
Valley View Aquatic Center, West DesMoines, Iowa



Valley View Aquatic Center, West DesMoines, Iowa
Valley View Aquatic Center / Holiday Park Pool
Valley View Aquatic Center:
The largest of two facilities constructed for the City of West Des Moines includes over 24,000 square feet of water on an 18-acre site. Three separate bodies of water include a large play pool for younger children, a 25 yd x 25 M competition pool with a 1 M spring board and two drop slides, and a 600’ lazy river with integral plunge pool and 4 large water slides for all ages! The Bathhouse includes translucent panels, Douglas Fir wood decking, and translucent roof panels integrated over the pool entry. The facility serves as a centerpiece for development in West Des Moines.
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The Holiday Park Aquatic Center:
The second smaller aquatic center provides additional recreational water (10,510 sf) to compliment the Valley View facility, but with its own unique design. The unique design capitalizes on a railroad theme and contains a large swirl bowl slide, an open flume slide, deep well pool with a 1 M board and drop slide, 4 lap lanes, play structures and a bathhouse similar in appearance to a train depot.
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Client:
City of West Des Moines. IA​
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Scope:
Valley View
2004 Completion
24,429 sq. ft. water surface area
Holiday Park Pool
10,510 sq. ft. water surface area
2004 Completion
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Role:
Voorhees: Project Designer, Site Planning
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Firm:
Jacobs. with Waters Edge Aquatics​
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