KHR Architecture is developing a new aquatic centre at Nørrekås in Rønne together with the board of Rønne Swimming Pool.
KHR Architecture, together with the Board of Rønne Swimming Pool developing a new water culture house at Nørrekås in Rønne. This week, an open workshop was held for all interested to gather ideas and knowledge for the project.
Project Manager Irene Blak Wilner explains:
”Visionen er at skabe mere end bare en svømmehal. Den gamle, snart udtjente svømmehal i Rønne skal erstattes med et reelt vandkulturhus, der er interessant for mange forskellige målgrupper og bliver et omdrejningspunkt i lokalområdet. Det opnår vi blandt andet ved at skabe synergi med andre aktiviteter i området. Man kunne forestille sig en sauna, der også bruges af de lokale vinterbadere, eller en café, som er attraktiv for medlemmerne i sejlklubben ved siden af. Gennem en tæt dialog med naboerne til grunden og den workshop, som vi lige har afholdt, får vi afdækket, hvad der er af muligheder og ønsker.”
Water culture house of approximately 3,500 square meters
KHR Architecture prepared a project brief last year for an aquatic centre of approximately 3,500 square metres, including an elite and exercise pool, family pool, warm water pool, spa and water park, as well as facilities for changing rooms, ticket sales and a café. The current swimming pool is a bit hidden in Rønne, while the proposed triangular site at Nørrekås offers 15,000 square metres right by the sea, creating a real aquatic environment where fresh and salt water meet.
"Now we are working on the input we received in the workshop and continuing our close dialogue with the board of Rønne Swimming Pool and possible foundations that can support the project. We are still in an early phase, but the project has enormous potential, which we look forward to turning into a water culture house that creates synergies in terms of function, aesthetics and social aspects," says Irene Blak Wilner.
The LOA Foundation is involved in the project, but funding is dependent on further fund support. KHR Architecture has previously helped raise money for Malik swimming pool in Nuuk and was selected earlier this year to prepare a basis for funding applications for a new swimming pool in Sisimiut, West Greenland.
