Akron General Health and Wellness Center - Stow
| Pool Type: |
Indoor 25-Yard
Indoor Leisure
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| Project Type: |
Wellness
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| Project Service: |
Design Services
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| Location: |
Akron, OH
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| Completion Status: |
Completed
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| Date Completed: |
Jun 2007
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| Architect: |
TC Architects
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| Description: |
Akron General, located in Akron, Ohio, has provided outpatient services and wellness programs for the past ten years. To accommodate an increasing market, Akron General Health & Wellness Center opened in 2007 in Stow, Ohio, blending the recreation features of a fitness club with rehabilitation services and diagnostics technology.
Designed by TC Architects and aquatic designers, Counsilman-Hunsaker, the holistic facility showcases the latest in multi-generational wellness features, including fitness and therapy areas, private spas, and relaxing fitness and therapy pools with swim-in-place forced currents and a stunning overhead water curtain.
This 96,403 SF state-of-the-art facility showcases the latest in aquatic wellness design including:
•6-lane, 25-yard competition pool with stair entry and pool lift
•2,000 SF. leisure pool with stair entry, pool lift, underwater bench seating, volleyball net, spray feature and stunning overhead water curtain
•211 SF whirlpool spa with hydrotherapy jets
•1,000 SF warm water therapy pool featuring a swim-in-place forced current system, deep water, hydraulic lift, and perimeter railings
Design Awards
2008 - ‘Dream Designs’ award from
Aquatics International magazine
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Articles
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