Salzburg Lake District

First drafts for new indoor pool available

Architect Michael Krieger (right) and the heads of the towns of Neumarkt, Obertrum and Seekirchen signed the contract for the general planning.(Bild: Salzburger Seenland Schwimmbad GmbH)

Things are moving forward with the Flachgau indoor swimming pool. The first designs for the building are now available. The building materials wood and glass are being emphasized.

The search for an operator will soon be put out to tender. Test drillings at the planned location in Seekirchen are also expected in the near future. There are now sketches of what the new Flachgau indoor pool will look like.

Wood and glass will dominate the façade. Most of the energy for the pool will come from a PV system on the roof. Three pools are planned inside: a sports pool with eight 25m swimming lanes, a teaching pool and a children's pool. "From today's perspective, a 1m diving board and a 3m diving platform are also planned so that schools and clubs can offer various swimming badges," reports the managing director of Salzburger Seenland Schwimmbad GmbH, Obertrum's head of village Simon Wallner.

The general planner, architect Michael Krieger, and the authorized representatives of Salzburger Seenland Schwimmbad GmbH, mayors Simon Wallner, Konrad Pieringer (Seekirchen) and David Egger-Kranzinger (Neumarkt), recently signed the general planning contract. The contract was awarded to a German architectural firm that has already realized over 255 swimming pools.