COMMERCIAL. WILLOUGHBY
Heart of Willoughby.
An indoor lap pool and sunken spa built into a members club. Tiled to the millimetre. Lit for a daily roll-over of bodies.
- Location
- Willoughby, NSW
- Type
- Commercial. Club
- Scope
- Lap pool, sunken spa, surround
A lap pool and a circular spa, sitting under skylights with a sandstone surround that wraps the room. The brief was clean. Public-use specification on the shell, full-glaze sightline through to the lounge, daily traffic that does not show in the finish a year later.
The spa was set down into the deck so the rim aligns with the swim-out edge of the lap pool. Two bodies of water. One floor. The change in level reads as detail, not awkwardness. Mosaic was hand-laid across both shells. Coping was machined off-site and dry-set on the deck so the tolerance was held tight.
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Frequently asked
Willoughby pool questions.
Can you build an indoor pool and spa for a members club?
Yes. Heart of Willoughby is an indoor lap pool and a circular sunken spa built into a members club, set under skylights with a sandstone surround. It was built to a public-use specification for a daily roll-over of members.
How were the pool and spa set at different levels?
The spa was set down into the deck so its rim aligns with the swim-out edge of the lap pool. The change in level reads as a considered detail rather than an awkward step between the two bodies of water.
How do you hold tight tolerances on a commercial finish?
Mosaic was hand-laid across both shells, and the coping was machined off-site and dry-set on the deck so the tolerance stayed tight. The brief called for a finish that does not show daily traffic a year later.