Alster-Schwimmhalle

Alster-Schwimmhalle
Alsterschwimmhalle
Building information
Full name:Alster-Schwimmhalle
City:Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates53°33′36″N 10°01′18″E / 53.56000°N 10.02167°E / 53.56000; 10.02167Coordinates: 53°33′36″N 10°01′18″E / 53.56000°N 10.02167°E / 53.56000; 10.02167
Opened:20 January 1973
Construction cost:DM 36 million
Architect(s):Niessen + Störmer,
Jörg Schlaich (struct. eng.)
Pools
Name Length Width Depth Lanes
Main pool 50 m 25 m 1,8–5,0 m 10

The Alster-Schwimmhalle is one of Germany's larger aquatics centers, located in the Hamburg district of Hohenfelde. Originally opened in 1973, it was substantially renovated in 2007. Over the years, it has regularly hosted various national and international swimming competitions.

The Alster-Schwimmhalle is notable for its 102 m (335 ft) by 52 m (171 ft) double hyperbolic-paraboloid concrete-shell roof structure,[1][2] designed by Jörg Schlaich, then partner at Stuttgart-based engineering firm Leonhardt & Andrä. Resting on three bearings and only 8 cm (3.1 in) thin, the concrete roof remains one the world's largest of its kind.[3][4] Reminiscent of a butterfly –an allegory to its function as a swimming venue– the airy roof structure earned the Alsterschwimmhalle its nickname as "Schwimmoper" (Aquatic Opera).

Facilities

Inside of Alster-Schwimmhalle
One of entrances of Alster-Schwimmhalle

Aquatics

  • indoor long course swimming pool: 50 m (164 ft 1 in) length by 25 m (82 ft 0 in) width; the pool's depth is between 1,8 m and 5,0 m
  • indoor multi-purpose & aquafitness pool: 25 m (82 ft 0 in) length by 10 m (32 ft 10 in) width; the pool's depth is between 0,9 m and 1,3 m
  • indoor diving platforms: at 1,0 m, 3,0 m, 5,0 m, 7,5 m and 10,0 m height
  • indoor water slide: at a length of 76 m
  • heated, outdoor swimming pool: 145m² area; the pool's depth is 1,35 m

Other amenities

  • workout and fitness studios
  • 3 Finnish saunas, 2 aroma saunas
  • steam baths, hot and cold tubs
  • phonothek, indoor and outdoor resting areas, lawn
  • sauna bar, sun deck, restaurant
  • day spa and massage service

References

  1. ↑ Paduart, André (March 1972). "General Report on Session IV". Journal of the International Association for Shell Structures (IASS). Madrid: CEDEX.
  2. ↑ Sack, Manfred (January 1973). "Das Dach von Hamburg". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Holgate, Alan (1997). The Art of Structural Engineering. Stuttgart: Edition Axel Menges. pp. 46–51. ISBN 3930698676.
  4. ↑ Röhrig, Roman (January 2012). "Leonhardt, Fritz (1909-1999)". Cottbus: Brandenburgische Technische Universität (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2015.

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