It is the only Spa of its kind outside the US, featuring 13 treatment rooms, a 20-metre indoor swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool for therapeutic bathing, cold plunge pool and sauna, steam room, experience showers and rooftop garden with hot tub.
For its latest refurbishment project, the exclusive hotel contacted Edinburgh based architects, Sedley Place, who designed the £8 million, 2,300sqm leisure centre extension.
An important consideration for the design were products and materials that could withstand challenging wet indoor conditions. Many of the ceilings in the leisure centre would be exposed to large amounts of moisture, chlorine and salt so an indoor ceiling system with inbuilt resistance to water and chemicals, and with the assurance of dimensional stability and durability was essential.
The main contractor recommended Knauf AQUAPANEL® Indoor ceiling system, which included the suspended Knauf C5 ceiling metal components and Knauf AQUAPANEL® Skylite. All components of the Knauf AQUAPANEL® Indoor ceiling system are engineered and tested to withstand wet environments.
Image: Knauf’s interior ceiling system during construction. The C5 coated metal is visible alongside the AQUAPANEL® Skylite boards.
Knauf AQUAPANEL® Skylite is lightweight 8mm cement boards, ideal for interior ceilings in wet and humid areas. Made from water resistant and inorganic materials, the boards prevent mildew forming and spreading. The suspended ceiling structure features metal components coated to achieve a C5 class for corrosion resistance, providing protection against high humidity and chemicals.
Knauf AQUAPANEL® Cement Board Indoor was used on the interior walls of the Spa hotel. Along with the other AQUAPANEL® products, Cement Board Indoor can be easily and accurately cut on site using a coarse bladed saw, or by scoring and snapping, which allows simple and efficient installation.
Subcontractor Clyde Valley Joiners installed the system and our Nevill Long Glasgow branch worked in partnership with Knauf to supply the materials required for the build.
George Allison, Encon Regional Director North comments: “Nevill Long have been working closely with Knauf for many years now and we are delighted to have played a key role in such a high-profile project. Working together we were able to ensure deliveries were on time, flexibility given on build schedules and provided on-site guidance when required.”
*AQUAPANEL® Indoor is only suitable for the walls and ceilings of swimming pool areas, not for the construction of the swimming pool itself.
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