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UNIQUE SWIMMING FACILITIES
GLASS SPORTS VENUE FLOORING
The Eiland van Maurik, a Dutch holiday resort, will no longer allow its guests’ holiday enjoyment to be affected by the changeable Dutch weather. This summer the resort has invested in a special new swimming pool where, regardless of the weather, guests can swim indoors all year round with an ‘outdoor’ feel.
A new arena for ball sports opened in Dresden in May. Located between the famous Semperoper state opera house and the Ostra sports park, the venue will above all host Bundesliga-level handball matches. The hall’s main attraction – besides the players of local handball club HC Elbflorenz Dresden – is the blue glass sports floor from ASB. The markings are touchscreen-controlled and can be changed to suit any type of sport – a pioneering innovation made in Germany!
The highlights of the modern, transparent construction are the sliding sun roof and the side walls that can be opened and closed. These features mean that the covered pool can be opened up in good weather. An asset for families: parents can enjoy watching their children playing in the swimming pool from their loungers outside in the sun. High ratings from visitors There is a great deal of entertainment for kids in the new 15-metre pool with its two spectacular waterslides. For toddlers a colourful spray park has been integrated into the design of the new swimming pool. It is already clear from the first favourable guest reviews that the new swimming pool can count on high ratings from visitors. Innovative Dutch designers The Dutch company Bright Buildings, a specialist in intelligent daylight solutions, was also commissioned to construct the pool thanks to its innovative design. The slides were supplied by Van Egdom, a company that is also known for its recent commissions for the Tikibad and Hof van Saksen.
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When the BallsportArena in Dresden opened, the around 4,500 guests invited to the opening ceremony were amazed when they saw the hall’s flooring. The futuristic look of the blue glass floor with its luminous white LED lines elicted such appreciative comments as “totally innovative” from quite a few of the visitors. Barry Hardy, coach of the legendary “Harlem Globetrotters” show basketball team, who had come all the way from the USA to attend the opening ceremony, also enthused: “We love this floor!“. The LED markings, around 2.5 kilometres of strip lights, can be switched on and off individually for the playing areas needed for different sports. Fifty reasons for a glass floor Meeting all the technical requirements of modern sports flooring, this is the biggest ASB MultiSports floor the company has so far installed. The aluminium dual-support sprung floor substructure ensures that its absorption complies with the standard and makes the hardened safety glass flooring even more elastic than most sports flooring, which reduces the risk of injuries. To prevent glare and excessive light reflection, the glass surface underwent a special acid-treatment process. ASB GlassFloor - Systembau Horst Babinsky GmbH www.asbglassfloor.com sb 5/2017