Bølgen Bath & Leisure Centre

Bølgen Bath & Leisure Centre is a transformative investment in the health and well-being of Frogn municipality’s residents. This modern aquatic and sports hub is designed to serve all members of the community, offering a welcoming space for professional athletes, amateurs, and recreational users alike. By fostering physical activity and social interaction, Bølgen strengthens community ties while promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for everyone in the district.

Wellbeing for all

Bølgen Bath & Leisure Centre is conceived as a swimming and fitness centre for the whole family. It is a place for exercise, leisure, education and therapy in a building that caters independently for all these activities, but works as a cohesive centre for wellbeing. Spaces have been organised so that visitors can socialise and easily navigate between the activities within, providing an area-effective, yet experience-intensive bath.

Client: Frogn Municipality
Location: Drøbak, Norway
Status: Completed 2019
Environmental certification: Breeam Very Good
Photo: Annette Larsen
Film: Art Direction + Editing/Direction: Ingjerd Sandven Kleivan
Sound/music: Ingjerd Sandven Kleivan
Cinematographer: Tor Eigil Scheide
Photographer: Annette Larsen

An investment in health and wellbeing, open and accessible to all.

Built on a forest slope overlooking the fjord, Bølgen Bath & Leisure Centre is situated close to the town centre, Drøbak School and Seiersten youth school. This offers the opportunity to share functions and activity programmes with the nearby Frognhallen and the Seiersten stadium.

Instead of a conventional static volume, the centre is divided into different levels which can be given different lighting, appearance, acoustic conditions and moods to separate each element from each other if needed. Low maintenance and environmentally conscious materials have been selected to heighten visitor experience, as well as to support public health.

The centre contains a main swimming pool with 1.3 to 5 metre diving boards alongside pools for training, therapy and children’s activities. Also included in the building is a spa, changing rooms, cafeteria, kitchen, shop and technical basement. In addition to this, a commercial hire fitness centre and office space occupies the levels above the pool, providing extra revenue for the municipality.