Location Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands Client / operator Municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel Architects MoederscheimMoonen Architects NL – 3029 Rotterdam www.moederscheimmoonen.nl Author MoederscheimMoonen Acoustic cladding (wood) Lignotrend Produktions GmbH DE – 79809 Weilheim - Bannholz www.lignotrend.com Photos Studio de Nooyer Official opening 2020 52
FOR INSTRUCTION AND THERAPY
SPORTS COMPLEX AQUAPELLE IN CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL
Sports complex Aquapelle is a meeting place for sports and exercise for the local residents of Capelle. The building houses two swimming pools, a large sports hall and a cafeteria. MoederscheimMoonen Architects and Wehrung Architecten led the design of the building which opened its doors in 2020. The campus-like building is located near the centre of the city and is a place where many different groups come together. School sports and other sports associations can practice at the same time thanks to the partition walls in the sports hall. The pools are used by swimming clubs where the young and the elderly can take a variety of lessons. The 25-m competition pool is multifunctional thanks to the movable floor, atmospheric lighting, and an extensive sound system. The tar-
get group pool has warmer water and a pliable bottom, so that it can be used for both instruction and therapy. The bottom of the basin has been raised to ground level, so that the level of the pool water is on the first floor. The cafeteria is centrally located on this floor, between the sports hall and the swimming pools. The vibrant heart of the building contains a lot of glass for visual continuity between the difsb 3/2022
