Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool _ gh3* architecture
Alberta, Canada, 2018
A pool with a gabion walled rectilinear building in the Canadian civic park involves an eco-filtration process
The Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool is the first chemical-free public outdoor pool to be built in Canada. The project replaced an existing pool, with a seasonal pavilion and landscaped precinct for 400 swimmers. The architectural challenge was to create a largescale pool with high quality water control (an essential criterion for any public bathing facility), while also achieving an environmentally healthy and natural filtration process. […]
