Transform your outdoor space with the Borden Natural Swimming Pool, where sustainable engineering meets serene natural beauty, offering a chemical-free swim that nurtures both body and environment.
Unlike traditional pools, the Borden Natural Swimming Pool uses a closed-loop filtration system relying on biological processes and natural media like gravel, sand, and aquatic plants. This eco-conscious design eliminates the need for harsh chemicals, delivering clean, safe water that’s gentle on skin and the environment.
Designed to blend into its surroundings, the Borden Natural Swimming Pool features sleek, organic shapes and natural materials that mirror garden landscapes. Its integration with native plants and natural surroundings creates a tranquil oasis, enhancing outdoor living while supporting local ecosystems.
Ideal for homeowners seeking sustainable luxury, the Borden Natural Swimming Pool requires minimal upkeep beyond seasonal checks. Its self-cleaning system reduces labor and costs, allowing more time to enjoy refreshing, chemical-free swims all season long.
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Amenities, schedule, programming and rental information for Edmonton's Borden Park natural swimming pool, located near Northlands Park. The Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool (NSP) is the first chemical-free public outdoor pool to be built in Canada. The NSP replaces an existing pool built in the 1950s with a seasonal pavilion and landscaped pool precinct for the activities of 400 swimmers.
At the NSP, the challenge of water quality control, essential to any public bathing facility, is compounded by the scale and the. Located in Borden Park, Borden Natural Swimming Pool is Canada's first public, man-made, natural swimming pool and offers swimmers a unique, chemical-free swimming experience. A great family pool, it is surrounded by sand and plenty of lounge space with umbrellas, making it a perfect destination to enjoy a summer day.
Surrounded by soft sand and beach umbrellas, the Borden Natural Pool is Canada's first public, man-made, natural swimming hole. Honoured this year among the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Awards of Excellence in the Innovation in Architecture category, Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool in Edmonton, Alberta, is the first chemical-free public outdoor pool to be built in Canada. The 64,000sq ft (19,500sq m) complex, which includes two pools, a sandy beach and changing rooms, was designed by Toronto.
The opening of the Borden Natural Swimming Pool is being delayed by about a month due to a leak. Edmontonians wanting to check out the pool will need to wait just a little bit longer to go for a dip. And the structure affords its personal diffused clues that some thing is one.
The first hint that there is something unusual about the new outdoor swimming pool at Borden Park in Edmonton, Alberta, is what isn't there-that insidious but telltale odor of chlorine. This is because the 64,000- square-foot recreational complex, which includes a sandy beach, changing rooms. The Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool is the first chemical free public outdoor pool to be built in Canada.
The project replaced an existing pool, with a seasonal pavilion and landscaped pool precinct for 400 swimmers. Our challenge was to create a large-scale pool with the high-quality water control (a criterion essential for any public bathing facility), while also achieving an. Chemical free and filtered by plants Swimmers dive into 'living water' at this natural swimming pool in Edmonton, which is the first of its kind in Canada.
Toronto architects gh3* designed the chlorine-free pool, which is located in Edmonton's Borden Park. The water stays clean thanks to a mix of natural filtration - using stone, gravel and sand.