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Design Award 2024

The Biotop Design Award 2024 with this years finalists

Design Award: Biotop honours the most beautiful natural pools and swimming ponds

Biotop presented the Design Award to the best natural pool and Swimming Pond projects from its international partners at its annual partner meeting, which took place in Mallorca from 14 to 15 November. Partner companies from six nations submitted a total of 35 projects for the competition. The expert jury awarded the prize for the most unusual Swimming Pond to the ‘Marlow Nature pool’ project by Ellicar Pools (UK). The indoor pool concept ‘Mountain Sky‘ (Berghimmel) by Garten Wammes (Austria) won in the Living Pool category. P.G.G. Potsdamer Garten Gestaltung GmbH (Germany) came out on top as the outstanding project in the Remodelling & Refurbishment category with its project ‘From Chlorine to Nature’. Biotop Managing Director Marion Hanek is proud of the special achievements of the partners: ‘The Design Award stands for innovative pool facilities and architectural solutions at the highest level. The award-winning projects show how quality of life can be combined with design standards and sustainability’.

This year, Biotop invited its partners to Mallorca to honour the best Swimming Pond and Living Pool projects at the annual conference. An expert jury of architects, landscape planners and specialised journalists selected the most beautiful and unusual concepts from the natural pool projects submitted. The judging took place in three categories: Living Pool, Swimming Pond and Conversion & Renovation. The jury paid particular attention to design, architecture and execution. The final was contested by twelve finalists from the UK, Germany, Belgium and Austria. In addition, the 90 participants at the Partners Meeting chose their favourite from all the projects submitted. This time, the ‘Partners 1st Choice Award’ also went to Ellicar Pools for the ‘Marlow Nature pool’ project, which impressed with its exceptional design.


Top of Swimming Pond


Ellicar Pools was not only voted the favourite of all partners, but also won the prize for the most beautiful Swimming Pond. The modern, circular Swimming Pond has a swimming zone with a diameter of 6.5 metres, which continues in concentric circles in the regeneration zone and matching bank planting. A particular challenge during construction was the customised pool lining, which consists of 180 individual parts.

 

Ellicar Pools as Swimming Pond and Partners First Choice Winner 20241st Place and Partners 1st Choice Award: Ellicar Pools
© Mike Sannwald-Kirk

Second place went to Geoblauw with an extraordinary Swimming Pond in Corsica. This unique pool was designed in collaboration with the Belgian garden architect Wirtz and impresses with its complex construction and the natural materials used. Third place also went to Ellicar Pools with the "Yorkshire Spa Retreat". The 350 square metre pond forms the centrepiece of a lushly planted spa garden. Hofmann Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportanlagenbau came fourth with a beautifully situated Swimming Pond in a park-like garden.

Geoblauw took second place in the Swimming Ponds 20242nd Place: Geoblauw
© Geoblauw bv

Ellicar Pools took third place in the Swimming Ponds 20243rd Place: Ellicar Pools
© Mike Sannwald-Kirk

Hofmann took fourth place in the Swimming Ponds 20244th Place: Hofmann
© Victor Liska

 
The most beautiful Living Pools


The jury chose the "Berghimmel Pool" by Garten Wammes as the most outstanding Living Pool project. This 17 square metre indoor living pool is located in the heart of the Alps directly on the ski slope and blends harmoniously into the alpine surroundings thanks to its natural-coloured ceramic lining.

Garten Wammes took first place in the Living Pools 20241st Place: Garten Wammes
© Victor Liska

Schleitzer baut Gärten came in second place with a monobloc prefabricated pool made from granite of local origin. The surface of the fine stone emphasises the natural colour of the water and is reminiscent of the look of a mountain lake. Fuchs baut Gärten came third with a Living Pool installation and a Bavarian basin for the Hotel Bergeblick in Bad Tölz. Garten Schwiening came fourth with a sustainable Living Pool for a family garden in the Netherlands.

Schleitzer baut Gaerten took second place in the Living Pools 20242nd Place: Schleitzer baut Gärten
© Schleitzer/Victor Liska

Fuchs baut Gaerten took third place in the Living Pools 20243rd Place: Fuchs baut Gärten
© Biotop/Victor Liska

Garten Schwiening took fourth place in the Living Pools 20244th Place: Garten Schwiening
© Maarten Wolters

 
The best conversions and renovations


The winning project was "From chlorine to nature" by P.G.G. Potsdamer Garten Gestaltung. A 30 square metre natural Swimming Pond replaces an old chlorine pool and is also the highlight of the completely redesigned garden.

Potsdamer Gartengestaltung took first place in Renovation and Refurbishment 20241st Place: P.G.G. Potsdamer Garten Gestaltung
© Potsdamer Gartengestaltung GmbH

Klute Garten- und Landschaftsbau came second with their villa garden project. A large Swimming Pond was created in a garden with mature trees, whereby the old water-lily pool was converted into a plant zone. Third place went to Schellheimer Garten- und Landschaftsbau for their remodelling of a plunge pool into a refreshingly modern Swimming Pond. Fresner Garten- und Landschaftsbau took fourth place with an impressive living pool that offers a unique paradise of green and blue.

Klute Galabau took second place in Renovation and Refurbishment 20242nd Place: Klute Garten- und Landschaftsbau
© Klute Garten- und Landschaftsbau

Schellheimer Galabau took third place in Renovation and Refurbishment 20243rd Place: Schellheimer Garten- und Landschaftsbau
© Bernd Stadtmüller

Fresner Galabau took fourth place in Renovation and Refurbishment 20244th Place: Fresner Garten- und Landschaftsbau
© Lorenz Masser

 

 


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