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PROJECT
Kubili lodge –
a geothermal
work of art
The new Kubili private lodge required a seamlessly integrated,
unobtrusive heating and cooling solution that wouldn’t detract
from the natural environment in its surrounds — a challenge
the professional team tackled head on with great success.
By Ilana Koegelenberg
The Kubili site is located 30 minutes out of Hoedspruit,
near the Klaserie River in the Thornybush private nature
reserve, bordering on the Kruger Park. The total area
of the establishment is approximately 3 000m 2 and the
lodge itself lays hidden away in the untouched Lowveld
savanna vegetation surrounding it as the wildlife from the
Kruger Park roams around freely. hide-away fan coil units (FCUs), heating of the three
swimming pools, and the domestic hot water supply. A
misting system was installed in the covered outdoor area
to cool in the summer.
The lodge can accommodate eight people in its various
villas and offers a perfect tranquil, private getaway. CLIENT BRIEF
The client required a system that “cannot be seen and
cannot be heard”. The system needed to reduce the
overall electrical load as compared with conventional
systems. The client did not want multiple units due to the
visibility and noise of multiple units, and the system had
The scope of work included spacial heating and cooling
via an underfloor heating and cooling system, heated
towel rails, spacial heating and cooling through ducted
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The project was started in May 2016 and completion
was in December 2017.
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