Making a Splash
Quiet but powerful design enhances the environmentally healthy ambitions of Canada’s first
chemical-free public swimming pool.BY JOANN GONCHAR, FAIA
Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool | Edmonton, Alberta | gh3 architecture
LIVING WATER A pair of regeneration ponds (opposite)
at the north end of the deck and containing marsh-loving
plants and microscopic marine animals are part of the
natural treatment system for both the toddler pool and
main one (this page). The plants and organisms consume
the contaminants that humans introduce.(^52) ARCHITECTURAL RECORD AUGUST 2019 BUILDING TYPE STUDY LANDSCAPE & LEISURE