Бассейны и сауны№61 4 Contents A pool in the clouds . . . . . . . . . . 18 Constructing a pool on a steep slope should meet very strict requirements. It’s especially important when the small lot. The architect should have considered all those ground features, so he mounted the pool right above a parking. On a way to the heart’s dream-come-true . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Owning a pool in a country house or on a plot is always perceived as an inseparable attribute of prestige, respectability and other luxury lifestyle features we call dolce vita. However cherishing your dream to become that hi-end construction’s owner is not enough: you should involve the skillful experts to make your dream come true. The Mediterranean landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Italian Riviera images on the walls, an arty imitation of stonework, semi-columns and sculptures have created an elegy mood in a pool zone of an estate complex in the Moscow suburbs. Strictly following the main building’s architectural style, the extension’s shapes and interior design deliver the estate’ genuine classical spirit. A set with a bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Composite pools occupy an «average price» market niche giving way to more affordable artificial reservoirs with a ferroconcrete bowl. Russian customers prefer definitely larger models of the so-called «composites» of approx. 8–10 m length, but they reduce mounting costs by finding the next door supplier. Healthy hybrid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 The usual spa pool provides relaxation and health recreation, and that’s considered to be its main function — water jets and streams contribute to your health revitalizing. At the same time you shouldn’t ignore man’s aspiration for active physical workout that reinforces your spirit and improves your body. Especially when we talk about a sportsman’s training before swimming competitions. No wonder a concept to combine physiotherapy and sports has become so popular. Protection from above . . . . . . . . 68 All of us love to swim not just in the summertime but even when the autumn rain showers or the snow covers the ground or the cold spring wind still blows. In order to enjoy the swimming season throughout all the seasons, you don’t need to build up a capital building for your pool: you should just choose a pavilion from a really wide product range and make your home reservoir warm in any weather. Running a circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Pool water should always be pure. In the heart of the filtration/purification system there’s a number of pumps: the first one purifies the water, the second one provides a countercurrent, the third pump works with a geyser and, finally, the fourth — with an ultra-violet unit. So we meet the closed system, reminding a human body. «AQUA Prestige 2011»: the contest results . . . . . . . . . . 100 The Vth International exhibition «AQUA SALON: Wellness and SPA. Pool and sauna» welcomed a traditional professional competition «AQUA Prestige»; 2011 session was sponsored by Sommerhueber GmbH fromAustria. Architectural studios and construction companies presented their best works in wellness industry. PROFI. Technical info • Master of illusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 • Pahlen’s Jet Swim countercurrent . . . . .118 • A popular filtration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 • Ready-to-assembly pavilions . . . . . . . . 120 • For pool cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 • Eco solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 • Generator of contrasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 • IKI for bath-house and sauna . . . . . . . 128 • Olive soap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 • A bath-house Saga . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 The Baltic breakthrough . . . . . . 134 This project’s concept creates a new type of the improving and entertaining enterprise for all people groups. Among various services you will find thermal and water procedures, and also some other spa treatments. In «The Baltic baths» a visitor or a group of visitors can get surprising sensations from the different peoples’ bath traditions. Russian motives . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 On coming into this sauna you feel like you’re getting into the half-forgotten world of Russian fairy tales where the lime stove speaks freakishly and gives you advice, log walls protect this little cozy world from the wood’s evil spirits, and in a wooden tub you may find a magic pike. The interior of a Russian bath with a sauna in a country house awakes your imagination and fantasy. A great enjoyment in a small sauna . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 We often use a small cozy garden house for child’s play or garden tool storage, but you can easily turn it into a real Finnish sauna. Compact pleasure . . . . . . . . . . 158 The prefabricated panelboard sauna is a compact steam room which can be placed practically in any living space — from a country house to a city apartment. This is a perfect variant for those bath procedures’ admirers, who, by this or that reason, cannot construct a bath-house. New life of an ancient font . . . . 166 Wooden font and ofuro seem to be lost in time, forced out by bath tubes made of acryle, metal and other modern materials. Of course, modern bath tubes have a number of advantages: they’re lightweight, durable, they possess high performance and hygienic characteristics. However today people strive for natural products and technologies, and that’s the reason why the semi-forgotten things are now on top again. Qualitative relaxation . . . . . . . . 176 Today wellness is extremely popular all over the world. Many companies are engaged in wellness center designing and development, and also equipment production, for example, lounger beds for relaxation and various spa treatments. № (61)’2011 4 30 48 58 148
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