School breaks new round for natatorium

Engineered Systems, March, 2001

Besides the main pool, the facility also has a separate, 2,000-sq-ft therapy pool room that features a 15-ft-high, 25-ft-high wide wall of windows. Keeping the windows free of condensation was another design challenge for GMB. Neither the area between the ceiling and the windows nor a pool deck diffuser system would provide ample window coverage. Instead, air was supplied from two 12-in, round column ducts that appear aesthetically as support columns on each side of the windows.

Even though Grand Haven is a small town of 15,000 people, it now has a big time pool that attracts many local swimming programs and competitions.