The Löver Swimming Hall in Sopron was built on the site of the existing Csík Ferenc Swimming Hall and Beach, following the demolition of the building constructed in the 1970s. The goal of the design was to create a new swimming center that could be operated as a unified facility, offering opportunities for training and competition in the widest range of swimming disciplines. The creation of the new swimming center provides the city’s residents with opportunities for cultured, diverse sports and recreational activities; in addition to the above, it ensures consolidated, concentrated, environmentally conscious, and economical operation. The new swimming center building creates a megastructure that houses the pools, their accompanying bleachers, and changing rooms under a large horizontal roof plane in such a way that it allows the surrounding pre-Alpine landscape to flow freely in and through the space beneath the roof, while its layout preserves as much green space as possible for the beach.
The swimming pool building is part of a multifunctional bath and swimming complex with a gross floor area of 11,600 square meters, which includes a pool suitable for hosting international and FINA-certified competitions. The complex also features a warm-up pool, two teaching pools, a diving pool, and a jacuzzi, as well as fully equipped changing rooms capable of accommodating 880 people. The facility offers a jacuzzi, sauna, and steam room for wellness enthusiasts. The pools are located one after another in a space illuminated by natural light through a nearly 6,000-square-meter glass wall, in front of a grandstand with 1,270 seats.
2.1 Main components of the structure
Total gross floor area: 11,600 m²
Swimming pool building: 7,500 m²
Building height: 7.23 m
1 x 50×25 m ten-lane competition pool (for swimming and water polo)
1 x 25×25 m warm-up pool (for synchronized swimming, swimming, and water polo)
2 x 10.5×6 m teaching pools
1 x hot water plunge pool
1 x jacuzzi
saunas, steam rooms, and fitness room
Grandstands seating 908 and 362 people, plus a VIP section
Changing rooms for 880 people with service areas
2.2 Key Quantities of the Completed Project
Demolition: 7,000 m³
Remediation: 6,500 m³
Groundwater monitoring wells: 2
Sheet piling: 700 m²
Ground reinforcement with gravel piles: 1,500
Earthwork: 50,000 m³
Reinforcing steel: 1,500 tons
Concrete: 12,000 m³
Wood and glued laminated timber structures: 1,150 m³
Steel support structure: 110 tons
Passenger elevator: 1 unit with a load capacity of 1,000 kg
High-voltage electrical network: construction of a 20 kV network, expansion of the substation, 400 kVA generator, uninterruptible power supply, lightning protection, and street lighting
Low-voltage electrical system: fire alarm, surveillance, intrusion detection, access control, public address, accessibility, and EDR systems
Solar panel system: 50 kVA capacity with 148 monocrystalline solar panels and 2 inverters Building services system: water, gas, heating, and ventilation systems with 4 boilers (545 kW each) and 1 boiler (620 kW) plus an air handling unit
Swimming pool engineering: with filters, pumps, UV filters, chemical dosing, water circulation, and complete control systems, featuring FINA-certified sports technology suitable for hosting competitions
Building automation and remote monitoring system
Dry construction: 12,000 m²
Doors and windows: 190 units
Cold and warm flooring: 14,000 m²
Painting and surface finishing: 23,000 m²
Exterior fiber-cement cladding: 1,000 m²
Glass surfaces: 6,000 m²
Water and stormwater drainage system
Road construction with traffic engineering: 1,800 m²
Sidewalks: 3,000 m²
Parking lot construction: 167 spaces
Gabion retaining wall: 260 running meters
Landscaping: 5,500 m²
