Project
The dedicated system serving the pool area – here showing the tight spacing of equipment in the allocated plantroom space . phases under construction or being completed in the greater development .
For this project , the focus for WSP was to meet the HVAC requirements for the Lifestyle Centre , basement parking , laundromat and future provision for a dedicated IT room ( also located in the basement ).
The Lifestyle Centre , that takes up a significant portion of the site footprint , comprises the following elements to which considerations around the appropriate HVAC solutions were an influence :
• Café
• Lounges
• Meeting rooms
• 25 metre indoor heated pool
• State-of-the-art technogym
• Steam room
• Hot yoga studio
• Ice recovery bath
• Administration area
• Office
• Toilet / changerooms / showers
• Kitchen
VRV condensing units on the upper plantroom area that services the rest of the centre .
Diffuser installation in the yoga studio .
The Lifestyle Centre also includes an outdoor heated pool and relaxation area on the first floor deck .
CLIENT BRIEF AND CONSIDERATIONS For this project , WSP received the architectural plans from the client and the expectation was that we would come up with the best design and system components as experts in this discipline .
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