Resorts
A resort swimming pool design must create a sense of "wow" when experienced visually and complement the presentation of the entire property experience drawing repeated guest visits. The following is a sample of the best of the best in resort swimming pool design.
Searchable Project DatabaseView All Featured Projects in CategoryGrizzly Jack's Grand Bear Lodge Resort & Waterpark
Utica, IL
| Counsilman-Hunsaker was commissioned to design Illinois’ first indoor waterpark at Grizzly Jack’s Grand Bear Lodge. The resort’s waterpark includes a broad range of amenities to appeal to a variety of adventure-seeking guests.
One such feature is the waterslide—the first of its kind— to use motion, video, and sound to create a unique experience. During the 30-second ride down the 330...(more) | |
University of Missouri - Columbia (Leisure Pool)
Columbia, MO
| The team of Counsilman-Hunsaker and Hastings & Chivetta Architects was commissioned to design an innovative aquatic facility for the University of Missouri - Columbia. The design objective was to create a resort-like “escape” for students - away from classes, studying, and exams.
Counsilman-Hunsaker heeded the school’s goals and objectives and designed an inviting complex, which incl...(more) |
Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa
Palm Springs, CA
| Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, California, is a good example of referencing imaginative features with the rustic beauty of nature. The waterscape is in tune with its desert appeal of breathtaking mountain views, botanical cactus gardens, and warm Mediterranean Colonial architecture. Tranquil and adventurous aquatic amenities amidst waterslides and waterfalls are set in...(more) | |
Valley of the Springs Resort
French Lick, IN
| The Valley of the Springs Resort is a new construction project in the revitalized town of French Lick, Indiana.
The resort complements two other historic resort properties that have recently been renovated to their original grandeur.
The Valley of the Springs Resort has 150 hotel rooms, a small conference center, restaurant, and a 30,000 sq. ft. indoor waterpark with an additiona...(more) |
Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, VA
| Counsilman Hunsaker was retained with Glave & Holmes Associates to complete an aquatic master plan for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The foundation operates a number of resort properties in a small geographic area with all the aquatic assets approaching physical obsolescence. The study focused on the support of a four and five-star resort that would share the aquatic space. Mul...(more) |
Bavarian Inn Lodge
Frankenmuth, MI
| The Bavarian Inn Lodge is a 350 room Bavarian themed lodge located in Frankenmuth, MI. The lodge already boasts five pools and three spas, but is adding an exciting indoor waterpark expansion.
The indoor waterpark, continuing the Bavarian theme, will include the following aquatic features:
•Three aggressive serpentine waterslides and bowl slide
•Wave pool with geyser and depth...(more) |
Ben Gurion 2000 Air Terminal
Tel Aviv, Israel
| In the arid land of Judea, in the heart of Tel Aviv near Jerusalem, the center of many of the world’s great religions is the new Ben Gurion 2000 Air Terminal, through which many devout will pass on their way to the Holy Land. Water here is symbolic of life and spiritual renewal, and it is here that water becomes the focus of that passage…"Carol Anderson -- Completed when with Fields & A...(more) | |
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