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work will continue this summer with the
addition of extra changing rooms and
in early 2025 with the expansion and
upgrade of the Beatnik Hotel, doubling
its number of rooms. While the hotel
will remain partially open during the
renovations, the official inauguration is
scheduled for summer 2025.
The project is part of an environmentally
conscious approach, a vision shared by
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects and
the many partners involved. For example,
the new terraces are heated by recovering
heat from the mechanical rooms, and
the wastewater treatment system has
been moved away from sensitive areas.
Additionally, the filtration system has
been optimised, tripling its treatment
capacity while only doubling the size of
the installations. In the long term, over
20,000 square feet of buildings will be
preserved and renovated, maximising
resource use and material reuse.

Technical sheet
• Project name: A Larger Than Life
Project in the Heart of Nature
• Location: Bromont, Québec, Canada
• Completion Date: June 2024
• Client: BALNEA spa + réserve
thermale
• Photo credit: James Brittain,
Maxime Brouillet & MacKay-Lyons
Sweetapple Architects dw
Terrace Infinity Thermal Bath
www.balnea.ca/en/projetbalnea

Multi Level Outdoor Terraces

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