Covers and Enclosures
industry feature Covers and enclosures The enclosed pool in Cambridge, nZ t here are a number of different ways residential and commercial swimming pools and spas can be covered and enclosed – here we look at a few examples. Indoor or outdoor in minutes outh Pacific Pool Enclosures recently installed a Laguna Grande enclosure Sfor a residential pool in Cambridge, New Zealand. It is almost 10m wide by 17m long and varying from 2.5m to 3m high. It has seven telescopic segments, ena- bling the pool to operate as either an indoor or an outdoor pool – and it can be closed or opened up in minutes. The enclosure saves on running costs year round, and makes the The pool also includes a pool blanket for further heat retention pool much more pleasant for swimming in the winter and shoulder seasons. This enclosure arrived disassembled from The Canberra Olympic to be a clear-span design with curved roof- Europe and installation was completed in Swimming Pool ing in the shape of a dome. PVC tensile seven days on-site. Three different types of The Canberra Olympic Swimming Pool de- fabric with a blue and white colour scheme polycarbonate were used; 4mm compact velopment was an ACT Government funded was specified to match the existing struc- clear on the sides and faces up to 2100mm initiative to remove, replace and recycle the ture design. on the arch, 8mm twin wall clear on the existing 22-year-old air-supported mem- Key design criteria included the need to roof and at the clients request the attached brane enclosure in order to upgrade the improve the functionality and visual ap- equipment room was in 3mm embossed.
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