable RGBW spot makes it function as a long luminaire. In addition, a pair of adjustable downlights aims to emphasise further the installation. All pools except the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pool are made as steel pools with internal lighting. sb 3/2017

Heating and cooling 31 energy wells were drilled down to 300 metres below the ground. These provide both heating and cooling. Facilities like RĂ¸ykenbadet have extremely high energy consumption. So in order to reduce it, heat is recovered from dehumidification aggregates. The excess heat is then used to heat the water in the pools. The outdoor whirlpool and the cold pool are operated throughout the winter and summer period. These are emptied back into tanks in the cellar during the night to save energy. Stainless steel Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secret that Norway is open to innovative and sustainable solutions. So it is hardly surprising that stainless steel pools are becoming established in new indoor swimming facilities. Along with their unbeatable environmental benefits, this material is also extremely 21

attractive because of its amenability to hygienic, porefree and easy cleaning. The short period allocated for construction of Røykenbadet was a big challenge for the general contractor, and it was here that another property of the pool’s material came to the fore – its rapid installation. Together with precast concrete elements and an innovative solution for the transition from the stainless steel to the concrete structure, construction was completed in a very short time. Røykenbadet was, besides other things, therefore handed over already one year after the first concrete elements had arrived at the building site. On the basis of an analysis of the pool water, stainless steel 316L was chosen, i.e. the material that is most frequently used for swimming pools across Europe. The 22

structurally self-supporting design with water depths of up to 2.5 metres reduces the function of the concrete structure enclosing the pool to the principal one of withstanding the pressure of the water. A watertight concrete basin is no longer necessary, and this also reduces construction time. The number of necessary pipes is reduced to a minimum. The clean water for the 25 x 15 m swimming pool, for example, is supplied via two floor ducts, each of which is fed by a single pipe. The dimensioning of the overflows with large cross sections to match the various pool sizes also reduces the pipework for the return flow of used water. As lightweight structures, stainless steel pools have only half the carbon footprint of tiled reinforced concrete pools and thus make a key contribution to sustainability. sb 3/2017

THREE QUESTIONS TO THE ARCHITECT

THREE QUESTIONS TO THE OPERATOR

HERMAN FUGLU Partner, Nuno Arkitektur AS

ERIK SCHREUDER General manager, Røykenbadet

What will be the primary trend in aquatic centre design in the future? Swimming halls, or to be more precise, aquatic centers will become attractive meeting places for people of all ages, offering different activities (multi-use community centres). The aquatic centres which we have designed so far include swimming lessons for children, areas for elite swimmers, social areas and fitness centers.

What structural or functional features make your building successful? Røykenbadet has become the new meeting place, or as we like to call it, the melting pot in the locality for activity, health and well-being. We have managed to combine a range of functions under one roof, including exercise, swimming and bathing, climbing, a cafeteria and health services, such as doctors, dentists, chiropractors, hairdressers, physios, occupational therapists and wellness centres. This brings in a large part of the population to the facility and helps promote health among locals. By March, our visitor numbers had already surpassed those expected for the year. This shows just how popular Røykenbadet is. We have close to 3,000 members and offer individual and family membership.

What is your favourite sports facility? And why? The Munich Olympic Stadium of 1972 is my favourite sports facility. It represents the culmination of futuristic and original design and advanced construction integrated into the landscape.

What is your favourite sport and club? What does this sport mean for you as an architect? I love to go hiking, both in the mountains and the forest. I grew up in the countryside, enjoying all the four seasons. And the ever changing lights and colours in the nature inspire me – also as an architect.

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If you had a wish, how would you modify or extend your facility? More outdoor facilities (walkways and trails). These might encourage target visitors inside. Some are afraid to cross the facility’s threshold. Currently, we are very happy with how the facility is operating. What are the challenges facing operators of sports and leisure facilities in the near future? Our main thoughts on what we need to do in relation to this: Retain our members and earn their loyalty so they want to stay. Develop good products which suit a broad audience and not just people who are already very active. Deliver high-quality core business services and not forget that the simplest things are often the most important. Ensure ongoing, proper maintenance of building materials and technical facilities. Provide a clean and pleasant facility with nice staff. Encourage employees to create good relationships and customer experiences. To sum it up: “Our main task is to make sure that customers want to come back to us after they leave.” 23

Location Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan Client/operator Aqua Sports & Spa, Takeo Yokeno Architect COE Architecture International Christopher Coe 2404 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 5A US-Los Angeles, CA 90057 www.coearchitecture.com Contractor/Executive Architect Tokyu Construction Company Project team Christopher Coe FAIA, Ai Kimura, Daisy Lin, Peter Chen, Bryant Leung, SongHee You, Maggie Tan, Jason Wang, Jon Frishman, Soo Hyun Yoon, Sean Martino, Norio Kobayashi, Melanie Kao, Carol Templeton, Robert Gross, Kira Matila, Rina Chinen, Naoki Seshimo, Hirohisa Hemmi, Yoko Isassi, Kyoko Tsuge, Maiko Tsuge, Makoto Onishi Taylor, Yumi Saito Author COE Architecture International Photos Roland Halbe, Kai Nakamura, Masao Nishikawa, Kei Takashima-Nacasa Official opening June 2015 Construction costs EUR 18.6 Mio.

SERENE AND REFINED AQUA SPORTS & SPA HEALTH CLUB IN SETAGAYA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN Replacing the original Seta Sports Connection which was built in 1982 as one of the first membership fitness clubs in Tokyo, the new six-story, 6,000 m² facility accommodates the private club‘s new emphasis on personal sports training, Japanese bathing and social activities. Coe Architecture International reinvented the traditional Japanese neighborhood bathhouse providing facilities and programs specifically designed to maintain health and foster community. Embracing the project’s complex urban site and varied program, the architects explored Western and Japanese concepts of spatial definition and materiality. Although a private club, the design intent was to create a transparent building with a welcoming and public presence, one with a serene and refined demeanor in sharp contrast to the chaotic surroundings of Tokyo. The design echoes an ancient calmness in opposition to the frenetic context. The building is located on a steep hillside site, which was once part of a Tokugawa country

estate containing onsen springs, rich forests and a spectacular view of Mount Fuji. Today the site is bordered by a large highway, apartment buildings and small houses. The remaining large pockets of trees on both sides of the highway became primary considerations in the building design. Combination of utilitarian fitness club and luxurious resort The building comprises spaces serving both the sports and social functions of the club. Fitness facilities include the only private 50-meter sb 3/2017

swimming pool in greater Tokyo, as well as a fitness gym, locker rooms, spa lounges, and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s showers and Japanese baths. The social facilities include a lounge, bar, dining room and a public cafĂŠ with outdoor terrace. Aqua Sports & Spa focuses on high-level personal service for its members, and the building design needed to bridge the wide gap between a utilitarian fitness club and a luxurious hotel. Programmatically the club functions are separated into sports and social spaces. Each assemblage of spaces is housed separately in white or dark gray concrete volumes which vary in scale related to their function. The minimalist sb 3/2017

white, gray and blue interior allows the water to become the primary design element, appearing mirage-like, sleek and highly reflective, capturing reflections of the city beyond. The pool is enclosed in the largest white volume and raised in the air, level and parallel to the adjacent highway. Enormous windows allow both private swimmers and passing pedestrians to visually engage each other from only two meters away. Bamboo grove Located below the pool, the concrete structure of the basement-level gym is exposed and mirrors are employed to 25

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visually expand the space. Fitness machines are aligned along large enormous windows which look out upon a bamboo grove. A blue work-out mat mimics the 50meter swimming pool on the floor above. Below the gym is a level of basement parking, accessed from the lower residential street. The spiritual heart of the club are matching men’s and women’s Japanese baths which are crisply modern in material and detailing. A “Zen” rock garden provides a 26

sculptural backdrop to each bath, conveying a sense of history and serenity. Transparent upper lounge At the upper end of the site a smaller white volume sits perpendicular to the pool volume. It contains the member’s lounge which floats above a clear glass box enclosing the ground floor entry lobby and public café. The upper lounge is totally transparent at its east and west ends to take advantage of the unique tree-top views of sb 3/2017

the historic site. The centerpiece of the lounge is a modern pavilion of wood slats defining the main seating area and fireplace within the larger lounge space. A driveway slips under the elevated lounge and between the entry and cafĂŠ, providing access to the roof-top parking. Japan adopted strict energy reduction laws following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The building was conceived to conserve natural resources and sb 3/2017

significantly reduce reliance on power generation. The building features many innovative energy-saving systems including solar panels, LED lighting, natural ventilation, geothermal heated spas, radiant-heated floor slabs and high-efficiency pool water filtration equipment. Expressing internal functions within a refined massing of varying scale, the design negotiates the complex site and blurs the traditional boundary between private and public spaces and activities. 27

Location Waldkirch, Germany Client/operator City of Waldkirch Architect Kauffmann Theilig & Partner Zeppelinstraße 10 DE-73760 Ostfildern www.ktp-architekten.de Staff Lead Design Architects: Andrea Litterer, Coskun Kocak Architects: Eva Todorova, Katrin Lohse Stainless steel pool Berndorf Metall- und Bäderbau GmbH Leobersdorfer Str. 26 AT-2560 Berndorf www.berndorf-baederbau.com Author Kauffmann Theilig & Partner Photos Stephan Falk (BAUBILD) Official opening April 2016 Project costs (with incidental costs) EUR 10.5 million

HARMONIOUS UNIT ’S BAD OUTDOOR POOL IN WALDKIRCH, GERMANY Many parts of the outdoor pool extending along the bend in the river Elz and dating back to 1968 were in need of modernisation. The pool had gained a nondescript appearance as a result of isolated bouts of modernisation and repair. Fully modernising the facility, general planner KTP GmbH has succeeded in reorganising the various zones and accessibility by applying an overarching strategy. In addition to modernisation and the construction of new pools with stainless steel linings, its focus was also on the renewal of the entire building services and plant equipment, the reorganisation of the changing rooms, and pool accessibility. All areas of the outdoor pool were redesigned. The building construction has been subordinated to the landscape, with the structures being embedded in the landscaping of the site’s open and greened spaces. Landscaping and building structures have merged here to yield a seamless, harmonious unit. Entrance hill The new main entrance is in the northwest via a redesigned forecourt containing parking space for cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Taking the outward form of a large hill and at the same time screening off the adjacent sports

grounds to the northwest, the new entrance building guides the user through a spacious opening into the interior. The eastern side of the roof surfaces is used as greened, sunbathing areas for the outdoor pool. Arranged in a free spatial configuration, the interior, whose surfaces are dominated by wood and exposed concrete, house the ticket desks, changing rooms, wet areas and plant rooms. The transitions from indoors to outdoors and from the roof to the landscape are seamless. The interiors are naturally illuminated via domelights and via openings in the façades looking out onto the sports grounds to the northwest. sb 3/2017

Lounge building Access via the old entrance in the southwest has been retained as a side entrance with a turnstile for season ticket holders. The existing entrance building has been removed except for the street-level storey with parking spaces, changing rooms for the adjacent sports facilities and storage space about the bathing level. Above all this, a lounge-like wooden roof marks the boundary of the bathing areas in the south and west and also provides the necessary sound abatement for the adjoining residential area, with storage space and clubrooms at the rear. In front of it is a high-grade wooden terrace. The lounge develops formally out of the extension of the new entrance building with a faĂ§ade of upright louvres that sb 3/2017

nevertheless permit a view of the adjoining sports grounds to the northwest. A wooden stand arranged in front of it replaces the old solid concrete stand structure. Fully accessible bathing deck A fully accessible bathing deck of uniformly sand-coloured artificial stone unites all the pools as well as all the necessary pool surrounds. Seating steps and ledges of concrete enclose the bathing deck where it adjoins the greened areas. The 50-metre pool in the western area has been upgraded and provided with a stainless steel lining. The separate diving pool with its unique diving tower design has been newly built in reinforced concrete with 1- and 3-metre boards. The new non-swimmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 29

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pool in the form of three intersecting circles of stainless steel, fills the space on the opposite, eastern side. The pools consist of a lazy river ride with integrated bench seats, bubbler system, massage jets and neck showers; a non-swimmers’ pool with a sloping access zone; and a slide pool. An existing giant flume has been modernised and repositioned. A wide slide, children’s slide and various water attractions are also included. The previously modernised children’s pool has been structurally extended and integrated in a dedicated children’s play area. 30

Greened bank A greened bank as an elevation in the landscape and serving as a boundary to the footpath along the river borders the variedly treated outdoor areas of the facility and links all the areas in a single landscaped gesture. Integrated in the bank are oval wooden decks as supplementary sunbathing areas and viewing platforms as well as a fence. In addition, there is also a play ship in the south near the children’s area in the approaches to the bank. The existing trees have been largely retained, with more trees added. Grass carpets and plantings with grasses extend all sb 3/2017

over the outdoor pool grounds and even onto the greened roof areas. The materials of the facility as a whole are reduced to the interplay of concrete, wood, stainless steel and greened areas. Energy and plant equipment The building service and pool equipment installations have been fully replaced along with the plant rooms. The supply pipes and drains also had to be renewed. The pools receive their basic heating from a solar sb 3/2017

collector system. In periods of bad weather, they are heated additionally by the heating system via heat exchangers. The water circuits of the swimming and non-swimmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pools are separate, and it is possible to set different temperatures. The rate of pool water circulation can also be controlled as required in relation to the measured values for more cost-effective operation. A separate back-flushing tank serves as a heat exchanger. The interior rooms are naturally ventilated, and only the wet rooms and changing rooms in the interior are served by a decentralised extract air system. 31

Location Calgary (AB), Canada Client/operator City of Calgary Architects GEC Architecture Suite 300, 2207 4th Street SW CA-Calgary, Alberta, T2S 1X1 www.gecarchitecture.com Staff David Edmunds, Partner-In-Charge Andrew Tankard, Project Architect Noel Heard, Designer Lacey Pearn, Interior Designer Sylvia Gacek, Technical Lead Cody Holliday, Contract Administrator Authors Robyn Erhardt and Michael Chomik GEC Architecture Photos dsTroyer photography / David Troyer Official opening September 2016 Construction costs USD 44,454,650 (EUR 39.5 million)

INCLUSIVE FACILITY REMINGTON YMCA POOL AND WELLNESS FACILITY IN CALGARY The Remington YMCA serves the citizens of Calgary and the surrounding area as a hub for health, wellness, and community spirit. Designed by GEC Architecture (GEC), the YMCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansive glazing and bright, open spaces invoke a sense of connection, sparking interest and encouraging participation. The facility embodies the City of Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy to build vibrant communities, and features leisure and competition pools, a hot tub and sauna, a gymnasium, running track, fitness area, daycare, childminding, and public library. The Remington YMCA creates an iconic entrance to Quarry Park: a re-imagined inner city neighborhood with modern architecture and urban planning. The YMCA is given prominence amid the office buildings by being situated at the end of the linear park set back from the street. The facility entrance is marked by a plaza which provides space for public gatherings or spontaneous activities.

Inclusive and connected interior environment While traditional wellness facilities typically separate each program element, the Remington YMCA celebrates the integration of activities. From the central spine of the facility users can see the natatorium, the glass-walled gymnasium, the library, and the daycare. One central control point leads a visitor to each sb 3/2017

distinct activity area. Overhead a floating running track encircles the gymnasium adding dynamic energy to each space. Extensive glazing allows natural light to illuminate most spaces and visually connects users with the outdoors. Timber is used prominently throughout the facility for its structural, aesthetic, and sustainable qualities. The glulam beams run the length of the facility sb 3/2017

supporting the long-span spaces and lending a natural warmth to the urban facility. Inclusiveness & accessibility Universal inclusiveness and accessibility were pillars of the design, supporting all abilities and demographics for a safe, welcoming environment. Responding to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolving cultural and family needs, GEC designed the YMCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s universal change room: the first of 33

its kind in Alberta and among few in Canada. The universal change room provides an open, barrier-free change area to support a diversity of abilities, orientations, and family arrangements. The design eliminates the pressure on people to choose which change room to enter. In addition, the change rooms include oversized private change stalls for families and people with attendants. More design features incorporated are braille wayfinding, a barrier-free environment, pool-lifts, double-wide corridors and entries, and an audio system compatible with acoustic guidance technologies. 34

Integrating the storm water canal The Remington YMCA is sustainably designed to reflect a uniquely Calgarian perspective. The site is the terminus for the existing storm water canal and has integrated sustainable storm water techniques including riparian vegetation and bio retention areas. The heat and power co-generation system, which produces electrical and thermal energy from natural gas, significantly reduces waste energy and greenhouse gas emissions, the operational cost of the facility, and the capital costs of a boiler capacity and backup generator. The use of timber throughout the facility effectively sequesters carbon in the material, reducing the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere. sb 3/2017

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SOURCE OF WELL-BEING AND SPORT “SOURCÉANE” LEISURE AND WELLNESS POOL IN DOUAI, FRANCE

Location Le Raquet, Douai, France Client/operator Communauté d’Agglomération du Douaisis, Douai Architects Auer Weber Assoziierte GmbH Sandstraße 33 DE-80335 Munich www.auer-weber.de Team Stefan Niese, Till Kamp, Anne Krins, Maximilian Kneucker, Charles Martin, Markus Böhm, Catharina Gebel, Silvan Halm, Michael Mair, Julian Stein, Weishan Lian Author Auer Weber Assoziierte GmbH Photos Aldo Amoretti, Barcelona Official opening December 2016 Construction costs EUR 20.5 Mio.

In Douai in northern France, 40 km south of Lille, the new Le Raquet “EcoQuartier” is being developed. The distinctive feature of this urban development project is its green belt of five interlinked parks. At the north-eastern end, the Parc Urbain forms the interface between an artistic park landscape and urban structures. This is where the first public amenity has been created: the new “Sourcéane” leisure and wellness pool. Responsible for the design are Munich architects Auer Weber. The duality between the urban and rural context, between the hard and the soft, finds its answer in the form and orientation of the design: in the northeast, the sharp angularity of the façades enters into dialogue with its urban neighbourhood; in the southwest, the building’s appearance is marked by gentle contours echoing the pool’s surrounding grounds integrated into the landscape. Its greenery merges into that of the adjacent park. Link between the park and its urban forecourt The building’s topographic character becomes visible from the park’s viewpoint: the built, gently domed relief forms a foundation that creates a soft transition with the greenery while delimiting it at the same time.

The gently ascending terraces offer a variety of sitting and reclining opportunities integrated in the topography. They also form the plinth for the façades, resolving into layers of minerals and thus applying the design principle of flowing landscape forms to the pool’s interior. The roof corpus, a large “umbrella” spanning the poolscape, is part of the outdoor space strategy and becomes a connecting element between the building, its grounds and the park landscape. Pool facility with two main levels On the ground floor are the foyer, changing rooms and spacious pool zone. The latter comprises a competition area and a fun area with a variety of leisure activities for families. sb 3/2017

The competition pool 33 metres long, 25 metres wide and 2 metres deep satisfies the competition regulations for water polo. Adjacent to this is the swimming instruction and leisure pool (190 m²) with a lazy river ride. The children’s area comprises two pools (48 m² and 28 m²) equipped with water attractions.

Here, over 900 m² of space is taken up by the indoor and outdoor pools (32 °C) with bubble seats, three saunas (one of them outdoors), a Turkish bath, a frigidarium, a herbal sauna and a solarium. Five individual treatment rooms are available for facial treatments and care applications.

Terraces of concrete form an angular stand for 500 spectators around the competition pool. Its steps serve as a link between indoors and outdoors. They stretch in the northeast as far as the forecourt, articulating it with different levels and forming seamless transitions between the landscape, interior and urban surroundings.

The outdoor spaces consist of organically shaped terraces in the southwest of the facility form. The outdoor and indoor pools and reclining zones merge into one another.

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Light for illumination and atmosphere The façade in the east, and particularly the glazed southwest façade, create transparency and offer views of the park area while also providing pleasant natural illumination of the pool’s interior and admitting the necessary solar energy. 37

Oriented to the south, the domelights following the lines of the main structure and taking the form of angled incisions into the roof reinforce the dynamic character and light-flooded atmosphere of the poolscape.

– the interior and exterior spaces engage in communication. Light and water convert walls and ceilings into reflective, vibrating surfaces and set off the reduced materials of wood and exposed concrete to good effect.

To suit different functions and needs, individual lighting moods can be generated. A balance is achieved between comfort, light quality and the desired visual relationships

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Location Surrey, BC, Canada Client/operator City of Surrey Design Architect and Architect of Record Bing Thom Architects Inc. 1430 Burrard Street CA-Vancouver BC V6Z 2A3 www.bingthomarchitects.com Team Bing Thom, Venelin Kokalov, Michael Heeney, Shinobu Homma, James Brown, Francis Yan, Lisa Potopsingh, Marcos Hui, Amirali Javidan, Alexander Buss, Nicole Hu, Johnnie Kuo, Eileen Keenan, Arthur Tseng, Andy Yan Associate Architect Shape Architecture Structural Architect Fast + Epp Author Bing Thom Architects Inc Photos Ema Peter Official opening 2015 Construction costs CAD 38.6 million (EUR 25.5 million)

BRIDGE OVER WATER GUILDFORD AQUATIC CENTRE IN SURREY, BC, CANADA Guildford Aquatic Centre is a 7,000 square meter expansion to the existing Guildford Recreation Centre. The new Aquatic Centre is a recreation and therapeutic aquatic destination, providing training opportunities for swimming, water polo, and other aquatic sports as well as the capacity to host competitive swimming events. The unique architectural and urban design features of the aquatic centre come from Bing Thom Architects. Greeting the patrons at the main entrance is an interior bridge that guides them directly across the natatorium towards the existing library and recreation facilities to the west. This unique approach allows the public to arrive at the new building with a spectating view of the pool activities below. Rhythm of solid and void The design is conceived as a magic box with the pixelated precast concrete exterior acting in tension with the white pearl natatorium interior. The charcoal tones of the precast concrete present an animated faĂ§ade in symphony with the transparent curtain wall, creating a rhythm

of solid and void. The fluidity of the landscape enclosing the building was strategically designed to accommodate the existing slopes of the site, providing desired pedestrian entry points as well as acting as a foil to the rectiÂ linear architectural form. Terraced rain gardens which were composed for storm-water retention help create an ecological habitat as well as providing a water garden, which can be viewed from the interior pool deck. Elevated above the terraced gardens is a meandering pathway which invites the incoming patrons to the main entrance of the building. sb 3/2017

Deliberated placed glazing Early in the design process, it was determined that lighting would be used as one of the principle elements of the natatorium. The desire was to maximize the impact of sunlight while acknowledging the heavy energy consumption notorious with this building type, notably the challenge of managing heat gain and loss from expansive glazing. To address this, the design team chose to limit the amount of glazing and to be very deliberate in its placement in order to maximize daylight impact and minimize glare at the water level. sb 3/2017

Windows are located at pool deck level allowing selectively framed views to the surrounding gardens. As the natatorium is entirely lit by indirect lighting from the truss, the interior wall finish was carefully selected with specific tint and gloss levels, in order to achieve the desired reflectivity. The continuous ribbon of skylights allows beams of sunlight streaking across the walls and moving with the time of day, enhancing the animation of the natatorium.

1 East Entrance 2 Brigde 3 West Entrance 4 West Entry plaza 5 Reception/Lobby 6 Administration 7 Spectator seating 5 4

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‘Wood First Policy’ initiative The main feature of the natatorium is the prefabricated wood truss system, generated from the City’s ‘Wood First Policy’ initiative. The architects worked closely with the designbuilder to create a pre-assembled truss fully integrated with lighting, mechanical services and acoustic absorption. The prefabrication process also greatly reduced the construction time. As the prime architectural feature in the natatorium, the wood truss provides both economical and unique solutions to the structural and operational requirements of the facility. The 22 wood V-shaped trusses were prefabricated and installed with the services in place. The 29 meter long 42

trusses are made from CNC cut Laminated Strand Lumber panels, comprised structurally of glulam top and bottom chords, LSL webbing, and plywood deck. Inside the trusses are pre-installed mechanical ducts, sprinklers, up-lighting, and acoustic ceiling insulation. The trusses are designed particularly to enhance up-lighting, and built-in catwalks allow easy access. The method allowed for rapid on-site assembly with no scaffolding. The design approach to use wood trusses has many benefits, among them corrosion resistance, ease of maintenance, as well as being a material that is renewable and sequesters carbon. sb 3/2017

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YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION HARBOUR BATH HASLE HAVNEBAD IN HASLE, DENMARK

Location Hasle (Bornholm), Denmark Client/operator Bornholms Municipality and Realdania Architect White arkitekter A/S Njalsgade 21G DK-2300 Copenhagen www.white.dk Staff Katrine Hvidt, Martin Münter, Mikkel Olsen, Fredrik Pettersson (Project manager) Author Julie Boldt Mark Photos Esben Zøllner Olesen Signe Find Larsen Official opening June 2013 Construction costs 1,142,880 EUR

The town of Hasle on the island of Bornholm holds historical importance as a local port for industry, fishing and its ferry service. However, Hasle Harbour has been affected by changing transport routes and a declining fishing industry. Hasle Havnebad is now revitalising the harbour as a place for living and recreation. White arkitetker A/S have created an activity spot in the harbour for year-round usage comprising a floating platform, jumping base, 15 m long basin, 17 m² children’s pool, diving platforms and a sauna. The manmade harbour has become established over a long period of time. The different layers of development are easily read, the harbour being composed of a series of basins protected by numerous layers of breakwaters. Hasle town is situated on a sloping, west-facing coastline next to the harbour, overlooking the sea. Hasle Harbour is defined by its numerous breakwaters which protect the harbour from the surge of the Baltic Sea, but also obscure the view to the horizon and restrict access to the sea. These contextual obstacles have driven the design of the new bath. Hasle Havnebad is a floating platform placed within the network of breakwaters. The characteristic architecture of the harbour pool

responds to the harbour and the surrounding landscape. The platforms are laid out as floating carpets on the water, connecting the sea and the mainland. One of the key challenges in swimming facilities is safety and visibility. Hasle Havnebad was designed to create maximum visibility from the land to the water bodies where swimming is allowed. Running jump From the horizontal plane of the platform, two stair formations project from that base, one extending 6 metres into the air from where people can jump into the ocean. This characteristic and expressive formation is visible from the city and makes the harbour bath a landmark and a point sb 3/2017

of orientation in Hasle. The main stair formation combines a number of functions; diving platforms are inte grated as extensions of the steps and seating is laid out in a staggered pattern, following the module of the walking steps. These platforms have alternating widths that accommodate upright seating as well as more relaxed postures. The stairways are used for relaxing and sun bathing, and in the evening it is the perfect spot to enjoy the sunset. A 25-metre ramp connects the bath to the shore, and while the slope of the ramp changes with the water levels, it is functional for disabled use within normal water level fluctuations. A building at the ramp’s landing contains two saunas, one heated by electricity and one with a wood fire, toilet and outdoor changing area. These service facilities enable the harbour bath to be an attractive year-round venue allowing visitors to embrace the Nordic tradition of jumping into cold water and warming up in the sauna. Harsh environment The location inside the harbour provides protection from the fierce winter weather. The materials have been sb 3/2017

chosen for their durability in the harsh saltwater environment, comprising concrete, steel, azobé timber (FSC-certified) and fibreglass (pool bottoms). The concrete pontoon was constructed on a nearby beach and towed into its permanent location. Using materials from a local manufacturer supports local industry. Summer and winter swimming The structure of Hasle Havnebad is a permanent installation to minimise operating costs, including general maintenance of the facilities, electricity for the sauna and lifeguards during the summer. Use of the harbour pool is admission-free. Membership of the sauna, however, costs about EUR 55 per season due to the extra operating costs. The winter swimming club Den Varme Viking currently has 150 members. The sauna building has become even more popular than anticipated when it was built in 2013, and the operator Bornholms Regionskommune is planning to make alterations to accommodate more people in the sauna in the near future.

NEXT STOP: SWIMMING POOL KENNEDY TOWN SWIMMING POOL IN HONG KONG Kennedy Town Swimming Pool owes its distinctive shape to the streets and historical tram line that define the triangular site. Inspired by a shell, the building addresses the experience of arrival to Kennedy Town by tram or road from the east. With its low-lying form of the building the designers of Farrells respect the panoramic views that nearby residents enjoyed prior to the development and draw inspiration from its proximity to the harbour. The matte finished cladding systems were specifically chosen to reduce disruptive reflections.

Location Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China) Client Leisure and Culture Services Department Operator MTR Corporation Limited Architect Farrells Stefan Krummeck Suite 1301, 625 Kings Road HK-North Point www.farrells.com Author Farrells Photos Farrells Official opening April 2017 Construction costs HKD 750 million (EUR 85,910,500)

Re-provisioning of Kennedy Town Swimming Pool (KTSP) was a critical enabling project for the construction of MTRC West Island Line Kennedy Town Station as well as an important civic building in an old neighbourhood, which started in 2008. Today the station operates on the old Kennedy Town Swimming Pool site while the new KTSP occupies a reclaimed site at the entrance of Kennedy Town District. Both projects, while located at opposite ends of the district, exemplifies Farrells’ approach with tailored responses towards the nature of the building, connectivity, sense of arrival and identity in this small residential community. KTSP acts as the head of the extended of the Belcher Bay Park landscape with punched openings for water pools and shaded community garden at the tip. The unique low-lying saucer-like form of KTSP not only serves as an extension to the park, but it creates a dominant formal mediation between its horizontality with the dense chopstick vertical towers in the back.

Construction in two phases The former Kennedy Town Swimming Pool on Smithfield road was demolished to make way for a new MTRC station, necessitating the re-provisioning of the pool on a nearby site. The first phase of the new pool complex was completed in 2011, while the second and final phase was slated for completion in October 2016. In order to realize the station, KTSP had to be constructed in two phases over a course of six years to coincide. Phase 1 consisted of the outdoor pools and all the main functional, support and plant rooms necessary to operate the venue. It was opened to the public on May 2010 while the Phase 2 site remained a works area for removal of debris from tunneling works. Phase 2 consisted of the indoor pools and associated plant rooms, outdoor landscaped resting area and decanting of accommodations. Practical completion was achieved on October 2016 and the whole of KTSP re-opened for the outdoor swimming season in April 2017. sb 3/2017

Roof cladding with zinc The shape of the sweeping zinc roof responds to the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s context: the orientation of the outdoor pool maximises the view of Victoria Harbour while shielding swimmers from the noise of the main bus and tram route to the east. Natural zincâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-healing properties and ability to return to its ultimate patina was appropriate for a building constructed in two phases with a six year gap. The workability and installation of zinc using traditional standing seam method allowed the complex surface geometry to be refined and made watertight on site. Indoor pool hall flooded with natural light Light weight, long spans, transparency, natural light and excellent performance against solar gain were key criteria in the selection of materials for window walls and the roof over the indoor pool. Laminated glass with a high performance PVB layer was chosen for window walls while insulated PTFE membrane was used for the roof light, flooding the indoor pool hall with natural light. Ultimately the latest version of insulated PTFE membrane which demonstrated better thermal and acoustics values prevailed. While views to the sky was given up in the sb 3/2017

process, abundant natural light fills the indoor pool hall. Operable windows allow natural ventilation as well as solar collectors. Conceptually, KTSP acts as an extended landscape with punched openings for water pools and a community garden. Air conditioning to the venue is limited to the crush hall, management office, first aid room and lifeguard staff rooms. Pre-treated air was provided in the indoor pool hall to maintain an indoor temperature of 29 degrees Celsius. During cooler and dryer winter seasons, natural ventilation to the hall is achieved with the motorized windows on all four sides of the hall. Mechanical ventilation operates in other areas such as sanitary facilities and changing rooms. Indoor pool lighting minimizes glare and reflection off pool surface. High bay lighting along the perimeter of the pool and above the pool deck between pools facilitates easy maintenance. As a public swimming pool, KTSP complies with accessibility guidelines. A number of ramps, lifts, tactile paths and signage, accessible toilets and changing rooms assist persons in need to freely move in and out of the facilities. 47

ARE INTER-MUNICIPAL POOL PROJECTS A SOLUTION TO THE MODERNISATION BACKLOG? SUCCESS FACTORS: POTENTIAL, DEMAND, FOCUS AND ATTENDANCE LEVELS Author

Dr Christian Kuhn DSBG Sportstättenbetriebs- und Planungsgesellschaft [Sport Facility Operation and Planning Company] Head of the Pools Unit as Deputy Chairman of IAKS Germany

Swimming pools are the most costly municipal sports facilities – in terms of not only investment, but also operation. About a quarter of the life-cycle costs are the consequence of the original investment (interest, loan repayment, depreciation), while three quarters arise during pool operation. In the above-mentioned study, over half of the surveyed pools expressed their intention to reduce the modernisation backlog or even eliminate it all together. High modernisation backlog Swimming pool density in Germany is among the highest in the world. Many competition pools go back to the days of the Golden Plan development programme for sports facilities. Most of the outdoor pools are older, so the need for pool modernisation continues to be high. In one of the most comprehensive surveys in the pool sector, performed by the German Pools Association (DGfdB), it has been found that the modernisation backlog in German pools amounts to roughly EUR 5 billion, while other sources quote a sum of EUR 10 billion or more. Remarkably, the modernisation backlog is particularly high in municipalities with either a very high or very low population. Modernisation needs in relation to size of town City

(population over 100,000)

64,3 %

Large town

(population 50,000 to 100,000)

35,8 % 48,4 %

Medium-size town

(population 20,000 to 50,000)

Small town

(population 10,000 to 20,000)

54,7 %

Very small town

(population less than 10,000)

54,4 %

Source: DGfdB (ed.): Modernisation needs and closure plans in the German pool sector, AB 12/2016

If one combines the necessity to eliminate the modernisation backlog with the age-related need for change in response to changing demand for pools, totally new demand arises. This demand comes from three main areas: 1. Newly built pools and upgraded existing pools with new focuses should be coordinated regionally, or better still, supra-regionally, in terms of distribution. 2. The focus of pools must reflect actual demand and tasks. 3. Pool operation must dictate the planning and architectural focus and note vice-versa. In his article “Stable demand – challenges and opportunities of the pool market”, in “sb” 3/2015, Dr Stefan 48

Kannewischer showed that pool distribution must adopt a phased procedure. Some national funding programmes only fund new projects if this funding does not cause economic harm to projects already funded. A national master plan for the distribution of pools does not exist. It makes sense to issue guidelines on distribution, which are also necessary because of federal competence. This is one of the central appeals of the “Bäderallianz Deutschland” (German Pool Alliance). Inter-municipal approach For the time being, the affected municipalities can only pragmatically act on the principle of assessing demand as inter-municipally as possible and cooperating inter-municipally with a sober and far-sighted attitude. The goal is not parochialism, but the best-possible distribution with the best-possible use of financial resources. As an obligatory task, school sport must usually be served comprehensively on a decentralised basis. The appropriate type of pool must be functional and inexpensive. The greater the demand for leisure and health (the same also applies to water sports with high space needs and special requirements), the more it is a question of coordinating distribution inter-municipally to meet actual demand. Synergetic and professional operation in centralised units will thus save money in terms of both investment and operation. Focus on the pool user The focus must be on the behaviour of users and their motivation. The size of the local population in regions with the same travel time is to be ascertained. Socio demographic data and purchasing power are, for example, to be set against user behaviour, frequency of pool use and the proportion of users. This pool user potential is affected, firstly, by competition (among pools or from nonpool activities) and by the pool’s own space allocation programme and attractiveness. An experienced analyst with extensive knowledge of the sector should do the groundwork here, as the number of users with their motivations (e.g. competition, health, leisure) is the basis for the focus in the allocation of space and operating philosophy and hence the basis for all economic effects. sb 3/2017

Procedure for pool master planning Source: DSBG Sportstättenbetriebs- und Planungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Herne, 2017

Our pools often suffer from an inappropriate focus and the associated inability to meet actual demand, which results in low usage. At modern pools, over half of users are motivated by a desire for leisure. Growing here is the group of health-oriented users who seek courses, bathing in thermal waters or brine, or simply exercise in the water. The more competitive users are divided roughly evenly into club swimmers and individual users. Demand is rising from the latter group, because swimming can be practised alone or in a group, at agreed times or when one feels like it.

For professional pool master planning, inspections of the structural and technical state of the building and of operational and economic matters are first necessary. From this it becomes evident what can be done with and starting from the present structure. Demand must also be surveyed locally, regionally and beyond the region to yield the potential. This should be updated demographically, as pools are facilities with long operation cycles and have to be designed far-sightedly for long-term demand.

The assessment of demand dictates the pool’s focus This matches the trend towards socially oriented individual sports groups. Even in this distribution, it becomes obvious that, for reasons of public added value, swimming pools as costly facilities must no longer be made primarily available to the competitive swimmers of a municipality alone. What is required is a scientific survey of demand, on which the focus of operation is based. This gives rise to the space allocation programme implemented by planners. The architect only becomes involved in the process when the focus of operation and the space allocation have been justified by actual demand and agreed on with civic leaders. This saves costly and time-consuming changes at the planning stage and rules out difficulty in explaining political decisions.

Round table The feasible options and demand are introduced as input at a goals workshop. This is where political decision-makers as well as multipliers of the main user groups come to a recommendation for the pool’s focus, which is approved by local government. These operational (service quality, opening times, prices, offers, courses, events, theming, user groups, occupancy) and planning focuses (space allocation, equipment, quality) are interlinked and mutually dependent. The workshop should be moderated and structured by an experience team of planners and operators. The effects of possible decisions as well as market requirements and best practices will inform the discussion and recommendations for action.

Professional pool master planning The revised DIN 18205 (assessment of demand in building construction) illustrates that demand has to be assessed at the beginning of the planning and construction process. What is usual for any supermarket or cinema is still a rarity in the pool industry. Why is so little importance attached to the focus of pool operation, which generates three quarters of costs? Shouldn’t the downstream costs and the best-possible use of public resources be reason enough to give pools a professional focus? sb 3/2017

If the process is organised in the manner described, decision-makers and users will back the agreements. The matters that need to be discussed thoroughly are discussed thoroughly not at the planning stage but in advance. Decisions are based on factual information and not solely on political lobbying. Pools today are properly managed rather than administered facilities, so they deserve to be professionally focused, designed, built and operated. The tasks, goals and framework conditions must be settled at the beginning of the process so that the pool project is a success. 49

TEMPORARY ICE STADIUM

FACELIFT IN TURNHOUT, BELGIUM

Building a new arena in the sports hub of Lausanne is now going ahead, complete with an ice rink and an indoor swimming hall with Olympic pools. It will take two years to finish the new arena. But not to worry, the National League A hockey club will still to be able to train and host games in the arena as usual during the two-year construction phase – in a temporary ice hockey stadium built by NUSSLI.

The pool in the Belgian town of Turnhout has been given a thorough facelift – and an extension of its facilities. The DBFMO project now has training and teaching pools, a fun zone and a wellness area.

The LHC’s (Lausanne Hockey Club) interim stadium will be 66 metres wide and 96 metres long. An ice rink and a grandstand system with 6,700 spectator seats are planned for the hall interior. Athletes and fans will still have all their usual amenities: a hospitality zone, media and press rooms, cloakrooms, offices, equipment rooms, a shop and ticket office will also be built in the stadium. Turnkey solutions provider NUSSLI planned this innovative project with support from BG Ingenieure Lausanne. The reason why this project is so innovative is that it will be the first temporary ice stadium ever built. The extensive range of equipment necessary for producing the ice and the resulting humidity posed a thorny, but definitely not unsolv able challenge for the planners. They are already considering other options for the fully equipped temporary ice stadium when it is no longer required as a temporary stadium for the LHC. Among other things, the new building will serve as the Lausanne Hockey Club’s home stadium and as the location of the 2020 Youth Olympics.

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Structural improvement work has been performed on the basement, pool basins, floors and plant rooms, and the technology employed guarantees a final and sustainable solution for the pool. To deal with ground water issues, 1,680 cubic metres of concrete has been used, which is approximately 4 million kilos. The leisure pool has a great deal to offer all ages, with a kids’ world, a fun and leisure zone and a 25 metre training pool and a beginners’ pool – both with moveable floors. The wellness area has a whirlpool, sauna and three steam rooms. The play zone and the 74 metre long slide stand out particularly. The slide has three dimensional effects, for which the user can choose his or her own theme, like Halloween or disco. Or you can try and score as many points as possible along the way by touching parts of the slide. The restaurant area offers views of the kids’ world and the 25 metre pool. Outside, a spray park has been realised. This DBFMO project has been realised together with ESSA engineers and architects, and with operator Optisport, who will operate the pool for 20 years.

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FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY AT KETTELER HOF

VARIETY OF 3D PRINTING APPLICATIONS

On 1 April, the Ketteler Hof leisure park in Haltern am See opened an indoor play centre with nine different theme worlds covering a total area of around 2,000 m². The kids can embark on an exciting world tour that takes them from the North Pole to the Alps and even into space! In the toddlers’ play area, where the theme is taken from a German parlour game “Stadt-Land-Fluss” (town, country, river), a playfix indoor safety floor from BSW in Bad Berleburg provides the required safe surface for soft landings. Romping around in a corn bath, riding on tractors, building an obstacle course with their parents – the toddlers’ area focuses squarely on enjoying physical activity and combining the experience of play with the senses and the emotions. Famous for its imaginative play areas, the Ketteler Hof adventure park’s philosophy encourages children to join in actively, rather than consume passively. This is something that can be senses in all areas, right down to the smallest detail, and, in this respect, the playfix indoor floor from BSW conforms to the park operator’s requirements.

Melos GmbH, based in Melle near Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, is a leading manufacturer of plastics for sport and leisure floorings. Melos is currently developing a new business area, expanding into the field of additive manufacturing processes. This will complement the company’s traditional expertise in rubber and compounding. A team of developers led by Jörg Siekmann, Managing Director, is rapidly building a high level of expertise in the area of 3D printing. Their primary aim is to become specialists in paste extrusion techniques with a wide variety of materials. The new printer head combines a variety of methods used in additive manufacturing but is primarily based on the FFF process (Fused Filament Fabrication).

Firstly, the structure of the elastic protective layer and seamless PU surface guarantees the safety of little explorers, because playfix indoor has certified fall protection properties for fall heights of up to 3 metres. Secondly, the scope for coloured design transforms the floor itself into an item of play apparatus. For instance, the architect of the indoor area, Jolanta Teschner of Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Teschner garden and landscape designers in Dülmen, has designed a river flowing through a green meadow. This not only integrates the playfix floor into the “town-country-river” theme, but also encourages children to include the floor in their games. Fixed playing equipment, such as the large tractor in the corn/ball pool, is enclosed seamlessly by playfix indoor. BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH www.berleburger.com sb 3/2017

Here, the elastomer-based granules are transformed into a highly viscous paste using a special binding agent. The structure of the granules can be adapted to the requirements of the application. The form and size distribution of the solid granules affect the printing process and have to be carefully matched to achieve the best result. The diameter of the printer head nozzle and a number of other process parameters can be adjusted accordingly. This significantly improves efficiency in printing large volume components. Jörg Siekmann: “We are continuing to grow and develop our company. Our product portfolio will soon include 3D printing. The possibilities are fascinating and we see extraordinary potential for three-dimensional design techniques in shaping playground areas all over the world. Our journey is just beginning. We want to certify more materials and develop processes for a sustainable future. We expect to add further applications soon and are always open to new challenges.” Primary applications include the production of playground figures or simplifying the construction of moulds with difficult geometries. Melos GmbH www.melos-gmbh.com 51

PLAYPARC AT A NEW SITE

BEST LIGHTING CONDITIONS

As of 1 June you can reach us at a new address. After a long period of preparation, we are now looking forward to moving our office and parts of production to our new facilities in Bad Driburg-Siebenstern. We shall be leaving our old facilities after over 39 years – which is a pity, but the old premises have become too small to accommodate our steady growth of the last few years.

A new mecca for climbing fans has been available since mid-2016 in Telfs, located around 30 kilometres from Innsbruck in Austria. At the “Bergstation“, recreational sportsmen, amateur/professional climbers and boulderers can scale 80 routes within a climbing area of more than 1,000 square metres both indoors and outdoors. Osram has developed a customised, high-performance and efficient LED lighting solution for the climbing centre, enabling cost-efficient operation of the system and contributing to climbers having ideal sight and therefore a safe grip throughout.

What will change on 1 June 2017: • • •

New postal address: Zur Kohlstätte 9, 33014 Bad Driburg, Germany New P.O. Box: Postfach 1118, 33001 Bad Driburg, Germany New telephone number: +49 (0) 5253 / 40599-0

What will NOT change on 1 June 2017: • • • •

Bank details Management, contact persons Internet and email addresses Parts of our wooden apparatus production in Willebadessen

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Osram Lighting Solutions drew up an exacting lighting concept for the Telfs Climbing Centre in the Tyrol region: the operators stipulated standard-compliant, glare-free lighting with high contrast and low shadowing. Simultaneously, the lighting solution had to be highly flexible and guarantee uniform lighting because the climbing routes are frequently modified and optimum visual comfort must always be ensured. The specific technical challenge was to illuminate the climbing walls with as little glare as possible, primarily in the overhang sections and outdoor facilities. After an intensive inspection of the routes and an analysis of conditions on location, the Osram specialists specified LED trunking luminaires and LED floodlights as the main lighting solutions for the climbing facility. Bright general lighting throughout for indoors is implemented with the Modario PS LED trunking system, with LED track spotlights setting flexible accents. The high lumen-output, uniform illumination of the lead climbing hall and the climbing walls outdoors is implemented with Floodlight 20 Midi LED projectors. OSRAM GmbH www.osram.com sb 3/2017

SPORT ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL

25 YEARS OF ZELLER BÄDERBAU GMBH

Even from outside, the sports and multi-purpose hall in Stadtbergen developed by F64 Architekten has an elegant and sporty appearance. Thanks to a sunken playing field level, the 3-part hall has an eaves height of only 4.20 m. The interior seems airy and bright, thanks to skilful use of glass panes that light up the hall without any glare. Thanks to lowering the hall by one storey, the architects were able to minimise the effective cubage of the approximately 70 x 46 m building with regard to urban development. The building is accessed via three entrances specifically for secondary pupils, athletes and spectators. The latter access the grandstand areas directly, with no barriers to access for disabled people, while the playing field is located 3.25 m lower. When the three individual halls are joined together, this results in a very large sports field measuring 46 x 30 m. Capacity for spectators varies depending on use: for a football tournament, approximately 700 seats and 300 standing places are available, while if the whole hall is filled with seating, this gives up to 1,800 seats.

ZELLER bäderbau was founded 25 years ago by Willi Zeller and Josef Lassnig with company locations in Germany and Austria. In 1998 Willi Zeller left the company for health reasons and the Lassnig family took over his shares. In the following years the sons Marco and Dietmar Lassnig joined the company. For the direct processing of the French market, ZELLER France was founded in 2007.

The building materials selected are exemplary as far as their impact on the environment is concerned. The wooden components, such as the structural framework, doors and wall panelling, create a harmonious whole with the deep black DLW sports linoleum – which is also an absolutely healthy natural product. Linoleum is a mixture of linseed oil, resin, wood flour and cork on a jute backing. It has proved its worth as a highly durable and long-lasting surface covering in sports and multi-purpose halls. Thanks to its 4 mm thickness, Linodur Sport from DLW Flooring is extremely hard- wearing – even boisterous school and club parties have no adverse effect on the floor covering, and indeed highly concentrated loads from mat trollies and equipment or mobile stands for spectators are not a problem. DLW Flooring GmbH www.dlwsports.com sb 3/2017

In 2011 the production development plan - worked out in collaboration with the Wolf-Planning office in Heidenheim - was implemented. A brand-new modern office building and two further production halls with additional covered storage areas were erected. This building project more than doubled the production area. For years, ZELLER bäderbau GmbH, with its 80 employees, has been one of the leading manufacturers of stainless steel swimming pools for communal and public outdoor and indoor swimming pools on the German and European market. ZELLER bäderbau has many national and international references. This includes, for example, the construction in 2004 of the world‘s single-largest stainless steel pool in Tropical Islands, the former “Cargo Lifterhalle” near Berlin. After the second construction phase in 2006, the third construction phase with stainless steel swimming pools in the „Amazonia“ outdoor area was successfully realised in 2016. You get everything from a single source at ZELLER Bäderbau: from the initial consultation, in advance, the design and construction planning in 3D and the production and assembly with the company‘s own staff. ZELLER bäderbau GmbH www.zeller-baederbau.com 53

PROFESSIONALS & PROFILES

COMPANY INDEX FOLLOWING SERVICES AQUATIC CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT

DISPLAY AND SIGNAGE SYSTEMS

Anti Wave....................... 56 Benz............................... 56 Berndorf......................... 56 Bright Buildings................57 Eurotramp....................... 58 hsb..................................59 Kernig..............................59 Serge Ferrari................... 62

ENGO............................. 58 Signgrass........................ 62

DRAINAGE, ATHLETIC TRACK BORDERS ACO............................... 56 ANRIN............................ 56 Hauraton........................ 58 Labarre............................59

ARTIFICIAL TURF Kutter..............................59 POLYTAN.........................61 Porplastic.........................61 Signgrass........................ 62 Stargum.......................... 62 STRABAG........................ 62 Trofil............................... 62

CEILINGS, WINDOWS, WALLS Bright Buildings................57 CCSC...............................57 ISP...................................59 IST...................................59 Nagelstutz und Eichler..... 60 Serge Ferrari................... 62 Vector Foiltec.................. 62

CHANGING UNITS, CLOTHES LOCKERS Benz............................... 56 eccos pro.........................57 Neptunus........................ 60 Spieth............................. 62 Universal Sport............... 62 Züko............................... 63

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE heiler.............................. 58 Hörger.............................59 INTERGREEN....................59 Kutter .............................59 Labarre............................59 POLYTAN.........................61 Porplastic.........................61 SMG............................... 62 STRABAG........................ 62 Trofil............................... 62

ELASTIC LAYERS, PROTECTING SURFACES BSW................................57 KRAIBURG.......................59 Kutter..............................59 Melos............................. 60 Polytan............................61 Porplastic.........................61 Sekisui Alveo....................61 Spieth............................. 62 Stargum.......................... 62 Trofil............................... 62

GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT BSW................................57 KRAIBURG.......................59 Kutter..............................59 Labarre............................59 Novoter.......................... 60 Signgrass........................ 62

INDOOR EQUIPMENT ASB................................ 56 Benz............................... 56 BFGW..............................57 Eiden & Wagner...............57 Eurotramp....................... 58 Gütegemeinschaft........... 58 Spieth............................. 62 Weinberger..................... 63

MOBILE FLOORINGS, COVER SYSTEMS BSW................................57 ENGO............................. 58 Gerflor............................ 58 Hamberger......................59 Holz-Speckmann..............59 Ice-World Ice-Business.....59 Spieth............................. 62 Trofil............................... 62 Universal Sport............... 62

INDOOR SPORTS FLOORING ASB................................ 56 BSW................................57 Conica.............................57 Descol..............................57 DLW Flooring...................57 Gerflor............................ 58 Hamberger..................... 58 Herculan......................... 58 ISP...................................59 IST...................................59 KRAIBURG.......................59 Polytan............................61 Porplastic.........................61 Sekisui Alveo....................61 Stargum.......................... 62 Trofil............................... 62 Weinberger..................... 63

MULTI-SPORTS COURTS DSGN concepts................57 Eiden & Wagner...............57 Herculan......................... 58 Playparc.......................... 60 Sekisui Alveo....................61 Signgrass........................ 62 SMC2............................. 62 Stargum.......................... 62

NATURAL TURF heiler.............................. 58 INTERGREEN....................59 Kutter..............................59 Signgrass........................ 62 STRABAG........................ 62

IRRIGATION heiler.............................. 58 INTERGREEN....................59 Kutter..............................59 PERROT............................61 STRABAG........................ 62

HYBRID TURF EuroSportsTurf................ 58

ICE RESURFACERS ENGO............................. 58 Ice-World Ice-Business.....59 Züko............................... 63

LIGHTING heiler...............................59 INTERGREEN....................59 Kutter..............................59 OSRAM........................... 60 STRABAG........................ 62 Vector Foiltec.................. 62

ICE SPORTS EQUIPMENT.. AST................................ 56 ENGO............................. 58 GfKK.............................. 58 Ice-World Ice-Business.....59 Universal Sport............... 62 Züko............................... 63

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TEMPORARY, LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES

AST................................ 56 BSW................................57 Conica.............................57 Hamberger..................... 58 Herculan......................... 58 IST...................................59 KRAIBURG.......................59 Kutter..............................59 Melos............................. 60 Polytan............................61 Porplastic.........................61 Sekisui Alveo....................61 Signgrass........................ 62 Stargum.......................... 62 Trofil............................... 62 Weinberger..................... 63

AST................................ 56 ENGO............................. 58 GfKK.............................. 58 Ice-World Ice-Business.....59 Novoter.......................... 60 Züko............................... 63

ACO............................... 56 ANRIN............................ 56 CCSC...............................57 EuroSportsTurf................ 58 Hauraton.........................59 heiler.............................. 58 INTERGREEN................... 58 ISP...................................59 IST...................................59 Kernig..............................59 Kutter..............................59 Labarre............................59 Melos............................. 60 Novoter.......................... 60 Polytan............................61 Porplastic.........................61 Signgrass........................ 62 SMC2............................. 62 SMG............................... 62 STRABAG........................ 62

Neptunus........................ 60 PM Engineering................61 SMC2............................. 62 Vector Foiltec.................. 62

PERIMETER BOARDS, NETTING AST................................ 56 ENGO............................. 58 Universal Sport............... 62

PLANNING AND DESIGN ArenaProjekt................... 56 Bright Buildings................57 Brinkmann + Deppen.......57 Calles - De Brabant..........57 DSGN concepts................57 geo3............................... 58 Kernig..............................59 M3 Architectes............... 60 Pätzold + Snowadsky.......61 RAUMKUNST...................61 STRABAG........................ 62

POOL CONSTRUCTION, CERAMICS Agrob Buchtal................. 56

POOL CONSTRUCTION, MEMBRANE DLW Flooring...................57

ROOFING SYSTEMS PM Engineering................61 Serge Ferrari................... 62 SMC2............................. 62 Vector Foiltec.................. 62 waagner biro.................. 63

SANITARY, HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, ENERGY RECOVERY GfKK.............................. 58 Kernig..............................59 Novoter.......................... 60 SEW................................ 62

SECURITY SYSTEMS, FENCING Benz............................... 56 INTERGREEN....................59

SPORTS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT, SPORTS GOODS Anti Wave....................... 56 Benz............................... 56 CCSC...............................57 Eiden & Wagner...............57 Eurotramp....................... 58 Gütegemeinschaft........... 58 INTERGREEN....................59 Playparc.......................... 60 Spieth............................. 62 STRABAG........................ 62 Universal Sport............... 62

TESTING, QUALITY ASSURANCE BFGW..............................57 DSGN concepts................57 Gütegemeinschaft........... 58 ISP...................................59 IST...................................59

TICKETING, ACCESS SYSTEMS eccos pro.........................57

TURNKEY CONSTRUCTION SPORTS GROUND EQUIPMENT................... ANRIN............................ 56 Benz............................... 56 Eiden & Wagner...............57 Gütegemeinschaft........... 58 INTERGREEN....................59 Novoter.......................... 60 Polytan............................61 Porplastic.........................61 Serge Ferrari................... 62 Signgrass........................ 62 SMG............................... 62 STRABAG........................ 62 Universal Sport............... 62

hsb..................................59 Neptunus........................ 60 Nüssli.............................. 60 Pellikaan......................... 60 Vector Foiltec.................. 62

SPORTS HALL DIVIDERS. waagner biro.................. 63

STANDS, SEATING ENGO............................. 58 INTERGREEN....................59 Nüssli.............................. 60 waagner biro.................. 63 Weinberger..................... 63

POOL CONSTRUCTION, STAINLESS STEEL Berndorf......................... 56 hsb..................................59 Zeller.............................. 63

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COMPANY INDEX FROM A TO Z In the Professionals & Profiles section, members of the IAKS can publish news on a half-page in three issues per year. In addition, they also appear with their logo and contact details in the address list and directory of trades in each issue. At the

same time, they also benefit from the improved linkage of “sb“ with the IAKS website, for they also additionally receive an exclusive Premium entry in the online database.

ACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 320 24755 Rendsburg, Germany Phone +49(0)4331 354600 info@aco-online.de www.aco.com

ACO SPORT® includes drainage systems and components for sport, play and leisure facilities. They ensure that water is rapidly drained so that the sporting facilities can be used throughout the year safely and securely.

AGROB BUCHTAL Deutsche Steinzeug Keramik GmbH Buchtal 1 92521 Schwarzenfeld, Germany Phone +49(0)9435 3910 agrob-buchtal@deutsche-steinzeug.de www.agrob-buchtal.de

Deutsche Steinzeug Group is focused on its core competences in the business field of ceramic covering materials (wall and floor tiles, swimming baths and facades). Their products, which are predominantly manufactured at locations in Germany, make them distinct from their competitors. They have a comprehensive range as well as a depth of expertise in various project areas together with a targeted consultancy service.

ANRIN GmbH Siemensstraße 1 59609 Anröchte, Germany Phone +49(0)2947 97810 info@anrin.com www.anrin.com

ANRIN – a company from Germany, addresses the subject of drainage techniques innovatively and competently. Millions of manufactured and laid ANRIN drainage channels bear testimony of the experience on which specifi ers, dealers and contractors can rely. Repeatedly new, creative developments and improvements to the channel systems and gratings as well as in the interlocking and jointing techniques underscore the company‘s know-how in drainage technology.

Anti Wave International Pty Ltd 65 12th Ave, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4067 Phone +61 4 12 172 636 anti@anti.to www.anti.to

Anti Wave is dedicated to the design, innovation and production of the world’s finest performance swimming, water polo, leisure, pool deck and pool programming equipment. Anti Wave swimming racing lanes were first patented in 1975 and used in the World Swimming Championship in the same year. Since then Anti Wave products have continued to set the standard around the world for product quality and design and innovation. The Anti Wave MAXI Racing lane has been installed in most top aquatic centres around the world including FINA World Cup and Olympic Games.

ArenaProjekt i Sverige AB Box 300 14 200 61 Limhamn, Sweden Phone +46(0)40 6271380 info@arenaprojekt.com www.arenaprojekt.com

ArenaProjekt create the necessary conditions for the planning and construction of the arena or stadium by providing services like programming, feasibility studies, concept design, preliminary design, cost estimations, event customisation and quality insurance, ArenaProjekt are then involved throughout the feasibility study and design process, providing assistance to meet with all clients and stakeholders’ requirements, ensuring correct logistics, proper planning and the right technical requirements. All this in order to create the most well-planned and cost-effective arena possible.

ASB GlassFloor Systembau Horst Babinsky GmbH Fabrikstraße 14 83371 Stein, Germany Phone +49(0)8621 987410 info@asbglassfloor.com www.asbglassfloor.com

ASB is renowned for its ongoing global successful supply and install of high quality squash courts, also available in glass. The ASB GlassFloor is the next big thing to come from ASB. This floor offers the unique ability of individual marking lines for every sport via LED marking lines, full screen advertising and is available in any color. The ASB GlassFloor is a high performance sports floor with a life expectancy of 70 years, a truly revolutionary and elegant floor for event and multi purpose sport halls.

ASPG Germany GmbH Fährstraße 36 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany Phone +49(0)211 30329720 info@D-aspg.de www.D-aspg.de

Artificial turf, indoor sports floorings, mobile floorings, cover systems

AST Eissport und Solaranlagenbau GmbH Lechhalde 1 1/2 87629 Füssen, Germany Phone +49(0)8362 909190 hannes.schretter@ast.at www.ast.at

AST Eis- & Solartechnik GmbH is a company of the group “Elektrizitätswerke Reutte AG” (Electric company) with headquarters in Reutte/Tyrol and since 1986 supplies communities, cities, event organizations, public swimming pools as well as customers from various other branches with solar units and ice rinks.

Gotthilf Benz Turngerätefabrik GmbH+Co KG Postfach 220 71350 Winnenden, Germany Phone +49(0)7195 69050 info@benz-sport.de www.benz-sport.de

BENZ manufactures high-quality sports equipment in Winnenden, Swabia, and backs up these innovative products with an outstanding selection of aftermarket items. The company’s philosophy, which is also the aspiration of its employees, is “Quality is our discipline”. Putting this into practice in its daily work and all coming projects is a challenge that BENZ is happy to accept.

BERNDORF Metall- und Bäderbau GmbH Leobersdorfer Strasse 26 2560 Berndorf, Austria Phone +43(0)2672 836400 office@berndorf-baederbau.com www.berndorf-baederbau.com

Berndorf Bäderbau has been a leading manufacturer of stainless steel swimming pools since 1960. Berndorf Bäderbau has built over 6.500 swimming pools throughout Europe in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Thanks to its outstanding technical and optical characteristics, stainless steel is the ideal material for constructing commercial and municipal swimming pools. More and more private customers and hotel owners have become aware of the benefits of stainless steel pools in recent years. sb 3/2017

BFGW Bundesfachgruppe Wartung – Sicherheit für Sport- und Spielgeräte e.V. Waldstraße 9 Since its founding in 1984, the BFGW has been an association devoted entirely to safety in 51145 Köln, Germany the operation of sports, play and leisure facilities. Its work is based on the specifications of the Phone +49(0)2203 301001 relevant DIN/EN standards, the guidelines of the GUV accident insurance institutions, and the info@bfgw.de German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG). www.bfgw.de Bright Buildings designs and builds transparent, dynamic buildings with retractable and lockable roofs and façade frontages for clients in the leisure, retail and sports industries. The specialist in tailor-made building and space solutions for indoor and outdoor activities on a single site maximises the positive impact of daylight. After over 3,000 transparent structures, the skills of the family business are now in the hands of the fifth generation. Bright Buildings B.V. designs, produces and builds worldwide within the agreed deadline and budget.

Bright Buildings B.V. Sourethweg 17 6422 PC Heerlen, Netherland Phone +31(0)45 5470856 i.grimbergen@brightbuildings.eu www.brightbuildings.eu

Since 1991, Brinkmann + Deppen, an engineering office for sports and outdoor facilities in Sassenberg, has been a byword for top-level expertise in all areas of sports facility and stadium construction, building construction, and the design of parks and open spaces. We are the ideal contact throughout Germany and across Europe for design and project management in the fields of sports facility and stadium construction, parks and open spaces, building construction and expert opinions.

Brinkmann + Deppen Architekten / Landschaftsarchitekten Lappenbrink 35 48336 Sassenberg, Germany Phone +49(0)2583 2172 info@brinkmann-deppen.de www.brinkmann-deppen.de

BSW is one of the leading suppliers of products made of polyurethane-bound rubber granulate. Using their material Regupol®, BSW produces numerous elastic, protective and absorbing products for a variety of applications. The BSW product range focuses on the production of elastic sports floorings, insulation products and foams. BSW produces the world famous judo mats, BSW Tatami, other sports mats and customised moulded parts in compound foams.

BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH Am Hilgenacker 24 57301 Bad Berleburg, Germany Phone +49(0)2751 8030 info@berleburger.com www.berleburger.com

Calles De Brabant delivers the quality and service that you expect. Customers’ changing requirements have stimulated the company’s on-going development. By working together with Calles De Brabant, you benefit from the industry’s latest services, technologies and breakthroughs.

Calles - De Brabant Landschaftsarchitekten Friedhofsweg 21 50259 Pulheim-Brauweiler, Germany Phone +49(0)2234 433220 mail@cdeb.de www.cdeb.de

Chongqing Geckoking Sports Science and Technology Co., Ltd., is a holding subsidiary of Chongqing China Sports Construction and Engineering Co., Ltd. (CCSC). It is a professional enterprise, dealing with the manufacturing, supplying, and construction of climbing facilities, and marketing. The company specializes in over 300 various climbing venues and climbing competition walls at home and abroad. Since the installation of its first climbing wall in 1999, the company has been contracted to build and supply it’s panels, holds and expertise to some 15 countries and areas.

CCSC Chongqing China Sports Construction Engineering Co.,Ltd Rm503 Longhu Crystal Int‘l,No164 Xinnan Rd,Yubei District 401147 Chongqing, China Phone +86(0)23 67882585 www.geckokingclimbing.com

Conica AG from Schaffhausen in Switzerland is a global market leader for the construction of synthetic sports surfaces in all climatic conditions. Every year, more than 250 tracks are installed worldwide onto a surface of two square kilometers. CONIPUR and CONICA sports surfaces are highly regarded throughout the world. The innovative product portfolio includes intelligent system solutions for running tracks, multipurpose facilities, sports halls and indoor athletic facilities.

Conica AG Industriestraße 26 8207 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Phone +41(0)52 644 36 00 info@conica.com www.conica.com

Whether a sports hall, gym or multipurpose hall, we have a suitable sports floor for you, made from special sports linoleum. Why is it special? Simply because a proper sports floor system has to live up to its potential in terms of maximum support for any kind of movement of the user, whether general fitness activities, school sports or sport played at competition level.

DLW Flooring GmbH Stuttgarter Straße 75 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany Phone +49(0)7142 71-0 info@dlwsports.com www.dlwsports.com

DSGN CONCEPTS conceptualises and designs urban movement space. They understand public space as a stage for the creation of new lifestyle- and motion cultures. Their claim is it to develop unique sites with a maximum of function in addition to an individual design. Because of their long lasting connection to the skateboard culture and parkour scene they have an insight regarding the users’ needs, and know how to translate these into a design from materiality to different shapes.

DSGN CONCEPTS Hafenweg 31 48155 Münster, Germany Phone +49 251 961915-73 info@dsgn-concepts.de www.dsgn-concepts.de

eccos pro are the experts for integrated admission and payment systems in hotel and recreational facilities. eccos pro develops networked system solutions from hardware and software. As a full-service provider, eccos pro offers complete solutions from one source, ranging from financing and implementation consultation through to after sales support.

eccos pro gmbh Nevigeser Str. 100 42553 Velbert, Germany Phone +49(0)2051 2086200 info@eccos-pro.com www.eccos-pro.com

TURNBAR®, the brand for high-grade sports and leisure equipment made of metal, is a product of Eiden & Wagner Metallbau GmbH. It is an example of our skills in design, planning and execution.

Eiden & Wagner Metallbau GmbH Robert-Bosch-Str. 4 54634 Bitburg, Germany Phone +49(0)6561 947 080 metallbau@eiden-wagner.de www.eiden-wagner.de

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ENGO GmbH Srl Handwerkerzone Nr. 7 39030 Terenten (BZ), Italy Phone +39(0)472 546157 info@engo.it www.engo.it

ENGO produces for more than 30 years boards for various types of sports plants: from lightstructured boards for inline and public skating to professional boards for ice hockey in fibreglass. ENGO also has been designing and producing ice-preparation machines (ice resurfacer) for rinks of any size and use for more than 30 years, and for over 20 years electrical ice-preparation machines.

EuroSportsTurf GmbH Leibnizstr. 12-14 89231 Neu-Ulm, Deutschland Phone +49(0)731 1411 6555 info@eurosportsturf.com www.eurosportsturf.com

As the market leader for reinforced pitch systems, EuroSportsTurf offers a unique full-service concept for the highest demands on pitches in professional sports. From extensive professional sports ground construction, through research and development of new systems to sustainable support. As a long-term partner of its customers in professional sports worldwide, the company takes on their problems and develops individual processes and solutions to achieve the best pitches 365 days a year!

Eurotramp - Kurt Hack GmbH Postfach 1146 Zeller Straße 17/1 73235 Weilheim / Teck, Germany Phone +49(0)7023 94950 eurotramp@eurotramp.com www.eurotramp.com

Eurotramp is a worldwide leading company specialized on building trampolines with more than 50 years of experience. We produce high quality products for professional competitions as well as leisure time and outdoor products. Our high quality standard as well as the ambition to innovation, best possible customer relationship and excellent reliability are mirroring in every single Eurotramp trampoline. Not for nothing top athletes all over the world do trust in our trampolines and our service every single day.

geo3 GmbH Uedemer Straße 196 47551 Bedburg-Hau, Germany Phone +49(0)2823 419910 kontakt@geo3.de www.geo3.de

Since its founding in July 2000, the company has been specialising in the design and construction of outdoor sports facilities. This can involve the modernisation of natural or artificial turf, cinder or synthetic playing surfaces, the conversion of cinder pitches into artificial turf (for which there has been growing demand in recent years), or the design of new sports facilities. All the required work for each location and task is performed from a single source.

Gerflor Mipolam GmbH Postfach 14 65 53824 Troisdorf, Germany Phone +49(0)2241 25300 gerflormipolam@gerflor.com www.gerflor.de

Gerflor is recognized as a specialist and a world leader in resilient flooring solutions. Taraflex® Sports Flooring are designed for safety and comfort. Their multi-layered construction includes 100% pure vinyl, a reinforced fiberglass grid and closed-cell foam backing to provide shock absorption, help fight fatigue, deliver consistent ball bounce, and protect against skin burns.

GfKK – Gesellschaft für KältetechnikKlimatechnik mbH Dieselstraße 7 50859 Köln, Germany Phone +49(0)2234 40060 info@gfkk.de www.gfkk.de

GfKK is a plant construction, distribution and service specialist in industrial refrigeration, process refrigeration, refrigeration/air conditioning and ice sports refrigeration. Numerous ice sports facilities bear the company’s signature.

Gütegemeinschaft Sportgeräte Adenauerallee 134 53113 Bonn, Germany Phone +49(0)228 926593-25 info@sichere-sporthalle.de www.sichere-sporthalle.de

The sports equipment quality association “Gütegemeinschaft Sportgeräte e.V.” brings together eight experienced sports equipment manufacturers. The association thus stands for assured and certified quality in the inspection, maintenance and construction of sports equipment. This quality guarantees safety – for users as well as for sports hall operators.

Hamberger Flooring GmbH & Co. KG Rohrdorfer Str. 133 83071 Stephanskirchen, Germany Phone +49(0)8031 7000 info@hamberger.de www.hamberger.de

With the floor covering brand name “HARO”, Hamberger Industriewerke GmbH in Stephanskirchen near Rosenheim has grown to become the German market leader for parquet. Under the brand name HARO SPORTS, portable and fixedinstalled elastic coating sports floors have been produced at the company’s Sports Floor Division since 1958. HARO SPORTS Flooring give decision-makers and investors the opportunity to receive comprehensive advice on the best flooring solution for sports and multi-purpose halls, from a team of experienced experts.

Hauraton GmbH & Co. KG Werkstraße 13 76437 Rastatt, Germany Phone +49(0)7222 9580 info@hauraton.com www.hauraton.com

The history of HAURATON is a history of innovations. Since the development of the first drainage channels in 1958 HAURATON products set the benchmark worldwide. HAURATON offers a special range of products for stadiums and sports grounds, which are designed especially for the demands of sports facilities. The channels made from recycled plastic are constructed so as to prevent the sportspersons from injuring themselves. The products conform of course to all international standards at the same time.

heiler GmbH & Co. KG Bokelstraße 1 33649 Bielefeld, Germany Phone +49(0)521 947150 info@heiler-sport.de www.heiler-sport.de

heiler engages in professional sports ground construction and has acquired a list of big-name clubs as references for its services. heiler specialises not only in the construction of new sports grounds, but also in the conversion of existing cinder playing surfaces.

Herculan BV Energieweg 6 4231 DJ Meerkerk, Netherland Phone +31 (0) 183 35 47 00 info@herculan.com www.herculan.com

For 25 years Herculan B.V. are developing, manufacturing and supplying seamless polyurethane sports and recreational surfacing products and systems. The systems include indoor sports floors, athletics tracks, multipurpose play- and sports areas, tennis courts and children’s playgrounds. Herculan BV provides an impressive wide range of high-quality polyurethane sports flooring systems. Worldwide renowned for durability, comfort, safety and performance! The Herculan sports surfaces are eco-friendly, seamless and meet all the latest European Standards. sb 3/2017

Over 135 years of experience in timber stand behind Holz-Speckmann, the manufacturer of the mobile SPEED-LOCK floors. The highly productive timber wholesale forms the basis for the development and production of innovative products. Holz-Speckmann produces SPEED-LOCK floors with state-of-the-art CNC machines. The permanent quality control ensures highest precision and durability of the floors.

Holz-Speckmann GmbH & Co. KG Weststraße 15 33790 Halle/ Westfalen, Germany Phone +49(0)5201 189215 info@speed-lock.com www.speed-lock.com

HÖRGER builds and sells cleaning machines for sports facilities and particularly special-purpose cleaning machines for synthetic running tracks, artificial turf surfaces and paved surfaces.

Hörger Maschinen e.K. Langenstraße 2 21781 Cadenberge, Germany Phone +49(0)4777 931373 info@hoerger-maschinen.de www.hoerger-maschinen.eu

The enterprise group of HINKE Schwimmbad Österreich/Germany constructs highly modern swimming pools made of stainless steel. hsb is one of the leading swimming pools construction companies in Europe. Municipal swimming pools in all parts of Europe prove our efficiency and bear witness to the proverbial hsb-quality.

hsb austria gmbh Dr. Scheiber-Straße 28 4870 Vöcklamarkt, Austria Phone +43(0)7682 2831 office@hsb.eu www.hsb.eu

We rent and sell mobile ice rinks including the necessary equipment and complete technical implementation. It does not matter whether you want a gala ice rink in the premium segment, a city skating rink, a professional ice hockey rink or a whole fun ice park. We deliver! We can also summer! From the inventors of the energy saving mobile aluminum ice rink there is now also a mobile water game with jets for inner cities during the summer time: The PlayFountain®

Ice-World Ice-Business GmbH Moortwiete 2N 25479 Ellerau, Germany Phone +49(0)941 4644880 r.buchner@iceworld-icebusiness.de www.iceworld-icebusiness.de

INTERGREEN AG has been building sports facilities of all sizes for over 40 years. Small, regional and large, internationally active clubs appreciate our skills and experience and the quality of our work. INTERGREEN AG has developed machines, processes and systems that pursue a single goal: that of building high-quality sports facilities that are reasonably priced.

Geschäftsstelle INTERGREEN AG c/o Science to Business GmbH Hochschule Osnabrück Gebäude ED Raum 0104, Emsweg 3 49090 Osnabrück, Germany info@intergreen.de www.intergreen.de

The ISP GmbH is operating a laboratory, in which material testing of synthetic sports surfarces, artificial turf systems, impact absorbing wall coverings and sports hall floor systems is performed. ISP`s laboratory is accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17025. The ISP expertise also includes the certification testing of all kind of synthetic sports floor systems for indoor and outdoor use, key stage inspections of installation works, assessment of existing sports facilities, and quality monitoring of building materials.

ISP GmbH Südstraße 1A 49196 Bad Laer, Germany Phone +49(0)5424 8097891 info@isp-germany.com www.isp-germany.com

IST Leipzig is a German test Lab for tests of sports flooring systems accredited according to EN ISO 17025. The scope of the lab ranges from tests of indoor sports floors, artificial turf systems and synthetic surfaces up to test of playground surfaces. Padded walls and safety against ball throwing are tested as well. Tests are performed both as lab-test and as field-test in the builtin final state: lab-tests for testing systems or components, field-tests for the installation quality.

IST – Institut für Sportbodentechnik Equipagenweg 25 04416 Markkleeberg, Germany Phone +49(0)341/354 29 53 mario-kunze@gmx.net www.sportboden-leipzig.de

Construction Project Management is the core business of our company. For us, project management is the objectives of our clients, economically and efficiently. Our mission is to realize short construction, sustainable building quality within budget We specialize in real estate in the sports and leisure center area.

Andreas Kernig Building Consultant Albersloher Weg 10 48155 Münster, Germany Phone +49(0)251 23948850 info@andreaskernig.de www.andreaskernig.de

KRAIBURG Relastec GmbH & Co. KG is an independent enterprise in the KRAIBURG Holding. SPORTEC® rubber flooring products and elastic layers from KRAIBURG Relastec are proven products refined by continuous further development. A wide range of users - including system providers, specialist distributors, architects and builders of sports facilities - benefit from the advantages they provide. All SPORTEC® products are manufactured in proprietary environment-friendly processes utilizing upwards of 90% recycled rubber materials.

KRAIBURG Relastec GmbH & Co. KG Fuchsberger Straße 4 29410 Salzwedel, Germany Phone +49(0)8683 701 340 sportec@kraiburg-relastec.com www.kraiburg-relastec.com/sportec

KUTTER is an innovative and high-performance company that not only plays a leading role all over southern Germany in classical gardening and landscaping, but is also a top-rate and reliable operator in specialised fields such as sports facility construction, golf course construction and synthetic surface technology.

Hermann Kutter Landschaftsbau Sportplatzbau GmbH & Co. KG Buxheimer Straße 116 87700 Memmingen, Germany Phone +49(0)8331 97730 info@kutter-galabau.de www.kutter-galabau.de

Herbert Labarre GmbH & Co. KG was founded in Hamburg in 1904 and is a renowned gardening, landscaping and sports ground construction company. Herbert Labarre GmbH offers its customers skilled, punctual and expert consultation, price quotation and execution.

Herbert Labarre GmbH & Co. KG Alsterdorfer Str. 514-516 22337 Hamburg, Germany Phone +49(0)40 596036 info@labarre-galabau.de www.labarre-galabau.de

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M3 Architectes 15, rue Wurth-Paquet 2737 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Phone +352 26 44 74 1 mail@m3archi.lu www.m3archi.lu

M3 Architectes is currently led by five associates, Jos Dell, Alain Linster, Mary Lucas, Jürgen Simon and Luke Schroeder assisted by a team of 40 employees, including 29 architects. M3 Architectes exercises in most fields of construction, urban planning and interior design.

Melos GmbH Bismarckstr. 4-10 49324 Melle, Germany Phone +49(0)5422 94470 info@melos-gmbh.com www.melos-gmbh.com

For more than 70 years, MELOS have been developing know-how in rubber technology. In the granules product area, MELOS major activity is the manufacture of synthetic granules for running tracks and drop protection systems in playgrounds. MELOS also manufacture infill granules for artificial turf systems.

Nagelstutz und Eichler GmbH & Co. KG Industriestraße 16 45739 Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany Phone +49(0)2368 69030 info@ne-paneeldecken.de www.ne-paneeldecken.de

Nagelstutz und Eichler is one of Germany’s leading manufacturers of linear ceiling systems. As a company with a strong market presence and over 50 years of experience, Nagelstutz und Eichler is synonymous with heavy-duty metal ceilings. With nonferrous panel ceilings, sustainable and value-retaining room designs can be realised. When it comes to individuality, economy and durability, Nagelstutz und Eichler is the company to contact, from the idea through to completion.

Neptunus GmbH Georg-Glock-Straße 8 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany Phone +49(0)3222 1090176 sales.de@neptunus.eu www.neptunus.de

Neptunus is one of the largest providers of marquees, semi-permanent and temporary accommodation worldwide. With its 75 years of experience, Neptunus supplies marquees and accommodation for top events, in addition to demountable structures for numerous semi-permanent applications. Neptunus has developed temporary sports hall structures with big fl exibility and sustainibility.

Novoter AG Auberg 2 4051 Basel, Switzerland Phone +41(0)61 2715100 info@novoter.com www.novoter.com

Novoter AG, headquartered in Switzerland, provides an innovative turf heating and cooling system which saves up to 80% of the energy costs of conventional systems. Novoter experts have more than 30 years of experience in planning, coordination, construction and maintenance of natural grass soccer fields and ice plants as well as in heating, cooling and control technology. Experience which leads to innovation.

Nüssli (Germany) GmbH Rothgrund 6 91154 Roth, Germany Phone +49(0)9171 97630 Fax +49(0)9171 976350 roth@nussli.com www.nussli.com

NUSSLI is a leading, international supplier of temporary structures for events, trade fairs and exhibitions. NUSSLI provides customized, integral solutions from the concept to the fi nal implementation. These are characterized by brief implementation times and superior quality.

OSRAM GmbH Marcel-Breuer-Straße 6 80807 München, Germany sports-lighting@osram.de www.osram.de

OSRAM is one of the world’s two leading light manufacturers. With its portfolio, the company covers the entire value chain from components and control gear through to complete luminaires, light management systems and lighting solutions. Together with its subsidiaries Siteco and Traxon Technologies, OSRAM offers complete light solutions for all fields of applications within sports facilities from a single source.

Pellikaan Bauunternehmen Germany GmbH Kaiserswerther Straße 115 40880 Ratingen, Germany Phone +49(0)2102 429060 info@pellikaan.de www.pellikaan.de

Pellikaan specialises in non-housing projects; buildings used for commerce, recreation, and education. As an experienced and unique partner, the company will work closely with its clients and can provide a total package, or a combination of: Design, Build, Finance ,Maintain, Operate, Feasibility.

PERROT-Regnerbau Calw GmbH Industriestraße 19-29 75382 Althengstett, Germany Phone +49(0)7051 1620 perrot@perrot.de www.perrot.de

PERROT, the professionals of turf irrigation and good service, and their reliable partners advise on any kind of questions right from the planning stage, concerning offers, delivery and installation, up to the point of commissioning. Individual requirements will be analyzed in a detailed counseling interview with our specialized staff - also on site if required.

Planungsbüro Pätzold + Snowadsky Katharinenstraße 31 49078 Osnabrück, Germany Phone +49(0)541 404320 info@ps-planung.de www.ps-planung.de

On your behalf, we carry out extensive concept planning, demand assessments and feasibility studies. In addition, we support you during all phases of the design and execution of indoor and outdoor facilities, with a strong focus on the sports facility sector. We are known for our experience, dependability and sound judgment. We regularly test and make use of newly developed systems. For the expert performance of wide-ranging tasks. For you, the client.

Play-Parc Allwetter-Freizeitanlagenbau GmbH Zur Kohlstätte 9 33014 Bad Driburg-Siebenstern, Germany Phone +49(0)5253 40599-0 info@playparc.de www.playparc.de

Siegfried Strasser has been developing and building playground and exercise equipment for public spaces since 1979. And this has included the successful 4FCIRCLE® series of exercise equipment since 2001. He runs his company playparc GmbH together with his son Steffen. Playparc produces and sells four product lines well-known throughout Germany and the rest of Europe: NEOSPIEL®, 4FCIRCLE®, Replacement parts for all children’s playground equipment and IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND®.

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PM ENGINEERING SRL, with more than 50 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience, is well known on the international markets with high quality products, fruit of deep researches. All the production phases (design, cutting, H.F. welding ) are carried out inside the factory, using up-to-date and automated equipments. The production process is always subject to careful inspections/tests on the raw materials and on the manufacturing cycle, so assuring high quality products, according to the European standards. The Company is certified UNI-EN ISO 9001: 2008

PM Engineering S.r.l. via V.Monti, 3 20030 SENAGO (MI), Italy Phone +39 02 9989701 texarch@plastecomilano.com www.plastecomilano.com

Based in Burgheim, Polytan has been the leading specialist for outdoor sports surfaces for more than 40 years. The spectrum of services includes the supply of polyurethane raw materials, the installation of synthetic surfaces for athletics tracks, all-weather pitches, elastic layers for synthetic turfs, the supply and installation of traditional and filled synthetic turfs, lining, repairs and the cleaning of sports surfaces.

Polytan GmbH Gewerbering 3 86666 Burgheim, Germany Phone +49(0)8432 870 info@polytan.com www.polytan.de

PORPLASTIC offers comprehensive product and system programme for PUR-bound elastic sports floors, playground surfaces and synthetic turf systems as a complete assembly in accordance with DIN V 18035, parts 6 and 7, and the IAAF guidelines. Products proven in all climates and innovative technical solutions on site.

Porplastic Sportbau von Cramm GmbH & Co. KG Graf-Bentzel-Str. 78 72108 Rottenburg a.N., Germany Phone + 49(0)7472 937970 info@porplastic.de www.porplastic.de

Pulastic sports flooring is a brand of Sika Nederland B.V. We are an innovative organization and unite a variety of activities under one roof, from research and development to manufacturing and installation of polyurethane indoor and outdoor floors, including customer service and consulting.

Sika Nederland B.V. (Pulastic sports flooring) P.O. Box 420 7400 AK Deventer, Netherland Phone +31(0)570 620744 export@nl.sika.com www.pulastic.com

RAUMKUNST ZT LLC offers professional support and accompaniment for planning and realization of sports facilities and spaces for assembly. RAUMKUNST ZT LLC possesses decades of experience with project development and construction of sports facilities as well as large scale assembly spaces such as football stadiums, gymnasiums, or track-and-field facilities. Our knowhow encompasses all phases of project development.

RAUMKUNST ZT GMBH SPORTARCHITEKTUR Mondscheingasse 7/1 1070 Wien, Austria Phone +43(0)1956 98 38 office@sportarchitektur.at www.sportarchitektur.at

ProPlay is a commercial sports brand of Schmitz Foam Products, is a 3th generation family owned business established in 1935. Schmitz is the global leader in performance pads with unparalleled engineering, quality and innovation. The first ProPlay pad was produced in 1992. Today, all products are still engineered, manufactured and distributed on-site and installed in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Schmitz Foam Products BV Postfach 1277 6040 KG Roermond, Netherland Phone +31(0)475 370270 info@schmitzfoam.com www.schmitzfoam.com

Alveosport is made by the Swiss company Sekisui Alveo AG, a European leader in foams specializing in polyolefin foams since 1971. The company is a subsidiary of ÂSekisui Chemical Co. Ltd., with a global staff of over 20,000, and a global leader in foams since 1968. Alveosport is distributed worldwide through the Sekisui Group, comprising a global network of 76 companies serving every major country.

SEKISUI ALVEO (Benelux) BV De Raaf 33A 4102 DG Culemborg, Netherland Phone +31(0)34 553 3939 alveosport@SekisuiAlveo.com www.alveosport.com

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PROFESSIONALS & PROFILES

S SERGE FERRARI BP 54 38352 La Tour du Pin Cedex, France Phone +33(0)474 974133 ferrari@ferrari-texyloop.com www.sergeferrari.com

The French manufacturing group Serge Ferrari is a leader in the flexible composite material sector. As the inventor of Précontraint Serge Ferrari technology, they design and manufacture flexible composite materials for architecture, yachting, industry, furniture, equipment protection, health and environment sectors. Serge Ferrari brings flexible composites with technical, functional and enviromental responses perfectly adapted to the most stringent requirements of major sporting events.

SEW® - Systemtechnik für Energierecycling und Wärmeflussbegrenzung GmbH SEW® – Systemtechnik für Energierecycling und Wärmeflussbegrenzung GmbH is a manufacIndustriering Ost 86-90 turer of heat and cold recovery systems for all ventilation and air-conditioning systems. SEW®’s 47906 Kempen, Germany energy conservation technology is highly efficient and highly profitable and, by reducing the Phone +49(0)2152 91560 need for heating, refrigeration and recooling equipment, drastically cuts energy consumption info@sew-kempen.de www.sew-kempen.de and thus pays its own way.

Signgrass® NIK-Tufting BV Stökskesweg 13 5571 TJ Bergeijk, Netherland Phone +31(0)497 572545 info@signgrass.com www.signgrass.com

The idea behind Signgrass® is to manufacture a seamless logo, slogan or design up to 4 x 9 meters out of one piece and in fine detail. Th synthetic grass mats can be incorporated at artificial turf pitches, sports grounds, children’s playgrounds, golfgreens and commercial flooring like door mats and exhibition flooring. Signgrass® meets a quality standard which will exceed every expectation and brings numerous possibilities. Strong and durable.

SMC² Parc d’Activités Les Platières, 250 rue du Petit Bois 69440 Mornant, France Phone +33(0) 478676056 lucie.andoni@smc2-construction.com www.smc2-construction.com

Architecture, innovation and environmental preservation are the driving forces of our creativity and our actions to propose solutions to fulfil the economic and ecological demands of today’s society. SMC² designs and constructs covered buildings for sports. When covering a sports field or building a sports installation, every project has its own solution: Multi-sports grounds, indoor football pitches, tennis courts, gymnasiums, bowling pitches, changing rooms, stands, covered school playgrounds, sports centres, swimming pools…

SMG Sportplatzmaschinenbau GmbH Postfach 1150 89265 Vöhringen, Germany Phone +49(0)7306 96650 info@smg-gmbh.de www.smg-gmbh.de

Since 1975 SMG has been dealing with the development of modern machinery for the installation of synthetic surfaces in the sports industry. Also for the maintenance of artificial turf or carpets with granule infilling SMG has already presented the world‘s first innovations since the 80s. For about 35 years SMG has been offering a unique range of machinery. As a pioneer in the special sector „synthetic sports surfaces and artificial turf” SMG disposes of recognized competence and experience since decades.

Spieth Gymnastics GmbH In den Weiden 13 73776 Altbach, Germany Phone +49(0)7153 5032800 info@spieth-gymnastics.com www.spieth-gymnastics.com

SPIETH Gymnastics is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of gymnastics equipment and mats. In addition, SPIETH also produces a broad range of judo floors, basketball units, climbing walls and changing room equipment. The product and service portfolio is is rounded of with customised solutions for training centres and freestyle halls. SPIETH has supplied equipment to many Olympic Games and World Championships.

STARGUM Zakład Przemysłu Gumowego ul. Cieplna 7 73-110, Stargard Szczecinski, Polska Phone +48 91 578 8008 office@stargum.pl www.stargum.pl

STARGUM is one of the leading producers of rubber granules for sport and recreational surfaces such as football pitches, running tracks and playgrounds. With over 30 years of experience in the rubber industry, EPDM, TPE-V, and SBR granules produced by STARGUM are among the highest quality granules on the market. Manufactured in the European Union, our granules meet the highest standards for environmental safety and health, and our flexible, high capacity production ensures we can meet each of our customers’ individual needs.

STRABAG Sportstättenbau GmbH 44147 Dortmund, Germany Phone +49(0)231 9820230 sportstaettenbau-dortmund@strabag.com www.strabag-sportstaettenbau.com

STRABAG Sportstättenbau GmbH specialises in complete solutions for indoor and outdoor sports facilities, inclusive of maintenance and care. Numerous projects have been realised in this way – among them, public-private partnerships, inclusive of building construction and financing. We have the right solution for all sports-related requirements.

Trofil Sportbodensysteme GmbH & Co. KG Löhestrasse 40 53773 Hennef, Germany Phone +49(0)2242 933 880 info@Trofil-Sport.de www.Trofil-Sport.de

The production of high-quality mono filaments from hair strength has now been developed at Trofil for 25 years. From granulates through to mono filament production, the refinement (plying, etc.), tufting, right through to lamination, Trofil supplies products for the highest demands, manufactured from a single source, with which Trofil offers flexibility in the product design by directly converting the customer’s specific wishes and requirements.

Universal Sport Sportgeräteherstellungs- und Vertriebs GmbH Waldstraße 8 Since the establishment of Universal Sport in 1982 a worldwide net of sales representatives 71101 Schönaich, Germany has been set up. On more than 3000 m² sport product’s get engineered, produced and stored. Phone +49(0)7031 75330 With the always present thought of safety, we have revised many of our items, for example info@universal-sport.com www.universal-sport.com Umpire’s Chairs, Tennis Nets and Tennis Posts.

Vector Foiltec GmbH Steinacker 3 28717 Bremen, Germany Phone +49(0)421 69351-0 de@vector-foiltec.com www.vector-foiltec.com 62

Vector Foiltec designed, manufactured and installed the first ETFE cladding system in 1981 and has retained our position as markets leaders in this field. We currently manufacture our product under the trademark of Texlon®. Vector Foiltec holds the world’s most comprehensive body of ETFE related research data and continue to bring new and innovative products to the market. We are proud of our consistent track record in the delivery of elegant cost effective engineering solutions to meet our client’s many, varied and often complex needs. sb 3/2017

Waagner-Biro is a steel engineering organisation based in Vienna. Founded in 1854, the tradition-conscious company has amassed nearly 160 years of experience. Today, Waagner-Biro has more than a thousand employees working at some 15 locations in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Waagner-Biro is one of the largest suppliers of stage equipment world-wide.

Waagner-Biro Bavaria Stage Systems GmbH Am Schönbühl 12 92729 Weiherhammer, Germany Phone +49(0)9605 92220 stagesystems.bavaria@waagner-biro.com www.waagner-biro.at

Weinberger is the leading company in the Rhine-Neckar area for screeding, floorcoverings (carpeting, linoleum, rubber and PVC surfaces), parquet, sports floors, net curtains, decorative fabrics, wallpaper etc. In the sports flooring sector, it is the right contact when it comes to special surfaces for outdoor ball games, floor systems for sports and multi-purpose halls, and special flooring for fitness centres/weight training rooms.

Eugen Weinberger GmbH & Co. KG Gutenbergstraße 41-43 68167 Mannheim, Germany Phone +49(0)621 338780 info@weinberger-raumdekor.de www.weinberger-raumdekor.de

Zeller´s qualified staff are the guarantee for creative, technically sound solutions. On their company premises of 14,000 m², Zeller uses the latest equipment and techniques in the production of the stainless steel elements for your swimming pool.

ZELLER bäderbau GmbH In den Seewiesen 49 89520 Heidenheim, Germany Phone +49(0)7321 93890 info@zeller-baederbau.com www.zeller-baederbau.com

Züko is designing and producing ice-preparation machines (ice resurfacer) . Züko is also proud of its large and efficient workshop. Here, not only municipal vehicles and equipment, which were bought at the ZüKo, but also foreign brands can be serviced.

Züko Germany GmbH Vogelherd 23 78176 Blumberg, Germany Phone +49(0)7702 477920 Germany@zueko.com www.zueko.com

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UPCOMING ISSUES Issue 4/2017 - Open spaces for sport and exercise

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Issue 5/2017 - 2017 IOC IPC IAKS Awards

Advertising deadline: 04.08.2017

Advertising deadline: 09.10.2017

Date of publication: 31.08.2017

Date of publication: 07.11.2017

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