A Big Splash: Closed Cell SPF Meets the Challenge of an Indoor Pool in a Cold Climate

MZO Group of Boston, Massachusetts was tasked with a challenging problem: design and build an indoor, heated pool in a cold, snowy Massachusetts environment, a scenario which could lead to moisture problems. To add to the challenge, the pool house had to be isolated from the rest of the newly constructed home along a shared 35 ft. common wall.

 MZO Group of Boston, Massachusetts was tasked with a challenging problem: design and build an indoor, heated pool in a cold, snowy Massachusetts environment, a scenario which could lead to moisture problems. To add to the challenge, the pool house had to be isolated from the rest of the newly constructed home along a shared 35 ft. common wall. The design goal was to isolate the pool house from both the outdoors and the interior of the home as much as possible. “I aimed to build a structure that you could turn upside down and it still wouldn’t leak,” said Eric Gjerde, architect from MZO Group. To do this, MZO group utilized a “belt and suspenders” approach with redundant safeguards against moisture problems.

 Building this structure required a well-thought out design from architectural, heating, ventilating and cooling equipment (HVAC) and building science perspectives. Throughout the project, Jensen Development Corporation, the homebuilder, and J&J Mechanical, the HVAC contractor, worked closely with MZO Group to ensure all systems were going to work well together.