Hofbad Aquatic Centre

Hofbad Aquatic Centre

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The new Hofbad Aquatic Centre swimming pool on the edge of the Ypenburg development area is to become the new landmark for the city of Den Haag. The centre was built as a multi-functional and sustainable water-sports centre that is in keeping with the municipality‘s new motto: Den Haag, the global city by the sea. The architectural firm VenhoevenCS from Amsterdam was responsible for the design and the construction and decided, together with the construction group De Kok from Breda, to use wedi form elements.


Architect VenhoevenCS architecture + urbanism, Amsterdam Contractor The city of Den Haag Tradesman De Kok Bouwgroep, Breda


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A place to sit that winds and turns its way through the water, while also serving as a pool divider. Milled grooves, bored holes and reinforcing boards are carried out and implemented in the factory and ready for the aquatic centre technology to be installed on site. It makes a place to sit into a fun-to-visit bubble pool. It has an overall exterior length of 7.24m which is made of 4 individual form elements. A whirlpool made of individually manufactured wedi form modules that were prepared in the factory so as to be used as an extension in the form of a bubble bench. Stairs included. Diameter is a good 3.5 metres.


Underwater stairs allow visitors to go from one pool to the next. The width of the stairs on one side: more than 2 metres, 3.5 metres on the other side. A 1.20 metre high water fountain with numerous radii and internal water-conveying channel. An organically formed “island” - also with Jacuzzi effect and an overall height of 1.70 metre.


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wedi delivers each object to the site on time and as exactly numbered individual elements. The Imabo tradesmen then just needed to glue the individual elements to each other using wedi adhesive and sealing mass which were produced in strict observance of the release drawings. Following the corresponding reinforcement and sealing, the objects could then be tiled directly. The installation time was less than 1 month.

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