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Åre is the largest and most popular ski resort in Sweden, attracting
a huge number of visitors every winter.Tourism is vital to the region,
and to attract more visitors in the summertime the Municipality
teamed up with local businesses and resort management company
Skistar Åre to invest in a hotel and leisure centre that has attracted
support from the EU and NUTEK, the Swedish Agency for Economic
and Regional Growth.
In 2004, the Finnish chain Holiday Club constructed a complex
comprising a hotel, conference facility, aquatic centre, health spa and
exhibition centre.The 22 500 sq m development was designed by the
Finnish architects Evata.
Site contractor Peab appointed WSP at an early stage to cost the
power, heating, water and sanitation installations.This led to WSP’s
subsequent appointment to prepare detailed power, elevator, control,
heating, water and sanitation system documentation, as well as power,
control system, pipeline and ventilation construction documentation.
The state-of-the-art aquatic centre with its multiple pools and
sauna section, including the first ice sauna in Scandinavia, was a major
challenge – maintaining a constant temperature and humidity in this
facility is far from easy.A huge glass wall lets in abundant sunlight
when the weather is clear, but the indoor temperature must remain
at a constant 34oC, while relative humidity must not exceed 55%.
The restaurant is open to the pool to allow direct access for bathers.
The team devised an innovative solution to keep humid air from the
pool out of the restaurant whilst maintaining the comfort of users
of both areas.
WSP’s structural engineers have also been involved on the Holiday
Club project, conducting the construction and fireproofing project
planning.The facility’s lakeside location necessitates the use of
concrete piles for the foundations, some of which have been sunk
to a depth of 40 m. Because the lake level changes,WSP has also
prepared a dedicated waterproofing specification.
This facility, which opened in 2004, is extremely popular and the
decision to increase the number of rooms and extend the restaurant
has already been taken.As part of this new extension work,WSP
designed the services for 48 new hotel rooms, which opened in time
for Christmas 2005.
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