Location Darmstadt, Germany Client / operator Sportamt Darmstadt Architects Sacker Architekten DE – 79115 Freiburg www.sacker.de Author Sacker Architekten Acoustic ceiling elements (wood) Lignotrend Produktions GmbH DE – 79809 Weilheim - Bannholz www.lignotrend.com Photos Martin Granacher Official opening September 2021 Construction costs circa EUR 30 million 50
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NORDBAD SWIMMING POOL IN DARMSTADT Modernisation of Darmstadt‘s old Nordbad built in 1971 was not economically viable. To replace it, the new Nordbad, consisting of one structure each for the indoor and outdoor pools, is being built during ongoing facility use. Connecting the two of them, a canopy creates a shared entrance situation. The spatial proximity keeps walking distances short and allows the changing area to be used by visitors to the outdoor pool as well. The existing outdoor pools are being integrated into a bathing deck adjoining the large sunbathing lawn with its mature trees. On entering the spacious and light-flooded foyer, pool users have a view of the bathing hall and the facility‘s outdoor areas. Darmstadt‘s Nordbad is put to frequent use by swimming clubs and organised disabled users, so the foyer adjoins not only the changing rooms and sanitary facilities, but also the club rooms, including a fitness room. The Nordbad has pools for very different user groups. These are a 50-m competition pool with
eight lanes, a 25-m swimmer‘s pool with six lanes and integrated diving tower, a teaching pool with shallow entry steps, an exercise pool and a paddling pool. The individual bathing areas are separated by glazing and can thus be used simultaneously without mutual disturbance. All pools are assigned attractive relaxation areas. The all-round glazing of the bathing hall enjoys a panoramic view of the sunbathing lawn and the outdoor pools. sb 3/2022
