ChurchPooling converts churches into swimming pools

StartupRealities No 115

ChurchPooling is a real estate developer which converts disused churches into community swimming pools. The pools designed and built by the company have a characteristic Gothic atmosphere as the structure and interior of the church is preserved in the transformation process and the roof or dome is visible from the water. The foundations of a church usually need to be dug out and strengthened to accommodate a pool at ground/basement level. Fancier projects are sometimes implemented where the water level of the pool is up to 2 metres above ground level, which requires strengthening and waterproofing the walls of the church to support the weight of the water column.

CEO QUOTE
"We often get asked if we discover interesting objects when we dig inside churches, 'Tales from the Crypt'-style. Occasionally we do find bones in the oldest churches as the church floor was traditionally used for burying nobility and clergy in the Middle Ages. However, most of our projects are carried out at churches built in the 19th and 20th centuries, and there are no skeletons in the cupboard there. 

 Another issue that sometimes comes up is where to locate the changing rooms in the architectural design, as some people object to being naked inside a church. We tend to build customised annexes to serve as changing rooms, also because of space constraints" said company founder and CEO Chuck Poole.

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Indoor swimming pool
(image source: Wikipedia)

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