The Revival of Natural Ventilation
Designing an Olympic aquatic centre
F.A. Slooff (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
H. Smidihen – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
J.M. van Zalingen – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
H.L. van der Meel – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Architectural Technology)
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Abstract
The importance of air quality, especially humidity, temperature and CO2 levels, makes for the implementation of primarily mechanical ventilation techniques in modern-day swimming pools. Because it is believed that mechanically ventilated buildings have more accessible climate control abilities (Lévesque, 2015). However, with today’s climate change problems and an enhanced focus on energy sufficient building techniques, as well as the Covid pandemic, some claim that the inclusion of natural ventilation systems into our building systems could have significant advantages for designing environmental conscious buildings as well as safer and healthier buildings in regards to the spread of future airborne viruses (Allard, 1998; Zarandi, 2006; Bhagat, 2020). Therefore, this research aims to explore which natural ventilation techniques could be implemented into the design of modern-day swimming pools whilst still maintaining modern-day user comfort in regards to air quality levels (humidity, temperature and CO2 levels).